Lies, Damn Lies, and the Abuse of Marketing

Lies, Damn Lies, and the Abuse of Marketing

Despite the fact that some of my ravings might suggest otherwise, I love marketing. I love it with a passion. So, with equal passion, I hate its being abused. As one indication of its abuse, I enter into evidence this post — “Which Technologies and Content Types...
A Belly Full of Content Marketing

A Belly Full of Content Marketing

I don’t know about you, but I think I take my powers of digestion for granted. What I mean is that, beyond the act of mastication, I don’t give all that much thought to how much my physiology can actually assimilate, let alone metabolize. I was prompted to...
The Big Chill

The Big Chill

Nothing inspires apprehension like an infomercial called “5 Interview Questions for Your Next Big Data Vendor” from something billing itself as the One-Stop Shop for Big Data, creating the Big Data ecosystem by connecting all stakeholders within the global...
The EPM Cloud Under My Saddle

The EPM Cloud Under My Saddle

I got the scare of my life this morning. While reading through my various feeds, I saw this headline: “5 Ways Cloud-Based EPM is Altering the Landscape of the Business World”. I suddenly imagined the business world being decimated by equine protozoal...
People Are People, Too

People Are People, Too

People are coming back into vogue, at least in marketing. And I can prove it. Since I’m a believer in the cyclical nature of all things, I knew people would reappear in marketing. I didn’t know when. But I did know why: Data doesn’t buy anything....
From the Mailbag: Volume Four

From the Mailbag: Volume Four

As Victor Frankenstein discovered, sometimes you don’t know you’re creating a monster until it’s been on its feet for a while. And, as young Vic also found out, once it’s up and around, getting rid of it might pose something of a...