Sitemap - 2025 - Marketing Accountability Council (MAC)

Zohran Mamdani Didn’t Run a Campaign; He Built a Movement

Marketing Has One Job. And It Isn't Driving Revenue

Inbox Spam, Bathwater Gimmicks, and Underperforming Pits: My Time with Dr. Squatch

📞 The New Etiquette of Communication

Nothing Personal: Why Mass Brand Personalization Is Fool’s Gold

“I Don’t Want to Work With You”:

You Don’t Need an Agency. You Need Agency.

The Inflection Point

The Peril of Passive Therapy

Two Parades.

What Pitbull and a Tweet Teach Us About the Future of Marketing

The Hollowing Out of Journalism and the Rise of Forced Joy

Sue, Shrinkflation, and the Algorithmic Bartender:

Pride at A Crossroads

Built, Not Hyped: The Stacked Marketer Blueprint for Sustainable Marketing

The Content Marketing Delusion

Narcissistic Abuse, Social Illusion, and the Limits of Justice

“Thanks for Applying. We Regret to Treat You Like a Person.”

The Empire of Denial

Unsubscribe from the Bullsh*t Economy

I Was Just Using MyChart. Then I Watched the Carl Dvorak Video.

🇺🇸 MEMORIAL DAY SALE!!! 🇺🇸

How to Shop Smart When Every Brand Looks the Same

When the Mic Is On but the Station Is Asleep

Banning AI While Secretly Using It? That’s the Real Academic Dishonesty

The Job Changed. I Didn't. That's Why I'm Building Something New.

Gen Z College Grads Are Choosing Trades And Calling Out the White-Collar Myth

Brand Safety Isn’t a Beacon

Camden Yards, Engineered Enthusiasm, and the Illusion of Fun

Only One Room Left!* (*According to the Algorithm):

Manufactured Authority: How Marketing Dresses Up as Truth

How to Test Your Marketing – Part 4: The Reason Why

Spectrum’s Internet Is Bad. Their Marketing Is Worse. And the Whole Thing Is Broken.

How Media Got Lazy, Metrics Got Hollow, and What Marketers Must Do Now

The System Isn’t Broken. It Was Never Built for This

The Delusion of Marketing Technology

There's No Fucking CO Here: Why Marketing Is Facing Apocalypse Now

iHostage, Apple, Netflix, and the Beautiful Disaster of IP Rights

How Roy Steinberg’s ADHD-Fueled Fidget Toy Became a Blueprint for Ethical Marketing

How Chili’s Flipped the Script on Fast Food

Dear Substack: I Love You—So Let’s Make This Better

Automation, Quotas, and the Great Attention Heist

This Is the New Job Search

What It’s Like Being a Kid Online in 2025

Chicken Jockey, Slushie Fights, and the Netflix Wake-Up Call

Ghosting Isn’t a Strategy—It’s a Signal

The Delusion of Presence

The Indigo Illusion

Live from Brooklyn: Three People Just Ran Into the Sewer

MAC WRAP: The Surveillance Economy Just Got Sued (Again)

How to Test Your Marketing – Part 3: Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?

How AI Is Rewriting Digital Identity

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing vs. The Marketing Accountability Council: A Reality Check

How Subscription Marketing Became a Slow Extraction Machine

The Most Honest Hour in Marketing

The Gas Station That Outsmarted The Marketers

Visibility ≠ Credibility

We Don’t Have an Editorial Calendar.

“Maybe I Was Just Early”

The Brilliance of Edible

Marketing in the Age of Simulation

The Delusion of Social Media

Why Data Discipline Starts at the Top

xAI Swallows X, but Can It Digest Accountability?

🪦 Content for Content’s Sake (2012–2024)

Introducing The MAC Stack

“Entitled” or Misunderstood? YouTube’s Favorite Villain is Often Just Neurodivergent

How Ready Are You for a Brand Safety Crisis?

How to Test Your Marketing - Part 2: Is Your Message Worth Repeating?

Will a Funkmaster Flex R&B Weekend Save Atlantic City?

What the Lechón King Taught Me About Marketing, Fatherhood, and Full-Bodied Flavor

Paid Ads: From Growth Hack to Money Pit (2008–2023)

PepsiCo’s $2 Billion Poppi Power Move

Navigating Brand Strategy in a Shifting Digital Landscape

Prescription for Email Blasts

SEO Hacks (2005–2023)

The Marketing Graveyard

AI Research Feels Like Magic—Until It Leads You Astray

When “Good Enough” Just Isn’t Enough

How to Test Your Marketing Series - Part 1: The Hidden Factor That Drives Buying Decisions

The Rise of Gamification

5 Steps To Elevate Marketing’s Value From Metrics to Meaning

The ASMR Work Video Revolution

How Digital Natives Changed the Game on Legacy Media

The Delusion of Objectives

The Marketing Industry Is at a Crossroads—

The Marketing Delusion Series

Is Your Marketing Campaign Ready for Launch? Here’s How to Tell

Streaming Didn’t Kill TV—It Became TV

In Memoriam: Duo the Owl (????–2025)

Tubi Ran Two Super Bowl Ads—And Ranked Dead Last.

The Delusion of Digital Ad Impressions

The Product Delusion

Super Bowl LIX: The Night of Indulgence, Contradictions, and a Message Most People Missed

Super Bowl LIX Ads

It’s Time for Sustainable Marketing

Starbucks’ Comeback Playbook

The Branding Delusion

The Spending Illusion: Why It Feels Like Everyone’s Buying—Even When They’re Not

Streaming Chaos and the Rise of Quantum Consumers

The Growth Delusion

Breaking the Echo Chamber

MAC Member, Colt Briner Redefines Leadership with The Race to Relevance

AI's Hidden Influence: From Attention to Intention