Friends of Dave #191: no stranger to you & me
And now for your listening pleasure....
Taking a bit of a mid August break from the typical preamble this week. But fear not there is plenty to keep you busy below.
If you are really missing out, feel free to revisit the preamble from this week last year......such simpler times....
And if nothing else, be sure to check out my quote in the Institutional Investor article about the future of the business card. And The Last Word -- you will not be disappointed.
Finally, as my family knows, I usually blast some tunes while I am pulling the newsletter together. If you ever have a burning desire to get the full experience and feel like you are right there next to me when I am putting the finishing touches on the weekly FoD, I have something special for you:
Friends of Dave, The Playlist on Spotify >> CLICK HERE <<
For regulars here, many selections won't be surprises. But you might occasionally discover a few new things and some deep cuts -- and I will be adding to it over time.
And if you have any good song suggestions (new or old), definitely send them my way!
Have a great weekend.
XOXO
Dave
Think on This...
On Needing to Find Something to Worry About
The compulsive need to worry is evidence that – somewhere in a past we haven’t fully unpacked and understood – we underwent something properly worrying and sad....But what is worse is that the original trauma has been forgotten.
If you or someone in your life is a chronic "worrier" you are going to want to read this.
For Your Day Job...
Providing High-Impact Predictive Content to Increase Sales Velocity
High-impact predictive content is changing the way in which sales operations can influence the sales process. Good quick look at how sales operations analysis can reveal which content is working best and at which stage of the sales cycle.
Let's Stop Calling Churn Just a Customer Success Problem
Making customers succeed is a business-wide responsibility that requires contributions from sales, marketing, product and customer success.
Reimagining marketing in the Next Normal
This one is a bit longer, and not surprising because it is from McKinsey, more comprehensive. That said, you should dig into this one -- it looks at how marketing and marketers need to adapt to the "next normal" post COVID by looking a trends in shopping, e-services, the home, community, trust and social purpose.
Your Weekly Dose of Randomness...
This Is a Mostly True Story About… Business Cards
Posted about this on LinkedIn this week. Yours truly quoted about 2/3 in.
Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates
"It’s really, really annoying,” says the one person on the planet who misses "Clippy"
The Rise Of The Non-Human, Non-Living Product Spokesman
Something tells me the Mister Whipple hologram is going to kill it with Gen Z....
12 Surprising Facts About the McDonald's Apple Pie
Here a 13th "bonus" fact: like most of you, safe to say I had my last one of these over 30 years ago.....as in THE LAST ONE IN MY LIFETIME....
And The Last Word....
FIRST TIME HEARING Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight REACTION — www.youtube.com
ICYMI: this made the rounds on social media over the past week or so (it also lead to the song surging in streams and sales). These Gen Z kids have a YouTube series where they film themselves listening to classic songs for the first time. This episode was the Phil Collins classic. Hard not to smile watching them get an education.
And for the impatient, around 4:55 mark is where the magic happens....
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