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November 1, 2020October 31, 2020 andreweverett360

social connectedness

Sigal Samuel wrote an article for Vox titled How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists. Continue reading “social connectedness” →

November 1, 2020November 6, 2020 andreweverett360

Can’t Buy Me Brand Love

Northeastern University marketing professor Bruce Clark wrote a blog post titled Brand Love is Oversold. Continue reading “Can’t Buy Me Brand Love” →

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 andreweverett360

Awe Walks

Gretchen Reynolds wrote an article for the New York Times titled An ‘Awe Walk’ Might Do Wonders for Your Well-Being. Continue reading “Awe Walks” →

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 andreweverett360

epiphany, apophany, pareidolia, synchronicity

This post is prompted by a tweet from JP Castlin: “Just had one of those moments when something occurs to you (an “insight”, to use the commonplace nomenclature) which is either an epiphany or an apophany and you have no idea which.” Continue reading “epiphany, apophany, pareidolia, synchronicity” →

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020 andreweverett360

History of illustration and propaganda art

D.B. Dowd wrote an article for Hyperallergic titled How Early US Propaganda Grew Out of a Society of Illustrators. Continue reading “History of illustration and propaganda art” →

October 24, 2020October 23, 2020 andreweverett360

empathy is a skill that can be built

Amy Emmert conducted an interview for Strategy+Business with Stanford University psychology professor Jamil Zaki about his book The War for Kindness.  Continue reading “empathy is a skill that can be built” →

October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 andreweverett360

Cultivate a Culture of Intellectual Bravery

Timothy R. Clark wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled To Foster Innovation, Cultivate a Culture of Intellectual Bravery. Continue reading “Cultivate a Culture of Intellectual Bravery” →

October 22, 2020October 21, 2020 andreweverett360

The categorical problem with categories

Mark Ritson wrote an article for MarketingWeek titled To win the biggest legal battle in marketing, Google must show who its competition really is. In dissecting the timely issue of the Google antitrust suit, Ritson explains a more timeless topic: “the categorical problem with categories.” Continue reading “The categorical problem with categories” →

October 21, 2020October 20, 2020 andreweverett360

Amazon Fake Reviews

Isabelle Lee wrote an article for Bloomberg titled Amazon Fake Reviews Reach Holiday Season Levels During Pandemic.

« About 42% of 720 million Amazon reviews assessed by the monitoring service Fakespot Inc. from March through September were unreliable, up from about 36% for the same period last year. »
Continue reading “Amazon Fake Reviews” →

October 20, 2020 andreweverett360

The Bright Future Of Brick-and-Mortar Retail

Trevor Sumner wrote an article titled The Case For The Bright Future Of Brick-and-Mortar Retail. Continue reading “The Bright Future Of Brick-and-Mortar Retail” →

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