Communist ideology creeping into the Creator Economy thought leadership pieces is cause for concern. Crypto is a libertarian dream, not a communist one. One must remember that Bitcoin was introduced to the world in response to the global financial crisis of 2008. Remember 2008? …

The Great Resignation of Lies: Social Listeners Talk — Issue #15 If 63% of marketers are planning on a big job change, where are they going? All marketers have left the building If you’ve been watching the employment reports lately, you would probably be aware of a few things: Employers are short-staff across the board with…

Twitter was founded in 2006 and since then, it has grown up to over 300 million monthly active users employing 4900 people. But this isn’t what makes Twitter special. Twitter’s conversational style is what makes it special. Unlike all other social networks, success on this platform depends on your ability…

“We understand that the PAC decision to support select Members of Congress who contested the results troubled some stakeholders.” Toyota issued this statement on PAC contributions hours after the Lincoln Project threw their hat in the ring. The Lincoln Project are agitators with a whole lotta cash. Their abrasive…

When I was 27, I founded a company in Dubai with investors from Syria. They funded the full project and I owed them a personal loan for my share of 40%. …

In an interview with Marketing Brew, Hill House and Communité both came out swinging at metrics measuring influencer marketing campaigns. Surprise: creatives don’t want to be held accountable for their work. Gems like, “CPM is wack” from Danielle McGrory, founder of Communité or amazing oversimplifications by Hill House Home’s CEO…

Toyota Can’t Read the Room A recent report by Axios shows that Toyota’s contributions to election objector GOP’s significantly higher than other corporations. As with all statistics, the devil is in the detail. Toyota is the second biggest contributor to members of congress, second only to Cubis Corp, a defense contractor. Corporations are rightly reluctant…

I’m a huge fan of The Handmaid’s Tale show on Hulu. The dystopian setting requires a significant effort suspending your disbelief, in order to enjoy it. Wholesale institutionalized rape, vicious punishments including severing body parts, hangings on the wall.. all in a not too distant future America. We can sit…

Whenever there is a discussion on China, my instincts are to be suspicious of them; a testament to my Western education. But lately, I have been thinking of how it is more than just that. …