I’m going to acknowledge the hypocrisy right away by noting that yes, I blog fairly frequently. Except that’s out of my own volition; I write because I enjoy writing and because I’m a loudmouth who likes expressing his opinions in a written format on topics that interest me, many of which happen to coincide with … [Read more…]
Disclaimer: I refuse to refer to Twitter as “X” or tweets as “Xs” under protest that we are better as a species. Before I get into the meat and potatoes of Twitter’s recent change in direction, this isn’t just about Elon Musk’s acquisition of the bird app everyone loves to hate. As far back as … [Read more…]
I work with a lot of small businesses and it’s time to address a popular pitch I’ve gotten over and over again as my company continues to grow. I think it’s some kind of rule that if you have ever considered, at any point in your life, starting a company or pursuing entrepreneurship, you will … [Read more…]
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Yelp and when my internal newsletter went out with this post the response was overwhelmingly positive. All told this wasn’t too surprising – the general consensus among small business owners is that Yelp has approval ratings on par with cable companies. A single review platform is … [Read more…]
AI is the hot new thing right now because we seen to have collectively decided on speedrunning tech trends. One tech author recently astutely pointed out on Twitter that he’s seen people change their LinkedIn bio from “expert” in social media, to crypto, to Web3, to metaverse, to AI, all in the span of two … [Read more…]
A tech and marketing leader who I sadly can’t reference due to her account being private made some very prescient, very on the nose predictions regarding the future of digital marketing. There’s a reason I put “digital marketing” in quotes in the context that I’m using it in, but don’t worry, we’ll get to that … [Read more…]
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I consider 95% of “SEO campaigns” are the blind leading the blind. Specifically, clients understandably approach a marketing company expecting that company to rank them higher in Google searches, often for highly competitive keywords that many of the business’s competitors are also gunning for. The problem is … [Read more…]