Pandering to any foreign president by buying his merch and standing in front of a Ford is just uniquely terrible comms strategy from Toyota.

Silicon Valley: Where some startups are born, some eaten, and most starve and die.

Being a cop has never sucked more and never mattered more. Most of the job is dealing with problems they can't solve or fix and shouldn’t have to. The last 1% is @#$! terrifying. That makes coppers hang together, and that causes trouble because they can’t belong to one another—but they inevitably do

This is one of the most shocking interviews with @ichotiner.bsky.social I have read in a while. How can Biden's head of communications be so bad at... communicating? Forming a clear and coherent argument? Fun drinking game, but for every time you visibly cringe reading this @newyorker.com piece.

Construction is the unofficial soundtrack of sleep deprivation.

If states follow the will of the people and put Trump on ballots a 3rd time he can rewrite the Constitution. Boom. Legal!

Trump's new gold ballroom isn't about the economy or healthcare cuts. It's about doing what's right.

I think Trump was really brave for bailing out Argentina with our tax dollars.

Humans have walked the earth for 300,000 years and we get to live in the one where Shohei hits three home runs and gives up just two hits on 10Ks in 6 shutout innings. In the playoffs. Is this the greatest game ever played? Did we just watch that?

If you can get your ego, worth and self esteem crushed slowly, you can get your ego, worth and self esteem crushed quickly.

The UN Security Council is broken. Countries in it are not aligned while countries that should be (India, Japan, Germany) are not allowed in. What's not broken? The UN is a reminder of the things the US used to stand up for after WWII, things that we aren't so sure we are standing up for anymore.

I started thinking about building CreatorScore in November of 2024 and today have built something I'm especially proud of. And it's just gets better and better with every push. Check out my demo 👇🏼

cybersecurity will capture more revenue than all the big AI companies over the next decade.

Great sentiment. Here’s the thing—they could be so much more. When marketers think about building a great brand or product, they start with a statement of what that *thing* is trying to do. It's a singular idea that shapes culture, tone, and every decision that follows. 1/3

"Fascism isn't coming. It is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet." --William Gibson

Look I want to be honest -- but also careful, because I know everyone’s got a take on this, and the last thing I’m trying to do is offend anyone, seem overly emotional, or act like my view is the only one that matters. Basically, I’ve gone deep & really tried to look at this from all angles... 1/3

You know, it's funny, every time I use google I think "Man I wish they would shove more stuff in my face before the actual search results."

Is the Shiseido ad from Sho Yanagisawa of The Directors Guild one of the greatest cosmetic ads ever? www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TAH... We think so. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Is the Spike Jonze feat Margaret Qualley Kenzo World ad one of the greatest fragrance spots ever? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoMq... We think so. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

The only thing that trumps antipathy is a possible profit.

It is possible that the only reason humans will stop killing each other is because we will accidentally kill our planet first.

...It is entirely possible for someone to have a kind heart, in the right place, and a head wedged impossibly far up their own ass.

We completed a lap, and it's time for that time-honored annual reminder that we can all love and celebrate our country even if we disagree with the mendacious @#$! that run it. Patriotism is always distinct from nationalism. Happy birthday, America. Get it the @#$! together, mkay? #independenceday

A positive note for those who care about the war in Ukraine. Russia's national foreign wealth fund has been depleted by roughly 75%. Inflation is at 9.9%, federal interest rates are at 20% and real wages are increasing by 19% to keep up. Not an economics expert, but that's bad, comrade.

"...and so fellow kids, that's how Vine became Musical,ly which became TikTok."

I love Dennis, but $15M a year is insane from a Kings franchise that often makes the Pels look like braniacs. Instantly becomes a nearly untradable contract.

In just the latest Democratic marketing and messaging failure, almost HALF of Americans polled have never heard of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' and only 8% know there is going to be significant Medicare and Medicaid cuts, as it slowly reaches senate approval. Shocking: priorities.org/news-and-pre...

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... This JM paper exposes a major flaw in how ad platforms like Meta run our A/B tests. Turns out, variants aren’t really shown to the same people. Different ads go to different subgroups—so results are skewed from the start. Stop doing digital A/B tests, dummy.

Countdown to the executive order directing all agencies to purchase these plans and phones. The fact this is seen as "patriotic" is like a bad simulacrum of marketing come to destroy our nation for its sins. Of all the things to foist upon MAGA, gold-painted overpriced MVNO TracFones are the worst.

I think it's clear that makes so AI scary isnt the tech, but the context: It comes as the US worker today is underpaid, non unionized and under-protected, doesn't have great healthcare or benefits, and while the income inequality is already so great and growing. Any disruption presents great risk.

Listening to friends--vet, doctor, lawyer, chef, architect-- explain why they HATE their jobs is eye-opening to me. I love my job. I always have. Sure, there's some not-great parts, and many marketing jobs I have turned down over the years, but I'll forever love the art and craft of marketing.

What ICE is doing in our city to our neighbors, is wrong. As are we for remaining silent. I support deporting those here illegally who commit serious crimes--not day laborers or women sewing shirts. Deporting people who have done noting but try to make a life for themselves is morally corrupt. 1/7

Yeah. Thinking abt this a lot because corporate blogs SUCK and need to die first. But slowly. SEO optimized listicles and keyword dense tutorials come next with no personality or POV. What survives? Ppl telling real stories, not just answering questions. Knowledge-rich posts (at least once). 1/3

It's not that liquid glass is in beta and won't ship like this, or that Jobs wouldn't come back to chuck a pen at someone's head if it did, it's that: 1. I don't know why I want to see through the interface in the first place?! What does it add? and 2. Is Apple just an iPhone stock at this point?!

Paging @lindseygamble.bsky.social: You wrote the Reddit change to obfuscate post and comment history *could* encourage participation and 'improve transparency' and trust. I fear the opposite is true. It just makes it hard to tell if you are talking to a person or AI bots. Sunlight is transparency.

You have the right to remain silent. Don't.

Influencer campaigns fail when we treat them like every other MKTG channel: Good influencers know their audiences, and want to give us guidance on the best way to sell our products. Problem is, brands & agencies like me think we know the customer better and so we don't want to listen to the help.

Elon & Trump is about the greatness we've earned, yall

The mental health toll of 3 jobs is real: these are folks with a public persona, who have the pressures of running a biz and engaging sponsors, and ON TOP OF THAT wake up with the stress of producing content in a sea of lookalikes and copycats where everything is changing. Walk with me. 1/5 🧵

Politically, the last 4 months have been the longest 4 years of my life.

As someone who played lacrosse, I think it's a beautiful game. As a marketer, I think we should stop requiring a unique, 110 yard long rectangle and switch to playing on the same 100 yard football field every high school in America has already. 100 makes the game faster... and for everyone.

What's roblox?Youtube for video games. Brands can build something that some of the 400M kids under 16 can interact with in a game and (hopefully) create future customers. Bold prediction: The addition of AI game creation (on roblox, in-browser, on TV like netflix) is the next frontier for brands.

Connor McDavid seeing Casey Desmith replace Oettinger after two quick goals

They are absolutely not. I don't care if only you and @ghoulas.bsky.social get to see this, but we're out here throwing hands and righting wrongs, fam. When you factor in the cost of the "printer" & the need for specialized labor to level, calibrate & clean, 3d printing is MUCH more expensive. 1/4

I bet when Jesus fed the crowds via miracle there was some bread and fish market guys who complained about market share being destroyed.

I don't give two !@#$ about the A's, but as a marketer this kills me. If they woulda' made Sac A's merch and embraced the city, Sacramento would love them back, even if their owner is holding a big city hostage and MLB is too spineless and greedy to put a stop to it. www.sfgate.com/athletics/ar...

Its also about following through with influencers and creators for a full campaign run. One hit spots aren't a good tactic. They're a gimmick. If you cant commit to multiple videos or podcast spots, don't waste your time or your budget.

"natural gas" is hall-of-fame great marketing. It's methane. You burned millions of year old hydrocarbons -- dino farts -- in your house to get a few crispy marks on your Oscar Meyer.

The good news about battery tech today is they are very energy dense. They are light, small, and can be packed with electrons. The bad news is they are very energy dense. They are light, small, and when/if they fail... can pack a huge boom. Via Autocar in the UK: www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ele...

Went to go see Libby on my birthday. Looking a bit tarnished these days, but still standing.