One reason I am still so passionate about consumer research is that no matter draconian, desperate and conflated billion dollar companies get about how they try and justify business practices in pursuit of Wall Street cred is that when the end user is finally presented with the option of whether or not they are down … Read more
Sixty summers ago, one of the most unlikely songs ever to make #2 on the Billboard charts was a comedy parody called CAMP GRANADA, which chronicled the laments of a city kid who was sent away to a remote summer camp and began to methodically run off a list of all of the diseases and … Read more
So a show of hands, please–how many of you found this musing from Twitter? From what I can tell from available analytics, as well as the comments I have received in the more than two years since these musings began, I dare say I’d be looking at something in the single digits–or worse. So I’m … Read more
When I had the opportunity to briefly see one Preston Padden in action during our shared time as fellow FOX executives I saw first-hand someone who possessed the poise of a politician and the nuanced skills of a lawyer–basically, someone who could have easily been an elected official had he chosen that path. And yet, … Read more
The first time I stepped onto a studio lot was life-changing for me. After years of trolling in nondescript office buildings, and even for a period when I worked in the main building on a TV studio lot, nothing compared to the majesty and the sense of history I felt when I first stepped onto … Read more
Lately, I seem to be confusing some people who, while well-intentioned, feel it’s absolutely necessary to express their opinion that by stating any of my own, or amplifying those who are critical of true power brokers, I am unwittingly assuring my own career demise. As if expressing my truth, or supporting the thoughts of anyone … Read more
So I started a new job last week. No, don’t be that excited–it’s not one that I’m particularly excited about, nor am I planning to do one of those “I’m happy to share that I started” form posts on LinkedIn that it seems only the most tangentially connected people in my contact list seem to … Read more
It’s The Fourth of July, which of course means despite all of the warnings and admonishments from my building any involvement in fireworks will result in an immediate eviction notice, an awful lot of my neighbors either never got such a notice or truly don’t give a rat’s ass. So I’m awake, the still night … Read more
There’s been so much negative news regarding the world of streaming media of late that it’s sometimes difficult to actually find nuggets of emcouragement. My bad that this one that dropped the week before last wasn’t highlighted in a musing before this. But yes, there is actually a new kid on the Nielsen block that … Read more
No, it wasn’t a very good week for those who believe in inclusion. Aside from the Supreme Court’s pre-summer vacation parting shots, the most notable of which was the de facto elimination of affirmative action, the entertainment medium was awash in stories announcing numerous departures of executives who had been specifically tasked with improving their … Read more