How much screen time should kids get? Let’s remove the science and physical health from this debate (does it damage
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Open To Think With Pontefract – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
Episode #639 of Six Pixels of Separation is now live and ready for you to listen to. I’ve had the
Continue readingSPOS #639 – Open To Think With Dan Pontefract
Welcome to episode #639 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #639 –
Continue readingLove Your Brand
Let’s not forget about brands. Let’s not forget about our messaging. Let’s not forget about how a brand connects to
Continue readingHave We Reached Peak Productivity?…It May Be Killing Us.
How much better can we get at work? TED Talks can be provocative. That’s what the best ones are. That’s
Continue readingBe Kind To Brands
**My holiday wish: be kind to brands.** I know what you’re thinking. For some, it’s a holy day. Should we
Continue readingThe Power To Smile In A Digital World
**What does true customer service look like?** Marketing is edging ever-closer to customer service, and vice-versa. That may not be
Continue readingThe End Of Agile Marketing (Before It Begins)
Is the concept of Agile Marketing a failed state? A few weeks ago, I attended a private event for Chief
Continue readingFinding Your Best Work In The Best Work Space
Where do you do your best work? Before you answer that question, think about this: do you really know the
Continue readingWhat Mad Men Skills Do You Need To Rock Your Marketing?
We talk a lot about Mad Men. We talk a lot about Math Men. (I prefer Mad People and Math
Continue readingCollaboration, Sharing And The New Entrepreneur
When you think about entrepreneurship, who do you admire? Names likes Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos come to
Continue readingWhat Facebook Knows About Innovation (That Every Brand Should Pay Attention To)
Blogs posts, articles and books have been written about Facebook and their ability to grow. When people think about the
Continue readingYou Should Work For Free. You Should Not Work For Free.
It is the constant debate of the marketing industry: should you do spec work? There is a phase in the
Continue readingWhere Innovation Happens
Where do you think innovation happens? Are you doing your best work when you are alone with your ideas? Are
Continue readingBring Your Brain To Work Day
There’s a line that has been marinating in my brain for close to a year now. One of the speakers
Continue readingWhy Email Needs A Facelift
There has got to be something better than email. Email has been around longer than you think (you check out
Continue readingQuirky Turns Us All Into Sharks And Dragons
Have you ever seen the TV show Shark Tank or Dragon’s Den? Being an entrepreneur is hotter than ever. Individuals
Continue readingMarketing Is Dead
It’s a great blog headline that will get a lot of attention, right? The Harvard Business Review had a blog
Continue reading5 New Books That Every Marketer Must Read (That Aren't About Marketing)
Looking for something good to read this weekend? If you happen to be lucky enough to have some free time
Continue readingThe Death Of The Unconference
Does anyone remember the unconference? There was hope for collaboration and self-organizing groups, but it seems to have gone the
Continue readingStories Die When There Is No Experience With It
Transmedia is all the rage these days. So too is Digital Storytelling. The idea seems both plausible and realistic: extend
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