Our economy is changing at an exponential rate — it feels incredibly unsettling. I understand how most business owners and marketers feel right now. Which is why I partnered with the largest data, AI and analytics company in America to figure out what’s moving the American consumer to spend (or not), how it affects you, and what you need to…
Politics — love it or hate it, there is no more ruthless or cutthroat industry in the world. In a marketplace where you only need 50% +1 to win and you have the unavoidable deadline of success or failure — called Election Day — you will do whatever it takes, as fast as humanly possible, to achieve victory. You think we hold a lot of internal…
I’m pissed. The “new woke mob” is ruining everything and if you are a business owner or marketer, it’s time to take a stand. I’m going to dig into a topic today that is very controversial, and I will leave you with essential tips on how to thrive when the cancel culture woke mob comes for your business. If you…
Have you been following the crazy scandalous Hong Kong protest story involving the NBA, the animated TV show South Park, the GM for the Houston Rockets, and LeBron James? If you’ve been under a rock for the past month, google it — this post is about marketing — so I won’t bore you with a long summation of the international fallout of communist…
Since my book “Fire Them Now — The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell…” was released, I’ve had quite of few email subscribers ask that I update each “Lie” in a series of posts. It’s a great idea — so over the next few months, I’m going to break down each of these lies from my book and how I see them…
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” I’m reminded of this Eric Hoffer quote every time I think about the racket of amateur sports under the National Collegiate Athletic Association — better known as the NCAA. Intercollegiate athletics is about to drastically change. It’s a disruption that will fundamentally change everything you know…
I’ve written about my incurable disease extensively over the past few years, and if you need to get caught up, here are a few posts on it: Moonshot 1 “Embrace the Change That’s Coming”, Moonshot 2 “Positive Progress”, and Moonshot 10 “ Update On My Clinical Trial.” In summary: I have achalasia, a rare esophageal disease where the muscles and…
Did you hear about the mind-blowingly brilliant Taco Bell Hotel? In May 2019, Taco Bell announced they were going to open a four-day-only pop-up hotel, “The Bell,” (in Palm Springs), to serve its loyal fan base. But that’s not the real reason Taco Bell did it… The marketing team at Taco Bell dreamed up this amazing idea for one simple…
6 years ago, I made a life-altering decision. My wife, 6-month old daughter and I had just experienced an amazing vacation, relaxing in the warm turquoise waters of Florida’s gulf coast. We returned to our home in Washington, D.C., and decided to shake off the jet lag and go to the children’s park just a few blocks from our house.…
My new favorite NFL team? The Cleveland Browns. Say wha?!??!? The same team that lost 37 of 41 games from 2016–18? Yes. The same team that’s experienced 11 consecutive losing seasons? Yes. The same team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2002? Yes. That’s right — I like this team because of two hulking figures in their organization that have won the hearts and…