How to Escape Big Tech’s Web (Thinks Out Loud Episode 395)
Big Tech, the Gatekeepers, the AGFAM (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft), the Frightful Five. We've got lots of names for the "bad guys" in our marketing story. They are…
Big Tech Earnings and The State of Digital Q3 2023 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 390)
What is the State of Digital as we head into the back half of 2023? Well, one signal comes from Big Tech's earnings calls. What can we learn from what…
How To Perform a Health Check for Your Business (Thinks Out Loud Episode 388)
We're solidly in the dog days of summer. And, we all know that it's almost time to start planning our 2024 business and marketing strategies. And to start that process,…
The Biggest Lesson About Artificial Intelligence in Marketing from Google Marketing Live 2023 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 386)
Google's Marketing Live 2023 event showcased the search giant's innovations in generative AI for advertising and enticed advertisers to connect more deeply with Google's ecosystem. Cool, right? Well... maybe not.…
Apple’s Vision Pro Shows How to Market New Products and Services (Thinks Out Loud Episode 385)
Apple unveiled its Vision Pro augmented reality/virtual reality/artificial intelligence-powered headset a few weeks ago. It looks... interesting. It might be a dumb product, one that no one needs or wants.…