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The NFL Scrubs Its “Opening Night” Interviews

January 31, 2017
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I read a story this evening about the NFL scrubbing its “Opening Night” interview transcripts of any references to Trump or Goodell. Which is pretty funny on the face of things. Why? Because it reminds me of the old ostrich thing: if I stick my head in the ground, I won’t see anything so it […]

January 30, 2017
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It is pretty easy for us to lose track of the real causes and impacts that shape our businesses and our lives. In fact, I like to say at the start of any consulting arrangement that the most important thing we are going to do together is diagnose the reality of your situation. Why is […]

January 29, 2017
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One of the big challenges that we are facing right now is that economic indicators are all over the place, most of the traditional economic indicators have been looking up for quite some time. But behind the election of Donald Trump, there are a lot of intangible values and measurements that weren’t accurately measured. Which […]

January 28, 2017
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I’ve been thinking about the basics a lot lately. It is because I am about to head off to the UK to do a keynote on the future of live entertainment. And, what is interesting about what happens when you talk to any group is that they spend a lot of time focusing on the […]

January 27, 2017
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Hey America! We made it through Donald Trump’s first week. I don’t say that sarcastically, I say that with complete sincerity. Why do I say that? Because at least we didn’t start a war… A trade war, maybe. But the nukes are still in their right spot. One of the things I have had issue […]

January 26, 2017
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Today, eBay announced that its subsidiary, StubHub, had reported record revenues in the 4th quarter. $279M which is up from $232M in the same quarter of 2015. This is great news for eBay and I’m sure Wall Street was elated in that way that completely irrational things drive market results. But a few things about […]

January 25, 2017
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I was reading this AdAge piece about Budweiser not renewing its latest deal with the US Olympic Committee. My first thought is, I’m not drinking any more Budweiser… That’s un-American to not support the USOC after you’ve been supporting them for most of my lifetime. Then I realized that Budweiser, despite branding themselves as “America” […]

The NFL Scrubs Its “Opening Night” Interviews

Measuring Is Important

How We Revisited The Basics Lately?

Trump’s First Week

StubHub Reports Record Revenue Gains!

The US Olympics Committee Has A Sponsorship Problem…

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