I’m proud to be a nominee with a fantastic group of people for the The CMO Club Awards 2017 – President’s Circle Award. The CMO President’s Circle Award recognizes a marketing executive’s demonstrated dedication to the …
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iPhone iMessages don’t count towards your text usage
I like to think I am ahead of the curve on understanding technology and especially wireless, but some how this iOS feature for iPhone to iPhone messaging did not get through. iMessages do not count …
Continue readingRETAIL WAR: Microsoft Cherry Picking Apple Store Employees
The story continues from my previous post, “Microsoft: leading by following“. Read the latest from Mashable at RETAIL WAR: Microsoft Cherry Picking Apple Store Employees. Posted using ShareThis
Continue readingIBM takes on SAS for analytics domination, but neither is superior
Image via Wikipedia The Wall Street Journal is reporting that IBM plans to acquire SPSS for $1.2B all cash deal, which is roughly a 42% premium. Watch out, SAS! This match-up will be fun to …
Continue readingFailure: Don’t hide it, celebrate it
Image by LunaDiRimmel via Flickr Failure is not the end of the world. With GM now restructured and the financial crisis coming to an end, should we be celebrating? Yes, IF you have learned from …
Continue readingLust, fear and greed: The business version
Image by peasap via Flickr This post is a tribute to a mentor of mine, Alan “Big Al” Johnson. Big Al should be credited for the idea of lust, fear and greed… at least that …
Continue readingFavorite new TV show: Mental
MENTAL is a medical mystery drama featuring Dr. Jack Gallagher, an unorthodox psychiatrist who becomes Director of Mental Health Services at a Los Angeles hospital where he takes on patients battling unknown, misunderstood and often …
Continue readingPepsi logo: hype or genius?
A friend recent sent me this post from Gawker, thanks Bruce! In the post they poke fun at the rationale (download) provided by the agency, Arnell Group, on the multimillion dollar logo refresh. Personally, I …
Continue readingRise of Experience: the next horizon to captivate customers
Image by exfordy via Flickr This is the fifth in a series of short posts related to The CMO Agenda research. Informed by recent CMO conversations and CMG Partners‘ collective experience helping top marketers develop …
Continue readingIs “price” underleveraged in your marketing organization?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Recently, I have been speaking to lead marketers about growth — how they define it and what they are doing to achieve it. Through 13 interviews, not one lead …
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