Thinks Out Loud: E-commerce and Digital Strategy

Thinks Out Loud: E-commerce and Digital Strategy


Latest Episodes

Revisiting The Brand is the Prompt (Thinks Out Loud)
July 25, 2025

Unlike a lot of folks, Im not convinced that AI agents are the end of brands. Sure, theres a risk. But I still believe most customers will choose brands that

Revisiting AI Is Eating the World, But Who’s Paying for Dinner? (Thinks Out Loud)
July 17, 2025

Google seems scared. Customers seem ready to jump. Behaviors are shifting fast and furious. While I tend to think Google is in the best possible position to win the AI

Revisiting Is It Impossible for Marketers to Keep Up With AI? (Thinks Out Loud)
July 11, 2025

Does it seem like you are destined to fall behind when it comes to AI? I know for many marketers and e-commerce professionals, especially at small or mid-sized businesses, it

Revisiting Google Closes the Gate (Thinks Out Loud)
July 02, 2025

You may have heard me say that gatekeepers gonna gate. Well, Googles AI Mode shows exactly what that looks like in practice. AI Mode is so disruptive to the way

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