by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jan 8, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve been watching a couple of television shows by a writer called David Milch since my friend Lee lent me his book. Mr. Milch wrote his memoir, Life’s Work, after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As far as I can gather he wrote some of it in a care home...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
This New Year, I’ll be killing Nazis. Not in real life but in the videogame Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which came out a week ago. Because Donald Trump got elected and I’d like to do something that feels more satisfying for a month or two. The...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
Last week as I was suggesting ways you can use up your marketing budget by the end of the year I suggested “lunch with me.” The newsletter brought a host of questions from readers, including, “did anyone take you up on it?” Yes! They did!...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Dec 10, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
If you’re a leader with a public relations, strategic communications or marketing budget burning a hole in your pocket, let’s talk. Obviously, this is a self-serving piece of advice, but it turns out I could be doing us both a favor. Most organizations...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Dec 3, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
Recently I helped a nonprofit steer through some unwanted attention. A Murdoch-owned newspaper had gotten hold of an angle on something tangential. This tangential thing has little to do with the nonprofit’s mission and values. But the nonprofit does bear some...
