Some Thoughts on Firing Employees
This past week, I read a terrific Quora thread on firing. The depth and breadth of answers shows the wide range of opinions and…
The Missing Narrative
I love the Green Bay Packers. I love the history of the team. I love that the town of Green Bay’s (population 107,00) residents…
When Brilliant Minds Become Brilliant Jerks
The NYTimes Bits Blog has a worthwhile read from last week entitled “What Do You Do With the Brilliant Jerks?” I’d encourage startup founders…
Yellow Shoes and Personal vs. Company Branding
For the first few years that I spoke at conferences in the search marketing field, I consistently wore a single pair of yellow shoes.…
10 Lessons Learned from Avinash Kaushik’s Magnum Opus on Facebook Marketing
Earlier this week, Avinash Kaushik, who’s certainly among the most brilliant marketing minds of the generation, wrote an exceptional piece on Facebook Marketing. It’s…
App Store SEO: Why I’m Still a Skeptic
I love how the field of SEO has branched out to include a lot of tasks and channels greater than just the search engines.…
IPOs, Acquisitions, and The Long Term for Moz
Somehow, the company we started has become somewhat successful and reached some really interesting milestones. Honestly, what SEOmoz has achieved in the past 5…
The Paradox of Easy vs. Hard to Measure Marketing Channels
When companies consider which marketing channels to invest in, data is almost always cited as the primary driver. In reality, just like everything else…
Just Because I’m Terrible at It Doesn’t Mean I’m Going to Stop
I think I might have some masochistic tendencies. Usually, when people are terrible at something, they find alternatives, or they stop entirely. I do…
Taking a week off of blogging
I’m heading to Ireland – Belfast & Dublin – for the next 9 days, so I’m going to take some time off blogging. It’s…