From Affluenza: In 1986, America still had more high schools than shopping centers. Less than fifteen years later, we have more than twice as many shopping centers as high schools. In the age of Affluenza, shopping centers have supplanted churches as a symbol of cultural values. In fact, seventy percent of us visit malls each […]
Relevance is Overrated
A friend of mine celebrated one year of sobriety today. We got to talking about Alcoholics Anonymous and how helpful it has been to him. He said that from a marketing standpoint AA is hopelessly antiquated. The material was written in 40’s. It uses sexist language, outdated illustrations, and awkward syntax. Yet countless people from […]
January 23, 2003 by
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons