Reflection
It’s always full throttle around here this time of year. Forget about making our lists and checking them twice and getting ready for…
What Matters Most
I was all set to write about Thanksgiving. Then turned my attention to luxury brands and how they differentiate or don’t, diminish and…
What Matters Most
I was all set to write about Thanksgiving. Then turned my attention to luxury brands and how they differentiate or don’t, diminish and…
Introducing Outsell’s New Segment Views
It’s exciting to share the first releases of our new Outsell Intelligence suite, a set of market intelligence formats that replace our…
It’s About People
A couple of weeks ago we had a great members-only meeting, confidential and ‘behind closed doors’ about succession and the tips and tricks…
Democracy Won
Once again, the pollsters, pundits, and press got it so wrong. They are the losers in this election. Just as they were in 2020 and 2016. It…
Outsell Q3/Q4 Sales Benchmark
Once again, we ran our quarterly sales benchmark and industry performance remains sluggish. On one hand we heard at the Outsell Signature…
Where Is the Line?
In late September, a colleague in the UK sent a link to an article about the Economist Group canceling an event focused on cancer within…
Succession
While the real-life version plays out in front of all of us — Rupert Murdoch’s family drama as non-fiction to Logan Roy’s fiction — I…
The A-Z of the 2024 Outsell Signature Event
Our theme for this year’s Signature Event reflected the evolution of artificial intelligence technologies, and the move from hype to…
Keynotes — The Outsell Signature Event
Three don’t-miss keynotes as a matter of fact. This year’s program for the Outsell Signature Event, co-produced with JEGI CLARITY is…
You’re Covered
Last year at the Outsell Signature Event, we began a journey to intelligent work with a program that took us through the emerging world of…
Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire
How nice it was this week to see our very own David Worlock, honored by ALPSP, receiving the ALPSP Award for Contribution to Scholarly…
Circle of Secrets
While news continues to unfold about the licensing deals between big publishers and big tech, Wiley’s numbers and T&F’s are out there; and…
Oil & Water
One can’t help but be startled by these headlines just a few days apart, let alone their irony.
Doing Things Backwards
It boggles my mind that our data is out there for all the world to see. The dark web runs amok with all kinds of, well, dark, bad things…
Soft Landing
Life can be cruel. One moment you are staring at goats. The next you’re reading about the sudden departure of CEOs in industry who were…
Going to the Goats
Is it my imagination or has it been a weird week?
Loving a Law Firm
There aren’t too many people who will fess up to loving their law firm let alone admitting they’ve worked with it forever. Moons ago, our…
Outsell Q2/Q3 Sales Benchmark
Once again, we completed our quarterly benchmark on sales performance in our industry and the outlook for Q3. We’ve been doing this with…
Twists & Turns — The Geopolitical Outlook
In 2016 I had a conversation with a leader in the UK who asked me if I thought Trump had a chance becoming the Republican Presidential…
AI Hype to Reality
It’s inevitable with new technology. FT this morning calls it an AI bubble. Gartner’s hype cycle has its trough of disillusionment. Paul…
AI and Generative AI is Not Going Anywhere
I woke up this morning to the Outsell Doorway reading that Strat7 named a new COO. Hah! Imposter. Strat7? Great name but man better to be…
OLC Themes — 2024 Spring Meetings
Ahh for best laid plans to log-off for two weeks. My typical annual vacation schedule is fall. The tourists are back home, everyone’s…
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