The Arrogance of a Bottom Feeder
I’ll start out by immediately admitting that this is off topic. But sometimes, when confronted with blindingly ignorant…
New Black Rock Blog Launches
It’s been a bit quiet over here for the last week, but for good reason. As many of…
How Not To Do New Media
Funny how the “old media” industries rush to absorb new upstarts. Case in point is an article in…
PODCAST: Marketing Black Books–part 1
Should fiction written by black authors be shelved in African-American departments, a move that often helps nurture writers?…
NY Times notes the “Blipster’s” rise
Apparently, black rock is gaining momentum as one of the many things moving across the cultural landscape that…
Behavior and Expections
It’s become a truism that one of the big trend drivers is technology, specifically the fact that technology…
Hard[er] out here for a CMO
As reported in Adweek, CMO tenure is down: the global nature of today’s economy and the speed at…
PODCAST: Grant McCracken on Managing Discontinuous Change
I was searching for a thoughtful intro to this post, but nothing’s came my way. Except to say…
Eyes on the Prize
I love listening to Dr. Cornel West because he’s brilliant. A few nights ago, I saw him on…
REVIEW: McConnell & Huba on “Citizen Marketers”
As part of MarketingProfs’s inaugural book club, I’m participating in the review of this book. Hat’s off to…
James Brown, 1933-2006
Among the names he was lovingly known as were "Soul Brother #1," "The Hardest Working Man in Show…
Grant McCracken’s “Culture Matters” Series
While I’m editing my audio interview with Grant McCracken, I encourage you to visit his blog for a…