Topic: Marketing


  • Nearly two years into the pandemic, one of the biggest takeaways? It’s fueled incredible growth in the launch of new businesses. The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that 9.4 million new businesses registered in the US since 2020. So this week we’re taking a look at this entrepreneurial boom with a few stories from people…

  • Let’s face it, none of us has the foggiest idea what this year is going to look like. No one could have predicted the last two. But we do know there is going to be a continued evolution in how marketers engage with people. Some of it will be based on technology advances and some…

  • Do you know the saying, ‘feeling blue?’ Well, this week we’re feeling a shade of blue – periwinkle to be exact. This week Pantone released its celebrated color of the year, and with it, made its own rules by creating its own color. Because, why not? As we prepare for 2022, we’re taking a look…

  • What do you call the busiest shopping day of the year crossed with pandemic and supply chain issues? An early shopping season.    We’re already two weeks away from Black Friday and the day has changed considerably since 2019. With new shopping habits and supply chains issues – retailers are urging people to get a…

  • A name change, new technology and retail stores. Facebook, err Meta, has been busy over the past two weeks rolling out its new vision for the future of technology (aka, the Metaverse).  This future-forward social hub is essentially a fusion of AR and VR – and the concept has been around for a few years.…

  • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. If you’re asking, and we know you are, there is only one answer to the question: what is the best candy at Halloween? Forget costumes, the true purpose of Halloween is hoarding RPBCs and storing them in the fridge for enjoyment all year long. Sure, different sizes all have a bit of a…

  • It’s going to start feeling like fall around here this weekend. That’s as much about temperatures as it is the colors around us. In between apple picking and some early leaf peeping, here are a few of our picks of the week.   Netflix employees walk out to protest Dave Chappelle’s special. The New York…

  • Blue Origin. Musk vs Bazos. NASA and China. Our minds are in space this week. Literally. As we enter this Space Race 2.0, we’ve pulled together a primer for the people here on earth. From Captain Kirk to Prince William and of course, the comms battles.    Here are our picks of the week.   …

  • Facebook has had a very bad start to October. The events and commentary have raised questions about how it got to this point and what the future may hold.   Our picks for this week center on a wide ranging look at the company that is so inextricably connected to our lives. Here are our…

  • Has there ever been a regular-season game as hyped and anticipated as Sunday’s showdown between The Patriots and Buccaneers? Tom Brady’s return to Foxborough is driving record ticket prices, unmatched media coverage and a range of emotions for Patriots fans. The anticipation conjures so many things: GOATs and nostalgia, breakups and reunions, coaches and/vs. players,…