AI in Graphic Design: The Pros, Cons and What it Means for Designers [+ Expert Insight]

Several months ago, I tested several AI logo generators and documented my experience. Then my friend Michael Randall, a graphic designer, read the post, and I‘ll just say he wasn’t thrilled about it. “[Expletive] logo generators? We’re doomed,” were his exact words. I ended that blog post by clarifying that businesses should use actual graphic…

Decisions as effort

Why are we more likely to get tasks done than to take on new initiatives? Checking something off a to-do list requires far less emotional energy than adding something to the list was in the first place. As is often the case, “resistance” is the answer. It’s easy to type a book, hard to write…

Early next week…

It’s going to get busy around here. I wanted to share some upcoming events (online and in person) so you can plan ahead… there are five more for the end of the week, but here we go: Linda Rottenberg is joining me on LinkedIn on Monday. She’s built an extraordinary organization that most people have…

How to Nail First-Party Data Strategy According to a Google Director of Product Management [+ New Data]

Between shifts in technology, the economy, and consumer behavior, 2024 has brought marketers a new level of uncertainty. I’m right there with you, and I’ve bought stock in Pepto Bismal. So when I got the chance to chat with Christophe Combette, a director of product management at Google, I wanted to know what there is…

What Are the Best Alternatives to Google? How Brands Can Succeed Off Google Search

When I think back to my school days when we were asked to complete research papers using good old-fashioned books from the library, and I genuinely don’t think I could do that today. I’ve become so accustomed to the wide accessibility of information on the Internet that I’m willing to do anything to maintain that…

The interaction cascade

Walk into an office, and the person behind the desk begins an interaction. You respond (or react). They respond (or react) in turn. Answer the phone. Caller ID tells you who it is–are you smiling? How much enthusiasm or disdain or annoyance or delight comes through? The caller responds (or reacts). And so it goes….

13 Tips for Creating Videos for Instagram Like the Brands You Love [+ Examples]

Creating videos for Instagram has to be one of my favorite marketing tasks. From in-feed videos to Reels, Instagram Live, and Stories, marketers like you and me have so many fun opportunities to get creative and to make things even better — they actually work. According to recent HubSpot Research, marketers rate Instagram the #1…