The Hypocrisy of Instagram & Facebook

The Hypocrisy of Instagram & Facebook

Instagram is a great platform. Advertisers (including myself) have embraced and loved the platform for years. We’ve spent millions of dollars on it in one year alone. As the former head of Samsung media, I can easily attest to that. We’ve spent even more on...
Time to Build Cannabis Brands with Pride

Time to Build Cannabis Brands with Pride

June is LGBTQ pride month and with it my thoughts go to the similarity between the LGBTQ community’s fight for equality and the cannabis industry’s fight for legalization. It doesn’t take a Sociologist to see a connection between the cultural shift happening around...
Mastering the In-store Experience

Mastering the In-store Experience

Are you Starbucks, Nordstrom, Target, Best Buy, The Dollar Store or the local mom & pop down the street?  It may seem like these stores are really different, but that’s actually not the case. These stores (or chains) have done well with their target audiences...
Link On, Link Off

Link On, Link Off

SEM (search engine marketing, aka paid search) can be a struggle bus for the cannabis industry.  See our thoughts on it here.While it can be difficult, there are a lot of great opportunities to helping your site rise to the top.  Is there a surefire way...
Wacky World of SEM & Cannabis

Wacky World of SEM & Cannabis

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is the stalwart of the retail and brand world.  It doesn’t matter what current phase you are in the lifecycle of your brand – new, starting to get traction or well established, SEM complements your business.  But what if...