Author: Jim Mitchem

Believing we’re creative is a deception caused by the ego. Sadly, humans aren’t creative. True creativity can only exist at the ‘divine entity’ level.

This is the story of the time Sarah Palin tried to seduce me.

Most brands have a long way to go in the trust department for them to show any ROI in Social Media. After all, blasting links to coupons is basically treating this medium like traditional advertising. Trust takes time here.

Wow. First I have an anniversary on Tuesday – and today turn 46. It’s the annual Week of Jim at my house. The fact that it coincides with Shark Week is pure coincidence. Trust me.  Here are a few images from the past something-something years that represent a few of the prouder moments in my life.  Serving our country (USAF, 1982) Marrying my best friend (1997) The birth of our first daughter (2001)  Ok, so this last one’s not such a…

Sometimes nothing’s there. You can force yourself to think about a thing, but the more you think about it the farther you are from a solution. Time to incubate. Only, incubation doesn’t come easy. The problem keeps popping in there. You turn on music. It’s Dave Matthews. You turn it to something else. XX might work. You get some water. It pops in your head again. Just the problem, no solution. It’s like a juicy housefly you can’t kill. You…

Jaimie Oliver, chef, offered a challenge to develop a program theme to help children learn to eat healthy foods. My solution, Eat Like an Animal.