Postings

(I originally published this post on LinkedIn, and it’s been met with a bunch of solid feedback. Click on over there for the good stuff.) Last month, I used LinkedIn to reach out to ten marketing directors of mid-sized companies in Charlotte about the idea of sustainable marketing…

You don’t expect to be old. But then you start to spy glimpses of someone who is only vaguely familiar. You’ve changed. You’re thicker now. Not overweight, just sturdier. It’s ironic. Then there’s the hair. What you do have is…

They call it social media for a reason. Only now, some of the platforms are a lot less social. No matter what anyone tells you, there’s no “right” way to use Twitter. Twitter is a platform of authenticity. Your Twitter canon…

“Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance. Everybody thinks it’s true.” – Paul Simon There’s an active set of railroad tracks that run within a mile of our house. It’s a freight line that often stops traffic…

Please know that this is not one of those self-righteous, narcissistic posts that shame people for not being as cool the author thinks he is. Promise.  I learned long ago that you can’t get along with everyone. Even if you try…