Why Businesses are Starting to Act Like Non-Profits
<summary> Membership organizations are commonly built to help individuals support a cause they care about or a discipline they connect with. In business, marketing has evolved in include…
Designing Products, Experiences, and Marketing
Where Small Businesses Fail with Gen Y
I’m in a Unique Position I’m not special. But I do recognize that I’m a demographic outlier. I was born in 1982, one of the very first Millennials. I’m an elderly enough Gen Yer to…
Rebooting with Mitch Joel’s new book, Ctrl Alt Delete
I’d like to start by sharing a bio on Mitch, but there’s entirely too much to list. If you’d like some background and context on his experience and qualifications head over to the Google. There…
How “Cutting the Cord” Cut Me Back
Getting Out the Wire Cutters In January, I suspended my DirecTV service. If you’re with DirecTV, you can actually turn off your service while maintaining your account. You don’t pay any bills for the selected…
Did I Just Get Social Media “Script Raped”?
I spent some time chatting with my ISP yesterday about their services. I had a fairly simple question about available packages, and how I could increase my monthly data allowance (which I didn’t know existed…
Being Productive
I’m a regular listener of the new(ish) podcast The Work Talk Show, hosted by Nick Westergaard and DJ Waldow. If you haven’t checked it out, go back and listen to a couple (iOS link). Nick…
Netflix Won’t Replace “the cord” Until It Does This
I turned off DirecTV in January. So far, six weeks in we’ve gotten pretty used to antenna TV and Netflix. But there’s something that I’ve noticed that I miss with Netflix. You know that feeling…
Clever or Deceptive Email Trick from JCP?
I received an email from JCP Rewards moments ago that caught me off-guard. Just by opening the email I “opted in” to their rewards program. Is that deceptive, or streamlined? Note: There was an easily accessible opt-out…
A Graph Search Thought for Brands & Page Owners
For a long time, a Facebook like has been a public demonstration of someone showing that they value something. And for years, people have clamored for a Dislike option as well. Facebook has never given in though,…