What is the biggest brand? There are some big big brands out there. Every year more brands vie for visibility and dominance. The reason is that every brand that gets share of mind – and trust – can generate huge revenues… Let’s think about some of the great trusted brands in the world, and some [...]
In a report that has just come out, it appears that US consumer confidence is declining. In some respects this is surprising to me. I spend so much time in the US and it seems to be constantly becoming more consumer oriented – the surprise is that in the mode of always attempting to please [...]
Disney is starting to get with it rather than just complain about the new world. It has an interesting plan to team with McDonalds. Patrons would be given a media player on a visit. A certain purchase would enable the download of some Disney material via a code and the restaurant wifi. Content like part [...]
Books crystalize thought. They kick off different conversations.So as we traveled, pitched, consulted, worked, blogged, over the last few months we started writing the first draft of a book targeted for publication 2006.
The book is about the revolution.
Today, we publish one of the first chapters; A Snapshot of the Future. We allowed an Australian Venture Capital Group, The Venture Group, to distribute a copy with their monthly dispatch to encourage feedback. We want lots of discussion. We publish it here today. Thats the new model. Distribute widely. Field comment. Encorporate ideas. Keep the conversation moving forward.
Snapshot Tomorrow.
What is the future?
Long term it's amazing, perhaps even scary, if you believe Ray Kurzweil’s predictions from his new book, “The Singularity is …