by David | Jan 13, 2015 | science!, working
This one’s really for everybody, not just marketers, but I think that marketers are in an unusually good position to make good on it, if we choose to. I resolve to acknowledge uncertainty, and to remedy it with experimental data. In a field full of (largely...
by David | Jan 12, 2015 | photo, reading & writing
Dark arcs are inscribed By passing powdery wind A wire in winter
by David | Jan 9, 2015 | eating, science!
I’m told that there are treatments available for those of us who are compelled like to count and sort our candy by color before eating it. I can stop any time I want, of course, but today’s fun-sized pack of M&Ms gave me pause. No yellow. There’s...
by David | Jan 8, 2015 | culture
The trouble with setting your clock radio to the news is that you wake up thinking you had a bad dream only to discover it was the news seeping into your groggy head. Truth is sometimes more awful than fiction. As you may have heard, 12 people in France were murdered...
by David | Jan 5, 2015 | reading & writing, working
Welcome to an occasional series kicking off 2015 with some resolutions for marketing and marketers. I’ll do my best to stick to them if you do. First up, I resolve not to treat content as a commodity. If content is critical to your strategy, and I’m going...
by David | Jan 2, 2015 | culture, design
I got to the post office early to buy stamps. I knew the windows would be closed but was planning to buy stamps from the machine. A week after Christmas, here were my options: How many Christmas stamps would you like? Zero is how many I would like. No other options,...
by David | Jan 1, 2015 | design
Resolving to meet 2015 with beginner’s mind.
by David | Oct 10, 2014 | economics, reading & writing, technology
Welcome to another whiny installment of, “why can’t I buy…” brought to you by the infinite diversity of humanity and the hard reality of market forces. In other words, just because I think it’s a great idea and would like to buy it, that...
by David | Oct 8, 2014 | design, economics, media, photo
This summer, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to teach a business basics class for a group of artists participating in a new way to create and sell artwork, Community Supported Arts. Like its inspiration, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), CSArts is...
by David | Oct 2, 2014 | eating, urbanism
One of the small upsides to a torrential rain at lunchtime is that there’s nearly zero line at the food trucks. Finding myself at Dewey square in the company of old favorites Bon Me and Mei Mei, I opted for the as yet untried (by me) Stoked Wood Fired Pizza...
by David | Oct 1, 2014 | economics, transportation, urbanism
Usually on the first (business) day of any given month, there’s a terrible line at the charlie card machine. I guess many people don’t know you can buy next month’s T pass about halfway through the current month. But I’m not here to shame...
by David | Sep 18, 2014 | design, urbanism
Sukkot comes early To Central Square City Hall? Erev PARK(ing) day!
