Marketing The marketing time machine doesn’t exist, sorry Marketing is not magic. It's just math. Marketing works, just not like a vending machine.
Economy America's Bud Light moment is a warning to the West The West is bracing for a Chinese crisis. But are we ready for Chinese success?
Tunes To leave something behind: A haunting song about meaning Sean Rowe's "To Leave Something Behind" has many wondering the song's meaning. My take.
Business Myth of the omnipotent CEO undone this earnings season What use is a $30M CEO who can't offer guidance when the seas are choppy and the horizon foggy?
Principles Ray Dalio summarizes the driver of U.S. realpolitik Ray Dalio questions whether the U.S. can manufacture. Highlights education gap.
Economy Tribute & trust: Is the Dollar's reign coming to an end? The official narrative is taking a wild detour from reality. You have to ask: are we being gaslit?
Principles America's book ban epidemic: politics hijacks libraries Libraries become the latest battleground in the destruction of freedom of speech in America.
Economy America doesn’t need a tax hike to balance the books Boring tax enforcement might be the most underrated economic policy lever in America.
Economy Wall Street throws a party; Forgets to invite the economy It was the relief rally we needed to have, but as always, main street is not invited to the dance.
Business Someone who can use AI will take your job & other memes It's a convenient meme perpetrated by those not willing to admit entire jobs will be "disappeared."
Economy Are we (not so) quietly entering a recession? Ground-truth signals point to a recession with consumer and business confidence in rapid decline.
Economy Impact of trade wars on mom & pop investors History teaches us that today's market volatility is best approached with global diversification.
Marketing A framework to deliver a corporate growth mindset Most companies think they're customer oriented, but they're not. Which is one reason they stay small.
Economy Aging vehicles another sign of economic strain Does the acceleration in the average age of cars indicate financial pressure the middle-class?
Technology IT managed services in Ag and cost arbitrage How managed IT service providers can help transform information tech ops in agriculture.
Marketing The forgotten truth about services marketing The first rule of service marketing: The core of service marketing is the service itself.
Principles Why resilience matters more than predictability in 2025 Four themes to reorient your business in 2025, from the nature of time lag to predictability myths.
Business When data driven is data blind and the ethnography fix Competitive advantage belongs to those who integrate the big data and ethnography.
Economy Recession red flags flash while markets seek silver lining The normalization of structural economic inequality is driving negative consumer sentiment.
Marketing Digital ad growth to slow on consumer confidence Ad growth slowdown an opportunity to reset digital advertising spend waste and programmatic fraud.
Business The COVID trust deficit & why you should worry 40% of Gen-Z feel left behind and that they are angry at the rich and powerful. This is a crisis.
Economy Is a border policy supply-side labor crunch coming? A significant decrease in "border encounters" could drive persistent service industry inflation.
Technology Advanced battery technology to define strategic advantage Advanced battery technologies means more than fast charging electric vehicles.
Economy Transitory inflation becomes permanent consumer reality Economists can posit that tariff induced inflation is transitory, but it feels very real to consumers.
Marketing Great marketers have an arbitrage opportunity There's a significant arbitrage opportunity for great marketers: education and fundamentals.
