An electrifying marketing stunt
After more than 160,000 miles, our Volkswagen Passat is showing its age – unsightly dents and odd grumbles from the trusty engine that is yet to break down – so I reluctantly s
The Rising Popularity of Podcasts
Over the past few years, podcasts have risen in popularity. If we take a look at the US, 37% of people in 2020 had listened to a podcast in the previous month, up from 27% in 2018
The Marketing Super-Fail of Soccer’s Super-Rich
On Wednesday night the soccer world will be focused on Porto’s magnificent Estádio do Dragão, Portugal, where Manchester City and Chelsea will fight for the right to lift t
To reroute or not to reroute? That is the marketing question…
At a cold Raymond James Stadium in February, 25,000 fans watched Tom Brady employ his unique talent – a mesmeric ability to find time where none exists and then find runners yet
Job Search During a Pandemic: Advice for the Class of 2021
Job search tips, tricks, and advice to the class of 2021, as they become college graduates and begin searching for a first real job and launch their career in a pandemic.
Marketing’s New Year’s Resolutions
Most New Year's resolutions are broken by the end of January, but that’s because we are all trying to give things up. The key to successfully changing behavior is to do the oppos
The rise of Bothism in marketing
When it comes to marketing, contradictions are good. As long as we can successfully employ Bothism, that is, and find a valid middle ground between extremes. At least, that was the
Christmas – a challenging gift for marketers
Have you seen him yet? In shop windows, on TV ads or billboards? The bearded fellow with an optimistic grin, rosy cheeks and a distinctive red and white suit? If not, it’s on
Bursting the marketing bubble
Covid 19 and Greenhouse Gas Greta. Black Lives Matter and #MeToo. Digital disruption in general and the next unseen global shockwave. The world around us is changing faster and fas
What matters… in black and white
Tweeting about serious issues like racism is easy. Creating content that positions a brand as ethical is also a (socially distanced) walk in the park. But making a real difference