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The user is always right. And the user is always far ahead of the companies they are buying from. Companies need to understand their future digital consumer and do things now to meet them and exceed their expectations.

Max Martin’s Songwriting & Production Mastery: A Deep Analysis

Max Martin’s Songwriting & Production Mastery: A Deep Analysis

26 February 2025

I think Max Martin is the greatest songwriter in the world. I got OpenAI’s Deep Research Tool to analyse what makes him so great, and write a “how-to” guide for others to write and produce hit songs like Max Martin.

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Trump’s Deal-Making Playbook: The Art of the Ambit Claim

Trump’s Deal-Making Playbook: The Art of the Ambit Claim

22 February 2025

Donald Trump’s negotiation tactics defy convention. From outrageous demands to strategic chaos, he demonstrates a familiar pattern of behaviours. This is his playbook in 2024–25.

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Closer to the Couch: The Megatrend Shifting Entire Industries

Closer to the Couch: The Megatrend Shifting Entire Industries

2 October 2024

“Closer to the Couch” is a trend transforming industries by making products and services more accessible at home, from entertainment to healthcare and retail.

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Is This Taylor Swift’s Biggest Risk Yet? ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’ Review

Is This Taylor Swift’s Biggest Risk Yet? ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’ Review

21 April 2024

This review of “The Tortured Poet’s Department” reveals how its introspective turn might redefine Tay’s career, drawing parallels to historical empires at the brink of decline.

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(Sir Lewis) Hamilton: The Musical

(Sir Lewis) Hamilton: The Musical

4 February 2024

Using ChatGPT, I wrote a musical called “Hamilton” based on Lewis Hamilton’s shock shift to Ferrari.

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The shopper agents are coming: are we ready for B2A?

The shopper agents are coming: are we ready for B2A?

26 September 2023

A transformation is about to take place in how we browse, compare, and purchase products. It’s the rise of autonomous shopping agents; AI-powered bots that act on behalf of human consumers, helping them shop across various retailers and providers.

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Ensuring Future Viability: The Need for Minimum Future Features in Connected Products

Ensuring Future Viability: The Need for Minimum Future Features in Connected Products

28 August 2023

The challenge of obsolescence looms over connected products. A minimum future feature set could ensure their core functionalities endure.

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The Future of Film: AI’s Reel Revolution

The Future of Film: AI’s Reel Revolution

30 April 2023

AI’s role in Hollywood is evolving. From AI screenwriters to AI twins to personalised films, technology is reshaping the future of film and entertainment

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Smartphones are ruining “The Moment”

27 March 2023

Our desire to document experiences at sporting events and music concerts is destroying the experience

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ChatGPT vs. Advertising Hubris: Linkedin Lament

6 March 2023

AI is here to stay. Advertising professionals who publicly mock AI are essentially crafting their own public epitaphs.

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Designing Persuasive Customer Experience: From Aristotle to AI

Designing Persuasive Customer Experience: From Aristotle to AI

17 August 2022

Discover how Aristotle’s principles and AI can enhance customer experience design for a more persuasive approach in this era of digital transformation.

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In the Media: I was Interviewed on the Digital Transformation & Leadership Podcast with Danny Levy

In the Media: I was Interviewed on the Digital Transformation & Leadership Podcast with Danny Levy

10 April 2021

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on the Digital Transformation & Leadership podcast. Here’s a summary of it.

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RIP Michael Gudinski

RIP Michael Gudinski

2 March 2021

Gudinski was more than a music industry leader, he was a magnet for Melbourne and a force of nature.

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In the Media: Facebook vs the Australian Media and Government

In the Media: Facebook vs the Australian Media and Government

24 February 2021

I had a great chat with Ahron Young from Ticker television just after the news broke that Facebook had banned news publishers from sharing their content on the platform

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When your world shinks, go big

24 February 2021

The businesses that have done well have been responsive to change had a mindset that valued adaptability and versatility

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In the Media: The Informer on Facebook vs the Media/Government, Clubhouse, and more

23 February 2021

I had a great chat with legendary TV journalist and newscaster George Donikian from The Informer about the Facebook news media dispute.

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Australian news publishers vs Facebook/Google

Australian news publishers vs Facebook/Google

18 February 2021

Journalism is vital to a thriving and healthy society. However, print media management have failed to provide an appropriate business model to monetise quality journalism.

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From concierge commerce to visual search: Three digital trend predictions for 2021

28 January 2021

My top three digital trends to watch in business in 2021

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Our lousy shot at quarantine

23 January 2021

We’ve held the world’s best tennis players prisoner with sub-standard food and experience – it is a complete failure of imagination.

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Black Friday Do’s and Don’ts for Business and Consumers

Black Friday Do’s and Don’ts for Business and Consumers

25 November 2020

Some advice on what retailers (and consumers) should do to make the most of the growing Black Friday sales season

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Guest Post: The Expert Dilemma

Guest Post: The Expert Dilemma

29 April 2020

Andrew Danos is an Australian businessman currently living in Israel. He has an MBA from Kellogg Business School and is a former adviser to The…

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Delusional “brand purpose” is destroying businesses

21 November 2019

There’s a new scourge harming jobs and business. It’s a form of addiction. Not Opium addiction, but OPM addiction.

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This is one of the very best pages on the internet: Everyday social experiments with unpredicted outcomes

2 October 2019

So many fantastic examples of: biases, logical fallacies, behavioural psychology, heuristical biases, and behavioural economic theories turned upside down. Source: What is the most bizarre…

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“Turn the comments off”. Bunnings uses Facebook only as an advertising platform – AND IT’S BRILLIANT

29 March 2019

Bunnings uses it’s Facebook Page only as an advertising platform. Nothing more. No posts. No comments. No waste.

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There’s a huge difference between what offends and what affects

8 November 2018

As Kellyanne Conway wisely said of Trump, he knows the difference between what offends and what affects. This is the key to his brilliant tactics….

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Apple News on OSX Mojave – the future of news and publishing?

Apple News on OSX Mojave – the future of news and publishing?

5 October 2018

Apple News desktop app is very good. It automatically finds newspaper and magazine subscriptions and imports them into the app. The “Evening Digest” is excellent….

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I’m in B&Ts “Meet the Futurists” – marketing trends & predictions

I’m in B&Ts “Meet the Futurists” – marketing trends & predictions

5 March 2018

B&T has come out with a new feature, “Meet The Futurists”. They asked me and a number of fellow marketing and advertising leaders what our…

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15 Reasons Why Donald Trump Won – A Marketeer’s View

15 Reasons Why Donald Trump Won – A Marketeer’s View

18 November 2016

Donald Trump’s election is a stark reminder of some basic marketing principles around consumers, content and channels. Two flawed but distinctive political products came to…

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A Selfie Will Soon Replace Your Password

A Selfie Will Soon Replace Your Password

3 October 2016

The need for online security is more important than ever. Online payment fraud is on the rise, and life is becoming increasingly reliant on the…

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Why marketers should cut social media budgets

Why marketers should cut social media budgets

14 July 2016

All too often, brands invest millions of dollars into social media for the wrong reasons. Paid advertising is a more effective way to acquire new…

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