Last I checked, you and Tesco didn’t have a lot in common…

Last week I was asked to speak to a small group of business owners who are currently in the (torturous?) process of trying to grow their own businesses. They were covering marketing that week, and I was brought in for a couple reasons (eye candy,? Ability to creatively curse?), but the primary one was to [...]

We’re Hiring, and yes, I’m looking at you.

Things are getting a re-shuffle here at Designate, and I am looking for a new person to come in a join us in, what is turning out to be, an exciting year of change and growth. We have ambitious plans for 2011, and I’d like our new hire to be another step forward to that [...]

Quick thought: Sooner or later, you’ve got to sh*t or get off the pot…

This may sound like a weird sentiment come from a guy who writes strategy for a living, but sooner or later the time for planning needs to end and the time for action needs to begin. I’ve seen it too often, and it’s normally driven by people in my industry. Why? In my opinion that’s [...]

No no….please…invite me (and every one of your contacts) to all your events….I don’t mind

It’s friday. And that means I get to set aside a bit of time to bitch about something. Seriously…you should try it. It’s cathartic. But really this is a pet peeve of mine. Why on earth do people insist on using online networks as SPAM vehicles? It’s such a waste of a (potentially) powerful interactive [...]