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Blog… Radio Silence

There is lots to talk about… do not be mistaken. But between prepping for my business trip for Europe, catching up on business and too much to read, I’ve been lacking with my Blog posting enthusiasm. That being said, it’s interesting how my “need” to Blog sits with me (like when you have to do the laundry or you’re going out Commando-style). Oh, the pressure.
During the flight tonight I am hoping to catch up on several posts that include my new addiction to G4-TechTV (especially the shows, Call For Help and The Screen Savers), some thoughts on the Canadian Marketing Association and some upcoming live speaking engagements. All that and hopefully some more insights on the news of the week in our wonderful world of marketing.
P.S. – Did anyone catch the latest season of The Apprentice? I’m out. I just can’t watch it anymore.
This season it’s Book Smarts versus Street Smarts and their first activity was to choose the newest Burger King sandwich, to launch it and then work a franchise. Did you happen to watch both “brilliant” teams grapple with how to handle the marketing and PR? Did you see what they came up with? So let me get this straight: you went to Harvard for your MBA or you graduated high school and hit the streets, and the best plan you can come up with is a contest to win a trip to Las Vegas? It hurts.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.