Don Trump the pussy grabber is President-Elect of the United States. How did this happen, and what do we do now? My friend Charlie Quirk—an Aussie who works as a brand strategist in San Francisco—made a good post this morning dealing with the “How” question. Here’s an...
Disruption Can Be Good, But Distrust Is Poison.
We are one week from election day 2016. The American experiment appears to be teetering on a precipice. While this is at once frightening and disturbing, I believe we’re living through a necessary disturbance in the system. Binary systems are breaking down. Industries...
The Don Wants Free Americans Under His Under-Sized Thumb
It pains me to admit that Donald Trump, a.k.a. The Don, knows more about the inner workings of today's monolithic media companies than his opponent. But he does. From experience, he knows that big media favors entertainment over news and sensationalism over facts....
case/lang/veirs Is Pure Brilliance
When is the last time you heard something that really blew your mind? For me, it happened just last Spring, when case/lang/veirs put out their first release on Anti Records. I'm not the freckled maid I'm not the fair-haired girl I'm not a pail of milk for you to spoil...
Associated Press Steals Home Base With A Robot
Automation is spreading its wings throughout the land. In marketing, many brands use marketing automation to manage their email outreach. This form of digital disruption has reared its head in education, medicine and many other fields, including media. According to...