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Category Archives: Philosophy
The danger of low variance
Low variance is crucial in fields like medicine, rocket launches, and pension fund management. However, seeking deviations from the norm is essential for breakthrough results. Instead of resumes or current figures, reverse order test results may reveal team performance. Cultivating variance fosters growth, while a low variance culture hampers progress. Embrace variance for innovation and growth. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Marketing, Organization, Philosophy
Tagged leadership, organization, people, philosophy, testing
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Building Marketing Tech Stacks? Forget Fast and Good; Look at Reliability and Schedule
The old engineering adage, “Good, Cheap, Fast. Pick any two,” is a familiar challenge. In reality, bosses often want all three, with “Cheap” meaning “Almost Free” and “Fast” meaning “Tomorrow.” Understanding the Cost/Reliability/Schedule model and its implications early on can help navigate trade-offs in building marketing technology systems. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, planning, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged engineering, planning, product development
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Sometimes
Sometimes we manage to get a little work done. Continue reading
Creating a Narrative…
…to explain your numbers is a fool’s game. The story will usually suffer from logical holes that you’ll have to gloss over. (How many times have you heard “we’ll get to that later” to question about a story you’re being … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Strategy
Tagged communication, corporate communications, leadership, strategy
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First Mile Problems
I was recently interviewed by Tim Furey, CEO of MarketBridge, on The Last Mile Podcast. Among our discussion of SAC, CAC, LTV, ROI, other three-letter acronyms, we also spent time on “first mile” marketing problems. As a practicing performance/direct response … Continue reading
Posted in Direct Response, Marketing, Media, Philosophy, Rants, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged Market-Bridge, marketing strategy, Podcast, tactics
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At the End
When my brother-in-law passed away early Sunday, his wife was by his side. I hope to be as lucky. Godspeed, John. Continue reading
The #1 Ingredient in AdTech “Special Sauce”…
…is Russian dressing*. In other words, there really isn’t anything secret. Good …aaS products are good because they have good people and process. The technology is mostly generic. Takeaway: Make marketing and advertising technology decisions on people, not the algorithms. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy
Tagged adtech, martech, people, technology
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“Marketing has changed forever” is the gospel according to the fake marketers. Wrote Malcolm Auld in his brilliant article yesterday. Since we’re in the era of fake news, fake traffic, fake impressions, fake agencies, and fake presidents, let’s call out … Continue reading
Thursday, 22 February 2018 8:12 am
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How many humans are in each segment of your category buyers? And how many humans are in each audience at each publisher? You need to know the answers to both questions for your campaigns to be successful. Not cookies. Not … Continue reading
Monday, 19 February 2018 11:34 am
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Self-Deception in Thought
“The wish is parent to the thought, and that is why nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each person wishes, that they also believe to be true.” Demosthenes So Dr. Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, starts … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy
Tagged Demosthenes, logic, Richard Feynman, thinking
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