What are the CEOs at top retailers looking for in their next ecommerce or digital marketing executive? “People want the unusual,” said...

Dwight D. Eisenhower said, “In preparing for battle I have always found plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Have you...

Have you ever gone to a meeting and it started with random ideas in search of a problem, or maybe one idea that takes over the agenda? Do...

The majority of brands have software to test, personalize and use data. But as we learned in our recent study, the readiness to achieve...

I was talking to a good friend today looking to redesign his company's web site. He got proposals from three agencies. His director of...

Overcoming inertia requires executive buy-in. Despite talk of innovation, it’s a challenge to get groups of people to do something new....

I just read a fascinating global study on what CEOs think of Marketers, by the Fournaise Marketing Group. Some of the interesting...

I’m excited to announce a company my co-founders and I have formed to go after a big market problem. Today we announced the launch and...

“What are you doing now?” That is the question facing you every time you open Facebook, Twitter or other social networks asking for a...

First, the good news. Brands are starting to ‘listen’ to what people are saying. There are great listening and social media management...

I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about the strategy of group buying sites (or daily deals, flash sales, etc.). Groupon is the...

I’ve been in digital marketing and ecommerce my entire career. As such, I recognize that online marketing is about balancing the creative...

This is a post about change. Winston Churchill said, “There is nothing wrong with change, as long as it is in the right direction.” This...

Strong enough to be weak Successful enough to fail Busy enough to make time Wise enough to say “I don’t know” Serious enough to laugh...

We started second annual Capital Factory program which I co-founded with Joshua Baer and Bryan Menell last year. I'm excited about this...

And you can follow all 5 startups on Twitter! @CubitPlanning @FamiGoGames @Homstie @Hourville @PetzMD Capital Factory Invests in Five...

Last week I presented on a panel with Professor Arturo Perez-Reyes (UC Berekeley) at an event in San Francisco we put on with Jupiter...

What a dilemma! You’ve been reading (perhaps experiencing) about recent company layoffs.  I’m guessing most companies are making lay off...

Let's consider how businesses are run. Businesses are made up of process, policies, people and technologies.  Results of anything are...

I've had a couple twitter accounts for a while, but I've been more busy with two blogs, facebook, and LinkedIn. Ironically (because I'm...