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__ I graduated from college in the mid-90s. When I started my first job at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, everything was about the TV ad. Sure, we did newspaper, magazines, outdoor and direct mail. But those weren’t as sexy. And the Internet was hardly a blip on the radar. So it really was all about the TV ad. The agency old joke was, “A prospective client walks into the room. The agency… Read More

I was speaking at an online marketing event recently and I got an interesting question from an audience member. “What’s your Twitter strategy?” he asked. Without even blinking, I responded, “I don’t have a Twitter strategy.” A collective gasp could be heard in the room. I mean, how could any self-respecting marketer not have a Twitter strategy in this era of social media? So, after appearing to lose all marketing street cred… Read More

Welcome to the Single Minded Proposition blog. For the past few years, I’ve been writing a monthly blog for BtoBonline.com.  When they first asked me to write for them, I said, “Seriously?  Who really cares what I have to say.”  But as I started to write articles, I found that people would actually respond.  Some would tweet.  Others would post to Facebook or LinkedIn.  Some would  just email me directly with thoughts… Read More