I was born in the 1900's. I heard that line last month when comedian Nate Bargatze was hosting Saturday Night Live. Of course I didn't watch it live on Saturday night, I saw it a few days later because we have YouTubeTV as our streaming service and my wife was...
The Not-So-Secret Writings of ScLoHo
Building Momentum
Are you the type of person who jumps out of bed in the morning full of energy and ready to take on the world? Or are you like the rest of us adults who start a little slower, with a morning routine that perhaps includes a cup of coffee to perk up your senses and as...
Leadership Lessons
What does it take to be a leader? That question was asked of myself and a couple dozen others this summer at a half day retreat our company held in August. The answers were plentiful and good, as most of us were in a leadership position. Some of us had a leadership...
Duty Calls
When you are good at something and recognized as being good at it, but you've stepped away from it and now the challenge to return to it comes up, what's your response? That's the position I found myself in earlier this month and it's a position that I've been in...
300 Media and Marketing Tips… Maybe
For those of you who are reading this and wondering what's the deal with the number 300, I'll tell you. If you are listening to this podcast, you already have a clue from the introduction I gave. Since 2017 I have written, created, produced and published the Scott...
Timely Marketing Principles That Are Timeless
It's been two full decades that I've been in the advertising, media and marketing world in Fort Wayne, Indiana, non-stop. During the past twenty years, there have been a lot of changes in technology and how the world operates. However, no matter what the...
Is It A Thing or Is It A Fad?
Let's jump into this topic headfirst with the reason I'm talking about this subject right now. Around July 5th, a new social media app, Threads was launched and it's been all over the news because... well.. the news media thinks it's newsworthy. Threads is connected...
What Are You Waiting For?
Today I'm talking to those of you who are waiting for something... I'm not sure what exactly you are waiting for and maybe you don't either. Because I write about and talk about media and marketing, I'll at least narrow this subject down to that world. In the 20 years...
The Long Game
When I say the word "Future", how far off in the future does your mind think? Is the Future 5 years away? Is the Future 20 years away? Is the Future next week or even next month? Does it hurt your brain to think beyond today? Here in the United States we live in short...