I've left my internet presence untended
I’m not an egomaniac, let’s just get that clear. I don’t google myself regularly. In fact, I’m not even sure when I last googled myself … it’s been years. Yes, I actually did used to …
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Building Better Image Sharing
A few lifetimes ago, I had a rather sizeable Flickr library. It grew over many years, from many vacations, many photos of my growing kids and extended family, and more than a few company events. I liked what Flickr did …
Happy 13th Birthday, Choo Choo!
I no longer have any children. I only have teenagers. Actually, to be fair, I seem to have a teenager and a vastly underaged adult. And Choo Choo, you already know which one you truly are. There have been so many times …
The Importance of Technical Writing
I started my career as a technical writer. I wrote manuals. I was fairly decent at it, though more than one of my editors would tell you that I was a bit too verbose (yes, I know, shocker). I gave up on technical writing …
Marketing Clients Need to be Collaborative
I’ve had a lot of clients in my career. I’ve actually tried to count them out; I’m almost 100 and I know I’m missing some. And not to brag, but quite a few of them are Fortune 500, which gives me …
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Generative AI is at the Jurassic Park Moment
A lot of people are concerned about Generative AI right now. We’re looking at a very wide swatch of “intelligent” tools that are taking people’s jobs away. Or at least that’s what …
Marketing Never Has All The Answers
I had one of “those” meetings with one of our clients today. If you’re in marketing, you know what I mean. We were called out for non-performance: lots of money spent, very little result. The client …
Return to the United Kingdom
Last year, when we were trying to determine if were going to go somewhere for Spring Break, we make jokes about going to England. And then we did. It was, easily, one of the best trips. It had it’s harrowing …
The Problem with Infinity
About a year ago, I started listening to podcasts. (I know, I’m late to the game. Moving on…) While there are so, so many to choose from, I’ve found myself very much gravitated towards BBC …
Morality in the Marketing World
I’ve been in marketing since the mid-ish 1990s, in one form or another, and done actual agency marketing for about 20 years in that time. I’m not going to say “been there, done that, seen it all”, …