A quick follow up thought to my post last week about a PR firm’s debacle… Barbers don’t cut their own hair. The cobbler’s children have no shoes. A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. And marketers…
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Chris Houchens
Marketing Speaker + Marketing Author
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insurgents in your organization
Late last week, Alex Bogusky was elevated from CD of Crispin Porter + Bogusky to “Chief Creative Insurgent“ of the ad agency’s parent company MDC Partners. Hmmm. Since, by definition, an insurgent is a rebel who revolts against authority or acts…
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your company’s looming social media disaster
Think about if you’ve met any of these cutting edge people… Remember when the Macarena came out? You probably danced it at some public gathering for the few weeks it was popular. Then it went away. And then a few…
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Tagged with: bestof2009, email marketing, facebook, management, social media, twitter
Posted in online, strategy
Posted in online, strategy
muscle shoals has got the swampers
Back in my radio career, in addition to managing operations for the stations in the group, I also held down several airshifts as a “radio personality”. DJs get sick of songs way before you do. On the CHR formatted station,…
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Tagged with: bestof2008, big ideas, management, marketing speaker, radio
Posted in marketing, speaking, strategy
Posted in marketing, speaking, strategy
that will be one amazing person
In a couple of weeks, I’m going to call this company because I REALLY want to meet the person they hired for this job. Marketing, PR, accounting, and HR all rolled up in one. Wow. Why not add “company mechanic”…
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