My takeaways from my time in London last month and the news that we’re combining forces with CCGroup: The endorphins are finally subsiding (thankfully). The word “nice” gets a bad rap. I’m here to say that being nice and having an intense drive to win can co-exist. In sifting through the hundreds of comments …more
I pride myself on staying away from hyperbole and showy adjectives. Still, there’s no getting around that today is a big day. We have acquired CCGroup, the top tech-focused consultancy in the UK. The Agency has enjoyed many milestones over the years. Winning HP’s enterprise business in year number three. Expanding to Asia and later …more
Mr. Harper, my high school English teacher, beat this mantra into brain: “show, don’t tell.” Often, business communications takes the easy way out, depending on adjectives and adverbs to try to make their point. They “tell.” It’s the storytelling that allows us to “show.” One of my favorite go-to exercises for our storytelling workshop leans …more
I can’t be the only one thinking about the incongruence of Trump’s inauguration and the celebration of Martin Luther King’s life falling on the same day. I’ll leave the breakdown of Trump’s remarks to the talking heads on cable news. Instead, MLK day serves as a prompt to dust off Dr. King’s “I Have Dream” …more
What a year! My version of an understatement. There’s a reason “time flies” became a cliché. Reflecting on 2024, the Agency had its best year ever. Many people will associate those words “best year” with financial performance. That’s not what I mean, though we did enjoy strong growth tipping the $30M mark for the first …more
I’m not holding my breath for a call or text from Jen O’Malley Dillon. I’ve toiled in the tech sector throughout my entire career. What do I know about politics and running a campaign for the president of the United States? Nada. With that caveat out of the way, here are a few thoughts for …more
Reading that Paramount greenlighted the Frazier reboot with Kelsey Grammer for a second season reminded me of a product placement for the ages. As part of our Sony consumer electronics assignment at the time, we supported Aibo, a robotic dog. While I love B2B tech, periodically landing in consumer space delivers a nice change of …more
Father’s Day takes center stage on Sunday. I’ve decided to take the liberty of viewing Sunday as “Parent’s Day.” It’s difficult write about my dad without bringing the mom into the picture and vice versa; hence, this post on the two of them. With all the talk and political rancor flying around on immigrants, I …more
And those were some of the more “gentle” recent headlines. Let’s set the stage. Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri saw an opportunity to rethink mobile computing, so they founded a company called Humane. They invented a lapel pin that would essentially become your AI-infused digital assistant. This vision and the founder’s Apple pedigree landed $100M …more
