Jennifer Lawrence’s e-mail, peanutbutt, should be a lesson to marketers

Jennifer Lawrence Hot

Jennifer Lawrence’s e-mail alias is apparently “peanutbutt.” If that’s true — it’s info from the Sony hacks — then it furthers America’s obsession with Jennifer Lawrence and how real / authentic she is (depending on whether you believe she really is). Think… Continue Reading →

How To Set Priorities: Start with clarity about what matters most

Setting Priorities

I want to write a bunch on this blog in 2015 about the notion of setting priorities, because I think it’s one of the most interesting aspects of human existence (sorry to oversell that), especially as it gets ramped up… Continue Reading →

Ironically, the holidays are probably the least transparent time of the year

Family Holidays

I always find this funny, every single year, at every single job I’ve ever had and with almost every friend I’ve ever known and their subsequent co-workers: people run around from Dec. 6 on talking about how busy they are,… Continue Reading →

James Holmes’ parents, Robert and Arlene, probably shouldn’t be talking about the death penalty

Robert and Arlene Holmes

You might have seen this: James Holmes’ parents, Robert and Arlene, are saying he should be spared the death penalty — and a trial — and instead just be institutionalized. First things first: if your child is one of the… Continue Reading →

Here’s more evidence the middle class is dead/dying

Via here:

Your Christmas stuff is likely from Yiwu, a small town in China

Yiwu Is Where Christmas Comes From

Read this, then read this, then watch this:

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A roundup of social media on the Jessica Chambers case

Jessica Chambers Twitter

It seems like the Jessica Chambers case — girl burned alive in Mississippi, with potential gang involvement — is really becoming a big concept on social media. Herein, a brief rundown of some things that have been going on. Remember: at… Continue Reading →

Marketing Trends 2015: O-Sources vs. P-Sources

Marketing Trends 2015

There’s this book called Absolute Value, co-authored by Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen. They’re both professors at Stanford; there’s an article up now at the Stanford GSB website on how “the digital age rewrote consumer behavior,” which is something I think everyone inherently knows/understands,… Continue Reading →