At milk*, we spend a lot of time working to find the core essence of a brand, and that knowledge will always be key to our clients’ success. That said, this article on Contagious.com has us rethinking what we might do once a brand hits cyberspace. Brand theorist, John Wilshire, READ MORE >
There is nothing more compelling than hearing iconic people talk about their passions. Consider the enormous success of the TED talks series, but what if you’re curious to hear what artists who came before YouTube had to say? For that, we’re thankful for blankonblank.org. Blank on Blank has helped thousands READ MORE >
At milk*, we work hard to put ourselves into the consumer headspace and while we are usually thinking domestically, this review of “Fish Can’t See Water: How National Cultures Can Make or Break Corporate Strategy” caught our eye. In the 1990’s Walmart decided to expand into Germany by purchasing two READ MORE >
Every now and then, we here at milk* give some thought to the “bigger picture” and this piece on brainpickings.com peaked our interest. This review of Annie Dillard’s book: The Writing Life, teases us with some juicy open-ended questions. Is today’s age one where the great dream is trading up READ MORE >
Over the years, milk* has developed a long list of friends who challenge convention and dive into their passions, leaving us motivated and smiling. Glenn Schloss is one of our inspirations and he’s recently started “The Rhythm Social Experiment”. Here is a excerpt from Glenn’s blog explaining his experiment: “As READ MORE >
We all know that what you actually learn in the classroom is only part of what makes college such a valuable life experience, but an era of ever-rising, higher education costs, ever-tougher job markets and student loans hitting trillions of dollars, those heading to college may want to give some READ MORE >
We here at milk* love reading our zombie, vampire and shades-of-whatever trilogies, but after finding this piece in the digital pub, Quartz, we’ve rotated in some Faulkner and Angelou. According to a recent study by the New School in New York City, people who read literary fiction are better able to READ MORE >
Every generation has faced challenges. I grew up in the instant food and synthetic fabric revolution, two innovations (Tang and polyester) we may have been better off without. Has Generation Y (those born between1980-2000) been given an extra challenging set of circumstances? They are not facing world war or a READ MORE >
The 2013 Fortune’s Most Powerful Women’s Summit was held in Washington D.C. last week (Oct 15-17). The event started as a list 15 years ago and has evolved into one of the world’s most extraordinary leadership communities. The world’s most powerful women in business (IBM, Xerox, Coca-Cola and more) have READ MORE >
Tiffany Shlain is an award-winning filmmaker, speaker, and founder of The Webby Awards. Like many of us, Tiffany is obsessed with technology and loves getting lost in the info overload found in cyber space. Three years ago, when Tiffany was faced with her father’s illness, she realized technology was distracting READ MORE >