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Misinformation. Conspiracy theories. Fear mongering. We experience it every day, most recently in the wake of the harbor accident in Baltimore, and prominently from Infowars’s Alex Jones who suggested terrorism. “Looks deliberate to me,” he wrote according to news reports, “A cyber-attack is probable. WW3 has already started.” It’s nothing new from Jones , who … Continued
Every day we look for equilibrium between ambition, achievement and work realities, and family, loved ones and life in general. It’s the good old-fashioned “work-life balance” and we are reminded of it anew with the new Netflix sci-fi movie “Spaceman.” I won’t get into any particular detail on the film other than it stars Adam … Continued
As the Detroit Lions head to San Francisco for this weekend’s NFC Championship Game, they have created a literal phenomenon born not just of winning but by a range of additional factors necessary for creating same. In and out of sports theirs is a recipe often attempted but rarely duplicated. In the field of marketing … Continued
Much is being recalled and written about today on the untimely and tragic passing of Ken (“KC”) Calvert. And with good reason. He was a legend. Known as “The Casual One” he could just have easily gone by any number of other monikers – “The Personable One” or “The Talented One.” He was just that … Continued
As we eagerly await the kickoff of today’s Detroit Lions game against the Seahawks, I thought it a time apropos to call out, in a positive way, the PR machine that is the National Football League and the new Netflix series “Quarterback.” It is a study in effective story-telling that is worth a closer look. … Continued
Listeners turning in to 910 AM Superstation this weekend were no doubt checking and rechecking the radio dial position and time of day, greeted by ESPN radio, normally a station overnight staple. Bit by bit information has trickled out that the regular format – at one time billed as the “The Voice of Detroit” and … Continued