Notes from the field.
Occasional thoughts on relationships, deal-making, and what it actually takes to move technology and marketing companies forward.
Generation Z and the rise of the Chief Digital Experience Officer | WP Engine – Ad Age
Gen Z doesn’t differentiate between marketing and technology, and neither should you. CMOs will have to become chief digital experience officers. — Read on adage.com/article/wp-engine/generation-z-rise-chief-digital-experience-officer/31681…
AI-Powered Apps Could Make Us More Creative—or Less Human | WIRED
Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies keep injecting more and more smarts into our daily tasks. Will we become indistinguishable, or truly free? Source: AI-Powered Apps Could Make Us More Creative—or Less Human | WIRED There is a plac…
Will Smith Shares His Secret to True Happiness
It just takes four words. Source: Will Smith Shares His Secret to True Happiness It’s definitely not what I expected, but when you think about it, it’s so very very true. I’m not going to spoil it. Enjoy!!
Here’s a new approach to working with compensation for different roles > Recruiting News and Views @ RecruitingDaily
“Hire three top performers, pay ’em like 8, and get the results of 10.” That quote is from this podcast interview, and, well, the actual quote would be: I always tell my clients, hire three rock stars, pay them like eight, and you get the r…
Your current candidate strategy is a catastrophe | Greg Savage – The Savage Truth
For most recruiters, the current candidates strategy is an unmitigated disaster, costing a fortune and resulting in an ever-increasing ‘time to hire’. In fact it’s bad for recruiters, for candidates and for employers alike. You need to dig …
3 Lessons Sundance Can Teach Us About Storytelling – Adweek
Source: 3 Lessons Sundance Can Teach Us About Storytelling – Adweek Great takeaway from this one. Authentic and Real are not the same!!! Your story should be based on something real and then told in an authentic way. The term Authenticity s…
The resume that got Nina Mufleh job interviews with Uber LinkedIn and Airbnb – Business Insider
Nina Mufleh’s résumé went viral and attracted the attention of employers from around the world. Source: The resume that got Nina Mufleh job interviews with Uber LinkedIn and Airbnb – Business Insider Incredibly impressive!! Great article on…
Douglas Rushkoff’s last-ditch attempt to reclaim humanity from tech
In “Team Human,” media theorist and veteran cyberpunk Douglas Rushkoff reminds us why we wanted progress in the first place. Source: Douglas Rushkoff’s last-ditch attempt to reclaim humanity from tech Lot’s of truth in this interview and I …
It Took Jeff Bezos Exactly 5 Words to Teach a Major Lesson in Emotional Intelligence | Inc.com
It’s amazing what happens when EQ and Emotional Intelligence play a key and focal point in business decisions. Yesterday’s announcement by Amazon reveals evidence of a remarkable and invaluable quality: the ability to learn from criticism. …
HR & Marketing Should be working together!!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhinssen/2018/09/12/what-hr-can-learn-from-marketing-about-employee-experience/ I have said for a long time that HR departments are making a mistake by not engaging their own marketing departments. HR should …