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Everyone is a Broadcast Channel As a boy raised in Southwestern, Ohio, I grew up very close to two 20th century marvels of mass communication — Voice of America and the WLW radio tower. Voice of America was designed to broadcast western democratic news around the cold war world. The WLW tower had the ability …read more
MKTFYI is a periodic podcast produced by Kevin Dugan and yours truly, David E. Bowman where we chat and riff on the world of marketing. Being late December, we came up with the very original idea of looking back and reviewing marketing in the year 2010. We even talked special guest Pete Blackshaw, CMO of …read more
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of making a road trip to Athens, Ohio to present to The Ohio University Society for Professional Journalists. I spoke about the potential opportunity for journalism students to find happiness, and maybe even a steady paycheck, in the field of marketing. The presentation forced me to think …read more
A few weeks ago one of my wife’s closest friends, Molly Housh, got together with my sister-in-law Katie Duncan and decided that they were going to try to do something to help my son Jude and my family. The result has been nothing short of spectacular, as friends, family members, business colleagues, and complete strangers …read more
If I approached you and asked you to tell me your story, it is very logical to assume that you would be the hero of that story. You would be the valiant, and sometimes flawed, protagonist, battling to overcome a series of antagonists with varying degrees of success along the way. You would have allies, …read more
About two years ago Kevin Dugan and I were talking over a cup of coffee in Mt. Adams in Cincinnati. We were chatting about all things nerdy, marketing happenings, community events, and sharing other miscellaneous tidbits of knowledge. We had so much fun just talking and riffing that day, and at the end of our …read more
Yesterday I completed the Columbus Marathon — my first 26.2 mile run. Even better I got to share the experience with my best friend, my wife Colleen, who was there with me for every step. It has been a long journey for us. Just over a 1 1/2 years ago, we decided to start running. …read more
I am all fired up. The reason — SummitUp 2010. Two weeks from today, the SummitUp conference will take place in Dayton, Ohio. If you have never been or heard of SummitUp, check it out. SummitUp is a day long conference dedicated to exploring social media, marketing, business, technology, and creativity. The event is scheduled to …read more
At just under a month until race day, I am now running longer distances than I ever knew possible. I am learning first hand that pounding your feet on the pavement for hours at a time causes one to experience considerable amounts of pain. Joints, muscles, bones — you name it and it’s probably a …read more
If you are like me, you have a lot to do every day. Staying organized and managing the “to-do” list of life is a constant challenge in this world that just gets busier and busier every day. While I do not claim to have expert status when it comes to getting things done, I like …read more
