A few years ago my good friend and mentor Mario Schulzke started a “tribe” he called IdeaMensch. The name was odd but intriguing, but above all else its content was inspiring. It’s been fun to be a part of Mario’s journey from his big Seth Godin interview to the first ever IdeaMensch LA event. Today [...]
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At the age of 56, Steve Jobs, creative visionary, technology icon and founder of both Apple and Pixar, has lost his very public battle with pancreatic cancer. While I never knew Steve, I am impacted and influenced by what he has created on a daily basis, and the inspiration he brought to my daily life [...]
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And it was well worth the wait. About one year ago I had the opportunity to help launch a coffee brand with my parents and a good family friend. It had no name, no packaging, no marketing – nothing really. Just some great initial thinking by my mother and pending distribution at Liquor Outlet Stores [...]
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My digital career once revolved around search marketing, running national and global campaigns for consumer electronics companies like Epson and Western Digital. And while much of what I do now is focused on social media, I still believe search is more reflective of how American consumers shop. When we want something, we Google it. Among [...]
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A couple of months ago, I was reminded of how important relationships really are, both personal and professional. After having to decline a seemingly good internship applicant and offering to stay in touch, I was blind-sided by an email response fit only for an awkward scene in some Wes Anderson film. I was quite offended [...]
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People who know me well know that I have a lot going on and have to be freakishly organized to get it all done. But like most people, I used to create a folder on my computer that contains everything pertaining to a topic or client and forget about it two weeks later, ultimately creating [...]
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A few months back I was asked what excites me about my industry. In short, my answer was “convergence” – the interdependency, yet fierce competition between digital businesses and its positive impact on commerce as a whole. I thought it might be interesting to explore that notion further: We are living in the most exciting [...]
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When a friend asks what you do for a living, what do you tell them? Up until a few years ago, if you were in my business, “advertising” was probably an acceptable answer. But at some point over the past decade, many agencies have decided that “advertising” doesn’t accurately describe what they do. “We build [...]
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In my inaugural post, I credited my trip to SXSW and its amazing speakers as a catalyst for starting my blog. It was an inspiring moment in my life and I’m proud to share my experience with you. Below is a small eBook I put together that touches on seven reoccurring themes I identified at [...]
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I’ve always fancied myself a writer. Even earned a living as a copywriter early on in my career. But for one reason or another, I’ve never openly blogged about the lens through which I see life, business, technology and the future. Why? Writing about everything that interests me would be far too time consuming. Sometimes [...]
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