Live poll - When will we see an economic recovery?
I'm doing a keynote for a leading global loyalty management company on Thursday; I'll be incorporating several live text message polls into the talk, in order to have a…
Growth Strategy
Re-engage with the Future! 10 Great Words
The motivational wrapup to a recent Las Vegas keynote - advising the audience to "re-engage with the future." This is based upon my "10 Great Words" document which you…
Daily Inspiration · How to be Innovative
Trend: The emergence of the Chief Momentum Officer
One of my key themes through the years has been that "faster is the new fast" -- that the biggest challenge that organizations must face is how to keep up with the…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy
The Impact of Social Networking on Brands
There are 147 million people interacting on social networks through mobile devices today - expect that to grow to 1 billion within 5 years. A clip from a recent keynote…
Branding & Marketing · Customers & Branding
The Time to Invest in the Future is Now!
Enough said. Get over it. Get out and innovate. Think growth!
Focusing on Growth · Growth Strategy
"Recessions provide tremendous opportunities"
ENTREPENEURS: Recessions provide 'tremendous opportunities,' trends expert says London Free Press, May 28, 2009 Recession or not, the future belongs to companies willing…
Keynotes & Events · Leadership in Crisis
Accountancy in the Twitter era
One of the columns I write on a regular basis is for CAMagazine, which goes to about 100,000 professional chartered accountants. My big secret? Despite the fact that I…
Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Financial Services & Banking
"What am I going to do today to kill new ideas?"
Here's a video clip from a recent keynote in Las Vegas. I was on stage in front of an audience of 4,000, speaking for a global organization. In this clip, I'm speaking…
Branding & Marketing · Change
A conscious decision - don't take part in this recession!
I led a small workshop last week after an event, focused on the issue of "how can we establish opportunities for growth during an economic downturn." The cover of my…
Growth Strategy · Innovation
Where's the growth? Rethinking long term opportunity
I wrote this PDF report last spring, before the recession set in. Yet I still think it makes for a lot of powerful arguments as to where we will see industrial and…
Energy & Utilities · Growth Strategy
Playboy, innovation, and brands from the 1950's
When you travel a lot like I do, you end up doing a lot of reading. One of the books I've been reading provides a fascinating look back at the fifties and sixties: Mr…
Branding & Marketing · Innovation
Keynote Case Study: Burger King — Restaurant Innovation Could Not Afford Complacency
I have spent a lot of time working with restaurant and franchise organizations, and one of those engagements was the global Burger King Franchise Conference. The archive…
Case Studies · Retail & Consumer