Marketing Playlist for Wk Ending 8.28 // Reading for Rebels
by Josh Levine
What we think you should be reading:
Who Exactly is Your Competition? – Influential Marketing Blog
Don’t make the mistake of thinking your competition is just those that do or make the same thing you do. This post talks about Location, Emotion and Experience competition.
Interviewing a Job Applicant – Seth Godin
We’ve got a few friends that have landed new gigs lately, so thought this post might prove useful for those of you on the other side of the desk. Here are some great insights from Mr. Godin on how to interview applicants right… and not waste time.
Ikea Really Did It – Fast Company
We’ve all heard (and seen) the hubbub around Ikea switching to the dreaded Verdana font. Fast Company features some other fonts that seem to spark anger. Can’t we all just get along?
Half of You Connect with Brands – Mashable
Mashable discusses eMarketers report which says – yes, people are connecting with brands through the use of social media. Um, we know. But, it’s always nice to see a report.
Going Off The Beaten Path to Save Money
by Michal

Marketers are scouting out off-the-beaten-path venues where they can throw their events and skip the expense associated with custom-built environments... (Full Article)
2012 Outdoor Ads // Hate It or Love It
by Josh Levine

I'm generally against most outdoor advertising. Mainly because most of it sucks and ends up forming what I would call urban blight. From my perspective, ...
Infiniti // Don’t Believe The Hype
by Josh Levine

Disclosure: I drive an Infiniti and I love it. So, I sort of root for the brand because I like the product, and it benefits ...
Marketing Playlist for Week Ending 8.21 // Reading for Rebels
by Josh Levine

What we're reading this week: Facebook and Gaming Connect - Business Wire Gaming site, Candystand.com teamed up with Facebook to allow users to sign on to play ...
Wu-Tang x Lego // Hate It or Love It
by Josh Levine

Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin' from davo on Vimeo. I love this. Wu-Tang's "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" acted out by Legos. I get that it's ...
Science of the Time // Headlines: Rebel Makes News
by Josh Levine

The newest edition of Science of the Times is fresh off the press on the web, including a piece by your humble servant about LA's ...
Marketing Playlist for Week Ending 8.14 // Reading for Rebels
by Josh Levine

What we think you should also be reading this week: Music Biz Deals with the Tech Guys - Web Strategy An interesting discussion on what's next after ...
Gravity Summit // Headlines: Rebel Makes News
by Josh Levine

I'm speaking at the Gravity Summit at Harvard on August 31st. I'm calling my talk "Worst Practices in Social Media: What Not to Do." Haven't ...
NEW-LA and Practice Makes Perfect // On The Run
by Josh Levine

I recently attended an event for NEW-LA: the Network of Executive Women, which I'm helping to build with Curtis Estes. The idea is to provide ...
Marketing Playlist for week of 8.3 // Reading for Rebels
by Josh Levine

Top 5 things you should be reading this week: Google is top global brand - ISEdb.com BrandZ brand preference 2009 research study is out and Google is ...
Marketing Playlist for week of 7.27 // Reading for Rebels
by Josh Levine

Top 5 things you should be reading this week: New Chris Anderson book - longtail.com Check out Chris Anderson's (author of NYT bestseller The Long Tail) new ...