Love Is a Verb quick note…thank you to all that donated to my Orange Effect Foundation page two weeks ago. I’m already halfway to my goal because of you wonderful people. Valentine’s Day is next week. I think of two things on that day. First, it’s the day I proposed to the love of my life. […]
Asking for Help and the It’s Early Days of NFTs – #79 Read More »
Staying Focused I normally have an orange notebook by my side. On one page, is a list of ideas for the future. Often times I want to start on any one of them…or even a few. And then I think of Jeff Bezos and Amazon. Amazon sold books in 1995. Only books. For three years,
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Kids Staying at Home Longer Recent Pew Research shows that almost half of all young adults ages 18 to 29 still live with their parents (see above chart). This trend has been rising every decade since the 1950s. Professor Scott Galloway from NYU breaks down this chart in two minutes here. His rationale? Prof G believes
NFTs, NIL and the Great Resignation – #77 Read More »
What a crazy year it has been. Crazy, yet extremely insightful. I’m working on things today that I never would have imagined doing just a few months ago. How about you? Last year at this time, I wrote down something my son said in my 2020 review, “2021 is going to be as awesome as
2021 Year in Review – #76 Read More »
If you haven’t been paying attention, there were a couple of very disturbing developments in social media lately. The first example is from Instagram. In 2012, Australian artist Thea-Mai Baumann created the account @metaverse on Instagram. She’s used the site for almost a decade to promote her design and fashion prowess. On November 2, 2021, her
Continued Danger in Social Platforms – #75 Read More »
On Friday, December 3, 2021 Robert Rose and I release our 300th episode of the This Old Marketing podcast. We launched on November 20, 2013, taking only a short hiatus during my 2018 sabbatical. You can get access here (make sure you subscribe). It was a super fun episode that included a surprise introduction. Inflation Run Amuck Are
Inflation and Monetary Debasement – #74 Read More »
If you’ve been following along on The Random, I’ve been writing quite a bit about DAOs (check out this issue) and digital property rights (from last issue). Most of the DAO (decentralized autonomous organizations) examples I’ve been sharing are for media companies and crypto projects. Well, here’s one that really got me thinking. Earlier this week,
Buying the US Constitution – #73 Read More »
