Archive for February 2011
So Groupon has a sense of humor
Groupon is getting flack for their Super Bowl ad, which was insensitive sure but they should be getting flack for it not being funny. At all. However, that ad was produced by their ad agency, who normally does good stuff but takes big swings and sometimes, like this time, they miss. Happens. But Groupon obviously…
Read MoreFive blogs you might not be reading, but should
Welcome To Jmart – former Engauge DIG team member @jmart730 has a spirited goal of blogging every single day. Somehow he’s managed to put together good content each day, whereas sometimes I throw up blogs like this and like that. If you want to stay up on the latest in social, this is a great…
Read MoreWhat will marketing departments look like in 2020?
Last week I was in a brainstorming session with a bunch of marketing people a lot smarter than I am (I’m not kidding), and we were brainstorming on what marketing departments will look like in 2020. The discussion was great and we came up with a lot of interesting directions to explore. Before I share…
Read MoreWow, amazing book: Drive
Over the past weekend I read an amazing book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. It was recommended to me by my friend and childhood idol, @steve83. You really need to read this book if you are in any way tasked with motivating people. Motivating is probably the wrong word to use actually. …
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