by Ted Rubin | Jun 5, 2026 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Most of us have accepted a certain level of frustration as simply part of modern life. We sit on hold waiting for customer service, click through multiple screens trying to cancel a subscription, get bounced between departments, navigate endless phone trees, delete...
by Ted Rubin | May 30, 2026 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
Everyone, from both sides of the aisle, needs to push back on administrations that are all in on empowering Silicon Valley to unleash what I call ATTENTION HEROIN indiscriminately on our nation’s children. Not to mention on all of us. And yes, I chose those words,...
by Ted Rubin | May 10, 2026 | Divorced Dad, Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
What we do with the time AI gives back is what really matters. Time is our most valuable commodity. And while AI and other technologies can help us complete tasks faster, saving time in itself isn’t the real value. The value only exists if we do something meaningful...
by Ted Rubin | May 2, 2026 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
For a while I assumed the reason I’m not as adventurous as I used to be was simple… AGE. After all, I’ve been in my 60s for more than eight years now. It seemed like the obvious explanation. In my last post, “Letting Things Happen (Without Letting Go),” I wrote:...
by Ted Rubin | Apr 24, 2026 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
I came across a post from Vanessa Sain-Dieguez that immediately brought me back to a moment when social media actually worked the way many of us had hoped it would. Her post is worth the read. When she helped scale social at Hilton, the shift wasn’t about content, it...
by Ted Rubin | Apr 19, 2026 | Divorced Dad, Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
I’ve written before about RETURN ON RELATIONSHIP with yourself. A couple of years ago, I focused on creation… on following your instincts, leaning into uncharted experiences, and listening to that inner nudge that tells you to try something different. I still...
