for too long, brands have been afraid of the word "should." they were afraid to be wrong or to alienate segments of the market.
more and more, i think the next wave of great brands will be prescriptive. they'll tell you what you *should* believe. they'll paint a vivid vision of the future and position themselves as the... See more
for hiring anyone who remotely touches strategy you should prioritize people who actually get culture, society, & human nuance.
strategy at its core is applied anthropology. if the person can’t decode vibes, trace behavior, & see how a tiktok dance, a local election, & a subway ad are all part of the same current, then they’re just kinda doing an... See more
a thesis around plays + theatre in a digital world
plays are one of the last forms of media that resist digitization -- not by accident, but by design. a play doesn’t scale. it doesn’t go viral (well, not the real thing. the idea of a play can spread. its songs, its brand, its aesthetics. but the core experience - the... See more
When you solve problems, you get customers. When you give people better stories about themselves, you build movements. When you give them something to defend, you create evangelists.