Covid 19 was likely final nail in the coffin for in-person qualitative research. Tech companies never really warmed to the practice and now others are finding that digital work offers “acceptable results,” faster, at a significantly reduced investment level. Has life as we know it changed...
I could write a book about dating. Two books, actually. One covering the love life of my 20’s and early 30’s and one about dating over 50. Both would be fascinating, but in very different ways. And the book about my marriage, between the ages...
Marketing Strategy in a Post-Truth Society I got off the freeway and drove straight to the car wash. My car is always covered with a fine layer of sand on it when I get back from visiting my parents in Palm Desert, not to mention...
I want to be a non-conformist like everyone else. That, combined with a large dose of creepiness, is where society seems to be heading. Thanks to Big Data, companies are now racing to “personalize” the experiences of each and every one of us. When I’m in...
My goal as a marketing researcher and strategist is always to tell my clients something they don’t already know. The insight, for example, that a key benefit of business software is reduced workload as a result of automation isn’t exactly groundbreaking. But now I am purposefully...
Who or what are you loyal to? Family? Friends? Your employer? Your favorite brands? We live in a transactional, zero-sum time. A time when many of our leaders are more than happy to throw their principles and the best interests of the country they profess to...
At a time when technology was exploding and young people were being lured to exciting new careers in Silicon Valley and other tech hubs around the country, Eric Poses had a very different vision. Rather than connecting people through hardware and software, Eric’s passion was...
Ken Sadowsky is as close as you come to being clairvoyant. As a distributor, board member and investor, Ken has always seen the future of the beverage industry before anyone else. Growing up in a family that owned a beer and soft drink distribution company just outside Boston,...
Bloomberg reported this week that “Weight Watchers… stock took a beating Wednesday (February 27), dropping as much as 36 percent on a dismal profit forecast after it struggled to sign up customers during the key post-holiday dieting season.” Oprah Winfrey, who owns 8% of the company, lost $58...
I always watch the Super Bowl but never watch the Oscars. Seems that I have gotten this dead wrong all these years. My first issue with the Academy Awards is my personal struggle to ever deem anything “best.” Favorite song? Favorite movie? There’s no way I...