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More data, less clarity: the customer integration trap marketers keep falling into
Most marketing teams today have access to more customer data than they could ever analyze.
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Everyone believes in inbound marketing. Far fewer can make it work. The difference…
Ask a room full of B2B marketers whether inbound marketing works, and most will say yes.
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Elon Musk said SSRIs zombify people. I took them for 18 months and I know what he means
Just Elon Musk, posting four words to his 240 million followers: "SSRIs are a huge problem.
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What 15 years of Bitcoin crises taught us about decentralized money
Today, those same coins would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Psychology
People who find financial stability later in life often develop a relationship with…
Not the thrill of finally being able to say yes to things you once had to refuse.
Psychology
If your retired parent seems fine but has quietly stopped making plans, stopped caring…
A friend of mine brought something up over coffee a few weeks ago that I couldn't stop thinking about.
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One bad interaction can undo years of brand building. Here’s the fix
Somewhere in a Starbucks in Hell's Kitchen, New York, a barista once wrote a slur on a customer's cup instead of her name.
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The 2016 Marketing Hall of Femme: celebrating women who lead differently
To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology.
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The data your dating app shares without telling you could put vulnerable users in real…
In 2018, Scruff made a decision that seemed, on the surface, like a straightforward business call.
Psychology
A high-functioning adult who manages everything and quietly falls apart may have grown…
The tears come quietly, almost apologetically, as if even your breakdown needs to be considerate of others.
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How CRON#TRAP malware turned trusted tech into a weapon
You click it, nothing obvious happens, and you move on with your day.
Psychology
The tool trap: why better podcast technology keeps producing smaller audiences
A few years ago, getting a podcast off the ground required real investment.
Psychology
The truth about ‘cheap’ expat life in Mexico—what TikTok doesn’t tell you
A few years ago, a particular fantasy went mainstream.
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Most brands enter new markets. Few bother to understand them.
The internet looks different depending on where you open it.
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Why every British scandal ends the same way: a civil servant leaves quietly, a minister…
Sir Olly Robbins has left his post for not telling the Prime Minister that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting.
Analysis
A $1.1 million 3D printer, a weeping mayor, and the FBI: Cairo’s ceremony economy
The 3D printer arrived in Cairo, Illinois on a flatbed truck, and a crowd gathered to watch it unload.