Three Things You Should Learn from SXSW, Day 1
This week I attended the first ever SXSW V2V conference — a gathering of 1,500 startup entrepreneurs, innovators, and me. Since you’re too busy working on important things to hang out with me in...
View ArticleLessons from SXSW, Day 2
Part of the theme of V2V seemed to be promoting Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project, and the big nighttime party on Day 1 was designed to get us off the strip to a venue that Tony may or may not own called...
View ArticleYou Need to Pay Attention
Day 3 of SXSW V2V was short for me, thanks to the impending feeling that work is piling up while I sit in conference sessions. I did manage to catch one talk before the flight home. Liz Bacelar of...
View ArticleFour ways to make SXSW better
I’ve just returned from year one of SXSW V2V — a Las Vegas spinoff of what has become an annual cavalcade of emerging music, technology, film, and an increasing number of really bad brand activations....
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn From A Three Year Old
My son says a lot of crazy shit. My Facebook friends already know this. He’s about to turn four, and for the last year or so he has consistently blown my mind with funny, insulting, insightful, and...
View ArticleHow To Make A Viral Video
Or maybe it’s how to make a video viral. Anyway, our newest intern, Benjamin Espiritu, is a filmmaker who has at least one viral video to his credit. Check it out here and learn how a combination of...
View ArticleMarketing is Magic
If you have an hour to spare, watch this talk or listen to the podcast from magician x marketing consultant Ferdinando Buscema (I listened at the gym this morning). He says three things that are...
View ArticleRebel Presents… Word on the Street
Word on the Street I’m very excited to announce our new event series, Word on the Street. I’ll be hosting conversations with marketers who are on the front lines of building authentic youth brands,...
View ArticleWord on the Street: Episode One
It’s finally done. This spring, Rebel Industries kicked off a new event series we’re calling Word on the Street — interviews with top marketers who are setting the example for the rest of us in terms...
View ArticleWord on the Street: Episode Two
This one is way out west. Somehow, our amazing publicist coerced Matthew Modine’s people to coerce Matthew Modine into sitting down with me for a little Word on the Street action. Private Joker, y’all....
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