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BLUESKY Ahead! The New Disruption - For Real This Time

Doug has written about Bluesky here a couple times before and he’s been on the app for over a year. But this time it’s different. This time Bluesky is big news - for real.

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Doug's Rant #8: Instagram Music Mess, “Becoming A Digital Marketer”

Doug has enough grievances piled up for another rant… hehe…. It’s Rant #8 - but it’s kind of 3/4 of a rant. Taking on Instagram and “Becoming a Digital Marketer”

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Reviving a Brand: Insights from Acquiring and Relaunching Detroit Jerky!

Doug, his wife Ally and his son Tony recently acquired a company - Detroit Jerky! It’s the best vegan jerky in the game and it’s been one heck of a ride - Doug tells the story here on the M10 Blog!

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4 Businesses That Would Be Easier To Market Than The Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are bad. Really bad. Have been bad for quite a long time. Have been really bad for quite a long time. Gotta be hard to work in that marketing department… Doug tries to imagine what it must be like in this article using a few imaginary examples to illustrate his point. Hehe…

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Imaging USA & Why Patrick Mahomes Needs to Learn How to Throw a Spiral

Does Patrick Mahomes really need to learn how to throw a spiral? Doug says yes. He saw this first hand in Louisville at Imaging USA - the national convention for the Professional Photographers of America. He’ll explain below…

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I'm In The Book! Ross Brand's 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions!

I’m truly honored to be in another annual edition of Ross Brand’s 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions - and I have a few thoughts about it….

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Doug's Rant #7: Facebook "@Highlights", Being Social, and Threads, Bluesky or "X"?

Doug is ranting! And yes this is more ranty than the last one. Look out! Trigger alert but don’t be scared - there are useful tips here for Facebook and a few other social media platforms!

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A Painful Digital Marketing Lesson Courtesy of Michigan State University

Doug discusses a horrible blunder made by Michigan State University when an image of Adolf Hitler appeared on their scoreboard at Spartan Stadium and the lessons to be learned from it.

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Doug's Rant #6: Bluesky, AI Going Mainstream, A Political Question

Doug is ranting again (this time about Bluesky, AI, and Politics-but-not-really) even if he’s not being that ranty. Is he turning over a new leaf? Probably not…. and you should still read this. It’s good.

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The Paradox That Facebook & Its Peers Have All Wrong

If you love somebody set them free right? Why doesn’t Facebook seem to get this? Doug explains what he means and why Facebook and its peers have it all wrong….

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Doug's Rant #5: Threads, Resumes Suck, and The Best Content

Yes it’s TIME. Time for Doug to RANT again with plenty to say on Threads a month in, how he thinks resumes suck and why, and some of the best content he’s seen in a while. It’s all here - check it out!

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Threads! A Maybe-Not-Too-Early Take On Zuckerberg's New Disruption

Threads has been live for a whole 24 hours and Doug has plenty of thoughts. He’s dying to see how this post holds up a year from now! Here’s a clue…. he thinks Twitter is in big trouble…

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Does Chat GPT Have Self-Awareness? Let's Find Out...

Chat GPT is a powerful AI tool - yes. But can it replace real human experience when it comes to blogging for example, and does it possess the self-awareness to answer that question honestly? Doug Cohen wanted to know.

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What Do You Do If Your GREAT Content Isn't Getting Any Reach?

Doug’s latest take on getting reach on social media - especially if you just KNOW your content is great but isn’t getting the results you want… because yes - this could actually kinda be possible.

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It's My Turn To Say A Few Words About Greg Harden

A lot has been said lately online about Greg Harden with the upcoming release of his book Stay Sane In An Insane World and now it’s Doug Cohen’s turn!

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Doug's Rant #4: Yet More Facebook Stupidity, A.I. and Canva For Video

Doug is ranting again in Rant #4 - a bit more ranty than #3 - if Facebook is involved you know it will be a bit more ranty…

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Doug's Rant #3: IG Story Links, Overrated Data, LinkedIn & more

Doug is ranting again - about Instagram story links, whether data is overrated, will LinkedIn “replace” Twitter and a plug for a book he’s in - so maybe not so “ranty” hehe… but still entertaining and informative as all get out.

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A Tip So Simple For Small Businesses It Seems Silly To Dedicate A Whole Blog Post To It

Sometimes the simplest things still need to be spelled out and revisited - Doug goes old school as the old becomes NEW again…

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