Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 12/03/2026You know you've worked too long in marketing when your 4 year old asks you "daddy, do you know how plants grow?" and your first instinct is to tell him about double jeopardy. 110
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Is anybody still here? Seems very few of the people I followed are active anymore. 130
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I enjoy BlueSky, it’s nice, but it just doesn’t have the vibrancy I was looking for. It’s becoming another doomscroll for me, and at the moment it’s part of the constellation not helping me get on with more pressing things. As such I will be deactivating my account for the time being. Farewell! 100
Reposted by ShannRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again 146232197079
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 27/03/2025I'm no big fan of manifestos, most are exercises in empty corporate speech meant to make the writer feel like a pro. But this isn't any manifesto, it's Miyazaki's project plan for Totoro, written in 1986. Enjoy. 000
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I don’t think “marketing tweeter” (the good and the bad) has found its place now that Twitter is gone. It seems most have simply moved to LinkedIn (which isn’t the same), while some here, like me, are struggling to stay on topic with everything going on. 230
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Just in case you were confused about the spiteful view billionaires like him have of us plebes. 110
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 21/03/2025That’s a new one- email was in my inbox by the time I landed. It means they flagged that something wasn’t working, sent it to a customer response system, and activated the response. Pretty neat, and the kind of service that makes sense in 2025. 030
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Brands will be brands… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comSponsors drop San Francisco Pride as festival decries ‘rights backtracking’Comcast, Anheuser-Busch and others cancel funding as US becomes increasingly hostile toward LGBTQ+ communities 000
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Purpose is going great! 👌 www.reuters.com/business/ret...reuters.comBen & Jerry's says parent Unilever decided to oust ice cream maker's CEOBen & Jerry's said its parent, Unilever , decided to oust the ice cream maker's chief executive, Dave Stever, escalating a battle over the subsidiary's independence on social policy issues. 100
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Smart move by PepsiCo - Poppi is a really popular product with massive upside. Wonder who'll grab Ollipop - could be interesting if Coke went after it. stocks.apple.com/AfIdwReE1SQu...stocks.apple.comPepsiCo to buy prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion — ReutersPepsiCo (PEP.O) said on Monday it would buy prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion, expanding in the 010
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 17/03/2025🤯 U/figsFanPhotos recreated F1 scenes with official LEGO sets. The only post prod effects used were for the tail lights. For the motion blur he used a moving platform, and for the water effects he used smoke. www.reddit.com/r/lego/comme... 120
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Excellent summary of the new world order we are entering. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | It Isn’t Just Trump. America’s Whole Reputation Is Shot. (Gift Article)What happens when a superpower goes rogue. 012
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 13/03/2025With a straight fucking face, he led with “marketers don’t think about this enough”. 210
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 11/03/2025CEOs, maybe submitting to a kleptocracy is a bigger issue to your bottom line than having a Chief Diversity Officer. 061
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Trump wants things to go back to the 1930s, including the stock market. 021
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 10/03/2025"Yes, the economy got destroyed, and America with it. But for a beautiful moment in time we were able to get rid of DEI and trans women in sports." 020
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Interesting summary from Publicis’ ex-CMO (now at Media Monks) on how the holdco is using AI to completely transform itself away from the ad agency pack, and potentially leaving the WPPs and co in the dust. www.linkedin.com/pulse/connec...linkedin.com"Connect or Die": Publicis Shows Their HandWhile most agencies are still showcasing their AI party tricks, Publicis just showed their hand. And it’s very good. 000
Reposted by ShannDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/03/2025New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China. Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...open.substack.comReal chilling effectsA extraordinary pattern of government censorship and threats to speech 11042941696
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 09/03/2025“If you do not recognize that mass destruction of fundamental concepts of democracy and the US Constitution happening right now, you are either willfully ignorant or just plain stupid. I can’t put it any clearer than that.” www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...techdirt.comWhy Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn… 121
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Pretty good prognosis of what AI is about to do for the SaaS industry. 120
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Imagine being Lex Friedman and sharing this quote without flinching. 050
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 01/03/2025“I don’t want my portraits to hang in your offices, because the president is not an icon or an idol. Hang pictures of your children there and look them in the eyes before every decision” – Zelensky, inaugural speech, 2019. 031
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Cross our hearts, it was totally not greenwashing www.reuters.com/business/ene...reuters.comExclusive: BP to ditch renewables goals and return focus to fossil fuelsBP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday to tackle investor concerns over earnings, two sources told Reuters. 010
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 26/02/2025If you see a Black person at a top job and think they must be a diversity hire, you're the very reason why DE&I programs are needed. 010
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 25/02/2025WOW. Now that's some copywriting right there. "From 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds" Just brilliant. 120
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 23/02/2025You’re telling me a system that breeds 90% failure rates and whose only way to work is to hit stratospheric financial growth isn’t the best blueprint to create value? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comVenture Capital Kills ‘More Value Than It Creates,’ Author SaysIn a new book, World Eaters, tech activist Catherine Bracy says Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit. 021
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 21/02/2025"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong." - George Washington 000
Reposted by ShannJames Whatley @whatleydude.com · 20/02/2025'Spend money on our platform or our boss will talk to his new best friend and slow down your merger' This is what happens when capitalism meets a protection racket, I guess? archive.is/qeCpp 084
Reposted by ShannKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 20/02/2025And there it is: Pay or else www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comExclusive | X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase SpendingInterpublic Group recently signed an advertising agreement with the social-media platform; other agencies are also in negotiations. 641011244
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Lovely work from Mother. It pokes cheeky fun at both detractors and lovers of NYC, yet reasserts the special nature of the place. 191
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 17/02/2025It’s scary how well Apple’s genmojis / playground are able to capture my son’s facial features. It also makes me smile how it picks up on his slight strabismus when we take pictures of him up close 🤭 130
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Does anyone know if the program is still working? adage.com/article/agen...adage.comR/GA launches fractional work program for agency alumniThe Associates program promises a minimum of 20 weeks of work a year to former R/GA employees and freelancers. 000
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 13/02/2025European study looking across 26 countries shows that right leaning politicians are more likely to promote fake news. And the more to the right, the more fake their content is likely to be. 010
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The real winner of the Superbowl is the green screen. Every celebrity-filled ad looked fake. 140
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Concerts that announce “new dates added!!” 48h after ticket sales have opened should be illegal. Clearly they had the thing planned already, they just want to give the illusion of scarcity to fill the venue. 010
Reposted by ShannR.Eastman @reastman.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I like aeon.co, www.newyorker.com, www.theparisreview.org, www.theatlantic.com,aeon.coAeon | a world of ideasAeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. We publish in-depth essays from the world's most incisive and ambitious thinkers, and a mix of original and curated videos — free to all. 011
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Journalism is under attack and needs support more than ever. What publications do you recommend subscribing to? @wired.com , @theverge.com , @propublica.org (this is a donation as the content remains free) are exemplary lately for ex. Cc @kint.bsky.social / @karaswisher.bsky.social 341
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I don’t know about you but I fucking hate presenting something on Zoom. I’m an ok-ish presenter in person / on stage, but I am appalling on videoconference. 100
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Is the penny finally dropping for investors? stocks.apple.com/AVuKz0bDeShm...stocks.apple.comNvidia will be a DeepSeek winner, JPMorgan says after stock wipeout — QuartzDeepSeek sparked a global tech stock sell-off that cost Nvidia $600 billion in market value. But JPMorgan (JPM) Chase says the AI chipmaker is bound to benefit from the Chinese startup. 000
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 06/02/2025There are more people in congress convicted of sexual assault than there are transgender athletes in all US highschool sports. 020
Shann @leshann.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Which state will be Gaza? 53rd? 54th? Or maybe we could call it Trumpistan? 000