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Overcoming Nervousness when Interviewing and Presenting

When I first started my career doing phone and in-person interviews – and then presenting research findings – I couldn't imagine getting through them without feeling completely awkward, nervous, unsure… pick your word… but can now attest…

Raising the Bar and Giving Thanks at the Ideba Annual Business Review

Borne as a remote team 12 years ago, we’ve always appreciated business reviews, for quality facetime, and to collaborate on new initiatives. Having weathered COVID as well as any firm, avoiding disruption to business operations, we’re proud…
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Structured Computational Prowess vs. Human Irrationality

Considering its ubiquity, marketing departments clearly believe the mere mention of AI makes their solutions seem more robust and cutting edge. It’s as if the very invocation suggests a semi-infallibility—an ‘if the machine says so, it…
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Making Marketing Metrics Matter

Analytics has gone in and out of fashion focus over the past two decades. There is a point in time that it takes all the oxygen out of any other marketing conversation, and then months that it isn't even discussed. Sure, there are only so many…