From the Desk of The Professor
The Storytelling Power of Qualitative Research
You may forget facts, but chances are you’ll always remember how a powerful story, emotionally told, made you feel. That’s the power of qualitative research. ...
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The Barbie Movie: Great Fun, But More Proof of Our Cultural Bankruptcy
Finally saw the Barbie movie yesterday! My movie ticket was one of many making this a billion dollar film. Ther have always been blockbusters, but ...
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Is There An Energy Vampire in Your Organization?
There’s a creative concept I learned in graduate school that’s served me well throughout my career. It’s called Vampire Video, and refers to a TV ...
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Branding Lessons from The Yogi Berra Documentary
Yogi Berra was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. And what a character. If you’re in marketing, even if you’re not a ...
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Brands Should Embrace Comfort At Their Own Peril
“Change is never painful. Only resistance to change is painful.” – Buddhist Proverb Are you feeling comfortable about your marketing plan? Perhaps ...
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Are You A Sellout? Even with AI and Big Data, it will still be the fearless, independent, curious, and creative who will change the world.
Are you a sell out? Is your aim to give the people what they want? Or are you an artist, creating what you feel, what ...
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