Thinks Out Loud: E-commerce and Digital Strategy

Thinks Out Loud: E-commerce and Digital Strategy


Latest Episodes

The Brand is the Prompt (Thinks Out Loud 465)
June 19, 2025

One of my favorite facts about the internet is that people will always tell you when youre wrong. Seriously. Its a feature, not a bug. Because when that happens, it

Revisiting Is Apple Dropping Google? What Does That Mean For Your Business?
June 13, 2025

Apple told us at their WWDC that theyre seriously rethinking how they use AI on their devices, largely because they way theys previously announced AI on their devices straight up

AI Is Eating the World, But Who’s Paying for Dinner? (Thinks Out Loud 464)
June 05, 2025

Mary Meekers latest report is out and its all about artificial intelligence. Its a brilliant report. But its missing why all of these changes matter for marketers and e-commerce/customer acquisiti

Google Closes the Gate on Marketers (Thinks Out Loud)
May 29, 2025

Googles AI Mode in search, to put it bluntly, sucks. At least it does if your job is to drive traffic and revenue for your business. We all know that

Touch Grass — Memorial Day 2025 (Thinks Out Loud 462)
May 23, 2025

Its Memorial Day weekend here in the US. And Tims got some quick thoughts for you to enjoy before you take off for the weekend. Be sure to give a

Digital Reset is Here (Thinks Out Loud 461)
May 15, 2025

This is a slightly different episode than usual, and, to be honest, slightly more self-promotional than usual, too. You see, I am very excited to share the news that my

Is Apple Dropping Google? What Does That Mean For Your Business? (Thinks Out Loud 460)
May 13, 2025

According to Search Engine Journal, Apple might be thinking about replacing Google with ChatGPT or Perplexity as its default search engine in Safari. I know, I know, it sounds crazy.

Is It Impossible for Marketers to Keep Up With AI? (Thinks Out Loud 459)
May 01, 2025

My friend Mark Schafer just asked a brilliant question on LinkedIn about whether small and mid-sized businesses are destined to fall behind when it comes to AI. Its a beautiful

Digital Reset: Build Customer Relationships Big Tech—and AI—Can’t Touch (Thinks Out Loud 458)
April 24, 2025

This is a huge week around here. Ive just announced the release of my new book, Digital Reset: Driving Marketing and Customer Acquisition Beyond Big Tech. Which, yay, and all.

Google Says You Should Not Use AI To Create Content… Kind Of (Thinks Out Loud 457)
April 17, 2025

Google may have just told marketers they can never use AI to create content. Or maybe not. Their actual recommendations are somewhat more nuanced than simply AI bad or AI