David Meerman Scott's Blog

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, just released the new version of its AI video generation tool. Holy moly is its great quality.

Over the past several months, I’ve been working on a secret book project— The Fandom Playbook: Building Your Human Connection in a World of Digital Chaos. My team kept it a secret because the pioneering way I am creating it. Now I am excited to share the details of it with you!

For nearly two decades, I’ve been sharing the idea that a great way to generate attention with the media and the public is to act quickly by creating real time content. This strategy is even more important today.

Organizations succeed by executing a strategy quickly rather than creating fixed “campaigns” or endlessly discussing and attempting for perfection.

Most people inside companies think their job is to facilitate transactions with customers and to do so at as low cost as possible. However, there is a better way to grow a business. 

Some companies are so focused on telling customers how to enjoy their products and services and art, they miss the fan-made culture that has blossomed around them. 

When young people think about university today, most are focused on a single question: What job will this get me?

If you are an independent professional services provider, I suggest you consider rewriting your website in the first person. Doctors, lawyers, consultants, and the like project a more human approach when they talk about their work in their own words. 

Headlines are super important. Your blog post, LinkedIn article, YouTube video, press release, or webpage will get more attention when it includes a well-crafted headline. However, there is a fine line between a clickbait headline and one that delivers on its promise.

It’s peak summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and people here in New England are giddy with the excitement. The short summer season means getting outdoors... now! It’s a chance to be with friends, in real life, doing what we love. 

In an AI powered world where people increasingly bypass Google and the social networks when doing research, a personal website will be an increasingly important tool to get found.