Can you keep a secret? I don’t like working on PTO. As an agency executive, I realized a long time ago that PTO is a catch-22 for most people in this country. Despite the research clearly telling us that vacations are both personally and economically beneficial, we continue to de-prioritize and sometimes demonize self-care in […]
“Amazon is not your compassionate, conscience-driven engine for general social good. It is an admirably dogged force for growth which has mercilessly ripped out the premiums charged by a range of categories from publishing, to groceries, to entertainment, much to the delight of their customers. Many of the brands staggering in the wake of this […]
Is there a way to truly prepare oneself for Cannes? Well, no. We begin planning 8 months in advance for the event and find that nothing truly wraps until the week-of. Your days are chocked-full of partner meetings, client accompaniment, long dinners in Le Suquet, speed walking (to the next meeting), and pseudo-private events. Time […]
This Monday, PMG set aside the laptops and stepped away from meetings to celebrate togetherness with a traditional family-style dinner, that is, if your family is 100+ people. With live music, cocktail bars, and a delicious meal prepared by My Sweet Roots, we enjoyed a special evening filled with fun, laughter, and fine cuisine. We […]
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true” – James Branch Cabel Despite these times, I have always leaned to a more optimistic perspective. Needless to say but the last 7 months have been trying for our world. The global fight against terror, […]
The d$%# industry won’t sit still, will it? Good, we would be bored anyway. I thought it might be interesting to brain dump some of the things we’re excited about executing over the next few months. 1. Atlas NOT Shrugged Maybe I’m nostalgic, but I am stoked that Facebook kept the Atlas name despite it […]
I like to play craps. Now, I also like to incorrectly bet the field, which is basically like placing your cash on a well-lit Duraflame log. That doesn’t have anything to do with the below other than CES takes place in Vegas. I’m currently on the plane headed back from the show and I thought […]
I left you Apple – you didn’t leave me. After years of the same thing over and over again… it was time to break Siri’s little heart. I was ready for something new, fresh, exciting and maybe with more defined curves. Ok, so I left Apple for Samsung. “Blasphemy!”, you gasp. Hold your horses. This […]
Dear Developer Core, We are thankful for you and your infinite API knowledge. You have saved us from another location change in places.google.com/manage/. Although Google’s Maps Engine Pro allows for some data layering… The platform and process just couldn’t handle 900 locations. We were stuck in coordinate redundancy. Our marketing abilities, although innovative… left us stuck […]
Dear PMG friends, Hope all is well! The PMG team wanted to send you a quick update regarding Google “Quality Score.” First off, this is only a reporting change. It will have no direct impact on paid search performance (although there will be indirect changes). Google expects to make these changes next Tuesday (7/30). Google […]