2026 LinkedIn Cheat Sheet
Baffled by LinkedIn’s new algorithm? Confused why this business platform suddenly feels more like Instagram? Unsure how to adapt to get your […]
Tag: strategy
The State of Retail – 2026 Retail PEST Analysis Mid-Year Check
Which powerful forces are shaping retail in 2026? Let’s revisit my 2026 Retail PEST Analysis from the beginning of the year to […]
What LinkedIn Wants: Best practices the algorithm rewards
Frustrated by LinkedIn’s algorithm U-turn? You aren’t alone. (My retail communities have felt confused and bewildered by recent algorithmic shifts, and vocal […]
CASE STUDY – Community Management & Engagement Leadership
BUSINESS ISSUE: A retail media company needed help to unite hundreds of community members, create a sense of belonging and build mutually-beneficial […]
CASE STUDY: B2B Thought Leadership for Growth Marketing Wins
BUSINESS ISSUE: Since I launched my own marketing business in 2013, many clients needed executive-level thought leadership content to boost brand awareness, […]
CASE STUDY: B2B Launch Success + Thought Leadership Program
Learn how my retail tech client overcame a lean team to achieve a successful B2B launch and support the launch over the […]
What Just Changed in Retail?
What rocked retail this quarter? A few retail signals dominated and I break down 2 of them in this video. For the […]
Retail Signals – Quarterly Executive Briefing
What happened in retail in Q2? What’s up: 🔺 Sports euphoria as commerce fuel🔺 Inflationary pressure due to war🔺 Amazon’s grocery moves🔺 […]
AI-Driven Retail Brings Us Together
Last night’s inaugural AI in Retail (AiR) Meetup at Toronto Tech Week, hosted by RETHINK Retail, was a celebration of an exciting […]
OpenAI is a Retail Superconnector
OpenAI plays well with others. Just look at how many powerhouse retailers, brands and retail platforms are collaborating with the AI icon. […]
How to Win on LinkedIn in 2026
📉 Has your LinkedIn engagement fallen off a cliff? You’re not alone. Even award-winning thought leaders, business owners and job seekers have […]
Why Finance is Driving Retail Strategy
Finance is driving retail strategy. For years, global retailers and brands have had to adapt their business strategy to jolts like: 🔸 […]
Build Brand Trust in the Age of AI
Brand trust fuels growth. In any relationship, trust is vital but in retail, it’s a competitive advantage. Yet, brand trust is at […]
Retail Shifts Defining 2026
What happened in retail in Q1? What’s up: 🔺 War as a retail disruptor🔺 Agentic’s soaring influence🔺 Affordability as a retail imperative🔺 […]
Amazon Strategy Matrix
📈 Amazon eyes the B2B prize. This week we saw a big hullabaloo on LinkedIn and in the media about the closure […]
Why Just Walk Out is Winning
Need for speed boosts Just Walk Out’s popularity. Demand will continue to grow for Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology because it solves […]
2026 Retail PEST Analysis
Business as usual is out of style in retail. Look at the profound changes happening across global structures, systems and standards and […]
Retail’s Hottest Holiday Trends
Top Q4 retail trends in <40 seconds … See which hot trends affected Black Friday, Cyber Monday and holiday shopping, including: 🎁 […]
Q4 2025 Top Retail Trends
What’s happening in retail in Q4? During the all-important 4th quarter, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the most popular sales associate […]
Retail’s AI Evolution
As AI in retail explodes, are you confused? Me too. Here’s a high-level framework to help all of us go from chaos […]