­Innovations have long outpaced the public policies intended to guide and implement them. One notable example can be found in the rideshare industry. Seemingly overnight this new mode of transport sprung up and completely disrupted the taxi industry in major cities. Right on its heels was the closely related home-sharing…

We often are asked by clients for a simple methodology or template for building awesome data visualizations. Answering this question is a bit like trying to come up with a single process for creating a piece of art. …

How Digital Public Affairs Campaigns Can Adapt to Facebook’s Future Business Model Facebook’s current outsized impact on political advocacy is well known; the question is what will the intersection of politics and the technology giant look like in the future. I recently wrote about how underdog candidates are successfully leveraging Facebook to connect with voters. And we know that presidential candidates, especially…

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and Egypt which was an eye-opening trip for many reasons. I visited Kiev, Ukraine — the site of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution which resulted in the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych and the overthrow of the Ukrainian Government. …

Disconcerting as it was to hear that Dictionary.com recently declared “misinformation” as the 2018 word of the year I also see it as a learning opportunity. I started to think how my I can use my work in digital media to help reverse the increasing trend of false information being…

There is a common thread emerging that explains the rise and often success of some underdog candidates: they have tapped into an emotional connection with voters and then communicated that passion and engaged with voters through engaging digital content. Take Beto O’Rourke for example — the Democrat underdog in Texas…

People stand in the middle of the street to get a just-right, artistic photo to post to their Instagram accounts. Pedestrians risk their lives texting on, staring at, and talking on their smartphones as they cross streets. …

Do it to win. Do it to communicate with your target audience via the most powerful technology available. Communication is a combination of art and science: it’s all about the story. The right digital media and a well-told story will capture your audience before they click away. Digital media is…

In business, gifts are an important part of building and affirming a wide range of relationships. We give a ton of gifts, for example: In recognition of a contractor’s performance To thank a friend for referring business To show appreciation to vendors …and so on. In my businesses, I’ve decided…