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I was in Waterford, Ireland, in 1997, touring its famous crystal factory. It was a place of incredible focus and skill that transformed rough blocks of glass into flawless works of art. The process was a quiet, linear procession. The first artisan would meticulously carve a pattern. That piece was then passed to the next […]

The Sound of Smashing Glass

Analysis, Career Advice

August 27, 2025

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You spend two weeks buried in data. You isolate signal from noise. You build a model, run a forecast, and uncover a multi-million dollar opportunity for your organization. This is the moment that defines your job, the insight that can change the company’s trajectory. You present your findings to leadership. You walk through the charts, […]

Your Analysis Is Worthless (Without a Story)

AI, Analysis

August 13, 2025

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You have the framework for your new career. You have the commands to master your new tools. You understand why your role must evolve beyond automatable tasks. You know how to write prompts that get results. This will only get you so far. Using an LLM for one-off tasks is like putting a Formula 1 […]

‘InsightOS’: Stop Prompting, Start Partnering

AI, Analysis

July 30, 2025

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We ended our last series on brand strategy with a declaration. The analyst is the Guardian of Objectivity. Your role is to ground strategy in fact. To be the firm, dispassionate voice of data in a world of intuition and opinion. That role is critical. But it is no longer enough. Objectivity without foresight is […]

AI Is Coming For Your Tasks, Not Your Job

AI

July 16, 2025

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In our last newsletter, “Beyond Instinct: Measuring Brand Equity,” we explored the meticulous, data-driven work of building and quantifying brand value. We celebrated the long-term discipline required to cultivate trust, loyalty, and a powerful market presence. But what happens when that carefully built equity is suddenly engulfed in a firestorm? A brand crisis is not […]

Crisis Command: Navigating the Storms That Define Your Brand

Brand Strategy

July 2, 2025

Kevin is a highly regarded Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame and brings years of experience in industry leadership as Google’s Chief Analytics Strategist and FCB’s SVP Director of Strategic Analytics. His unique background allows him to effectively guide students in honing their analytical abilities, utilizing a blend of creative thinking and data-focused analysis. Kevin is a six-time winner of the Advertising Research Foundation Ogilvy Award and author of the best-selling book 'Digital Marketing Analytics: In Theory And In Practice'.

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