So says new research from the Stanford PhD dissertation of Emily Garbinsky: Through a series of five experiments, the authors showed that feeling powerful — defined as having control over valuable resources — is a pleasant state that individuals are… Continue Reading
Greyhound turned 100 this year — by contrast, Google is about 17 — and you can easily argue that the relevance of the brand, aside from broke-arse college kids trying to get home for holidays and/or “last-ditch options” when flights are grounded,… Continue Reading
Been on a ton of job interviews recently where questions will range down the list of “Do you know marketing automation software?” (I do!) or “Can you use Excel?” (No doubt, son!). These things are undeniably important for any marketing/branding-type gig… Continue Reading
One Detroit just created a portal and scorecard system to essentially compare their region to 53 other large metro regions in the United States. You can learn a little more about their methodology here, and get a simpler breakdown here, but… Continue Reading
Sure, sure … I get it. It’s the world largest professional network, and in some ways, it can be a massive traffic driver (albeit one with some inherent contradictions too). If you’re applying for a job and you’re not on there, you’re… Continue Reading
Everyone likes to talk about how busy they are — it’s the new currency of our day-to-day lives, in some respect — but regardless of how slammed you are day-over-day, there’s a good chance you have five minutes somewhere that… Continue Reading
A couple of nights ago, I read this “It Takes 45 Days To Send A Single Corporate Tweet” article and thought to myself: Well, this won’t really engender much more respect to the social media process. Then I read this piece… Continue Reading
I’ve written a lot about the future of U.S. cities on this blog, and there are numerous theories as to how a city rises up in the modern era. It’s hard to argue with this fact, though: the twin engines… Continue Reading