The Information Revolution Is Melding Time And Identity

Peter Kim says:
Social technologies and today’s “always on” culture will certainly need to be factored into the transformation of U.S. automakers – and will eventually impact the way all industries function.  I wonder if this means we’ll return to six- and seven-day work weeks…if we’re not there already.
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Marketing Leadership Is Shifting From Command-And-Control To Cultivate-And-Coach

My early marketing leadership experiences included heavy-handed dictation of superlative messaging that the organization was expected to abide by. While this strategy sometimes could achieve alignment and convey strength, it often came across as forced and arrogant.… Read the rest

The Problem With ‘Full Disclosure’ Is That It’s Not

In this age of transparency, it seems everyone with a voice in the blogosphere or mainstream media feels compelled to “fully disclose” any possible conflict of interest. Here lies the problem: The idea of full disclosure is deceivingly straightforward, yet it’s never unequivocally factual or transparent.… Read the rest

Wanted: Marketing Manager To Work With Me At My NYC Start-Up

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I’m searching for a marketing manager to join the team at Clickable – reporting to me! We need a pro, fluent in search advertising, to help lead online marketing, education, product support, community and industry thought leadership for our search-advertising start-up.… Read the rest

Job Seekers Beware: Staffing Pros May Do More Harm Than Good

Staffing professionals are not inherently evil.

However, I’ve received many unsolicited calls over the past few weeks from a few questionable ones, representing junior to mid-level job seekers. These reps had a cheap slickness to their voice, opaqueness in their disclosures, and a tendency to do little homework on me, or my company, before calling.… Read the rest