Among our favorite podcasts is Ad Lib, where Ad Age Editor Brian Braiker interviews those who have moved and shaken their way to prominence in media and marketing. Braiker’s journalistic background made him an exceptional … Read More
Forbes Screws Up, and Women Will Be Better Off For It
We want to begin this week by flicking the nose of Forbes magazine, whose recent list of America’s 100 Most Innovative Leaders included only one woman (who apparently lacks a face). This isn’t just tone-deaf; … Read More
Is Our Children Learning? (You Can Help If They Isn’t)
Now that most of our kids are back to school, here’s a question: How would you react if your kid brought home a report card with 32 C’s on it? Well, parents, that kid is … Read More
The Revision of Labor
Labor Day is more than one last flip on the grill or flop on the belly. Since 1894, it has officially heralded “the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our … Read More
Words Can Still Win on the Wild West Web
It’s time to reassess “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” because the sticks and stones are getting larger and pointier, and the words wielded on the Wild West … Read More
Play Smarter: How To Parent Yourself Out Of A Job
If you’re an average parent, today your kid spent 12.6 minutes on “vigorous outdoor activity” and 10.4 hours as a motionless slug. This is ridiculous. And here’s more to emphasize how parks-and-wrecked we are: The average … Read More
Our 2020 Call For Speakers Opens Monday! Here’s How To Get Behind The Mic
Next week marks the Summit Solstice, that special, equidistant Hump Day between conferences. Suddenly, the Summit To Come will be closer than the Summit That Was, so it’s time to start planning in earnest for … Read More
Blogging Isn’t Dead. It Isn’t Even Sick.
You’ll notice that one of this week’s Porchlight Posts is presented not so much as a full meal as 17 mini-courses, served up on Twitter by our friend and frequent Summit contributor John Kinnear. They … Read More
Tom Brady Takes A Flying Leap
Tom Brady inspires strong feelings in people, either as a super-model canoodler and the most blinged-out quarterback in NFL history, or as a “known cheater” and “diet pseudoscientist.” Given this polarized backdrop, it fits that … Read More
Dismiss Gen Z Influencers “At Your Peril”
The first banner ad, launched almost 25 years ago, felt like the first claim toward settling the untamed frontier of online content creation. (You can read more about the origin story here.) They may seem … Read More