I'm in the habit of executing ideas through a marketing lens. "How do a sell this idea?" but Satell sees them through a behavioral lens. Why do people accept some ideas and reject others? I believe the gap in my execution relates to what Satell calls
When I started cataloging my daughter's artwork, I began to consider color names. I was familiar with the Pantone color matching system, so I started there. Since then, I've learned a LOT about identifying colors and their multifarious meanings. Multifarious means diverse: "having or occurring
My visit to this art exhibition and the photos I took. "Re-Figurations" at the Site Gallery in The Silos, part of Sawyer Yards Houston, TX October 4 – November 22, 2025. Robert Boyd at his blog "The Great God Pan is Dead" on Nov. 3, 2025: Sculpture
This building must have opened a couple of years ago…
I discovered Jessica Mitford's writings in my young adulthood. I was enchanted because she thought so creatively. For instance: the idea that we are the product of our own imagination, from Hons and Rebels: “A thirteen-year-old is a kaleidoscope of different personalities, if not in most ways a
As an Austen enthusiast, I really enjoyed Henry Oliver's explanation of her techniques and achievements. It's one thing to enjoy a book, but it's a wonder to understand why it works. I highly recommend Oliver's entire article, excerpted below. Why we love
As I plan ways to support my daughter's art, I'm frequently sucked into using templates, or following advice from the "influencer" marketing managers who use social media platforms to drive awareness. Not once have I ever heard them say the most important thing. "
Premise Punchup: Clarifying the Message Behind Ann Handley’s New BookMy first foray into the field of content marketing was at a tiny startup in Boston. We’d raised a Series A round of VC and brought in way too many sales people to accelerate growth. That’s why I
The ability to "be human" is going to be an important competitive advantage, as shown in the unique perspectives of the Pogo cartoons. I inherited a large collection of Walt Kelly's Pogo cartoon books from my father. They are treasured! Kelsey did a good job summing
Walt Kelly (1913-73) was a cartoonist who, in the 1940's, created the POGO comic strip... "which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Kelly Kelly grew up in Connecticut and began his career as a journalist. He proudly
"What media leaders got wrong in 2025: Semafor asked journalists, content creators, and other media-watchers what they’d gotten wrong at the end of a wild year. Here’s what they told us. " What media leaders got wrong in 2025Reflections from media leaders around the world.Semafor LogoMax
"Writing to Think" For those of us with woefully average gray matter, our minds have limited reach. For the past, they are enthusiastic but incompetent archivists. In the present, they reach for the most provocative fragments of ideas, often choosing what’s shiny over what’s clear. Writing