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A Social Media Warning
Well, it’s been quite a week for social media. Once Twitter and Facebook announced the banning of Donald Trump on their platforms, the dominos fell. Just about every major social media platform has put a ban on Mr. Trump for “violating their terms of service.” If you’ve been on Twitter ...
Read More The 12 Best Articles of 2020
What a crazy year! For me, it started out amazing. After publishing six marketing/business books, I released my first novel in March of this year. The book launch party (March 9, 2020) for The Will to Die was my last public appearance. The next week nearly everything shut down. The book ...
Read More 9 Success Strategies for 2021
For obvious reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot about 2021. My expectation is that 2021 will be my best year on earth, but I generally feel that way about every upcoming year. On Monday I watched the Beastie Boys documentary on Apple TV+. I was 13 years old when “Fight ...
Read More Bitcoin Bonanza
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, just hit its all-time high price on Monday. My wife and I have owned Bitcoin since early 2017 and have added to our position over time. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, here are a few key ...
Read More Two Creative Strategies from John Cleese
I first met actor, writer and comedian John Cleese when he keynoted Content Marketing World 2015 (see image above). First off, the man is tall. I mean extremely tall. I felt like a small child standing next to him. Second, he's brilliant. Last week my friend JK gave me John ...
Read More Netflix and the Best Failed Exit Strategy Ever
As you know, I’m big on exit strategies. I found an excellent example of one in the Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer book, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. Except this time, it was a failed exit strategy that made Netflix successful. In the year 2000, Netflix ...
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