Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of the Prof G and Pivot Podcasts. For Scott Galloway speaking inquiries, email speaking@profgmedia.com
February 17
In Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist, Montag, rebels against a dystopian society where books are burned. On Thursday, with Long Island City's refusal to kiss a billionaire's hand, State Senator Michael Gianaris became my Montag. While AOC and Elizabeth Warren jonesed for the…
February 8
Big tech’s inspiring COOs, faux apologies, and philanthropy all smear Vaseline over the lens, obfuscating more social damage than any sector in recent memory. The industry has employed tobacco/NRA genius to a communications strategy best summarized as “Fabric Softener” or “Lipstick on Cancer.” One of…
February 1
Exercise and time with family are my antidepressants. Not trying to be Hallmark Channel here — I get seriously down if I don't sweat or scream at my kids 3-5x/week. Humans are happiest hunting and gathering. It’s hardwired into males to recognize movement and then…
January 25
Communication is key to progress. As our species evolved we learned more efficient ways to share information. A signal can be shorthand for what happens next. The Greeks, Chinese, and Native Americans used smoke signals to share news, signal danger, or gather people together. Today,…
January 17
In Catholicism there are patron saints for everything, including beekeepers (Saint Ambrose), headaches (Saint Bibiana), and coffee (Saint Drogo). Without fail, when an elected official in the US begins referencing the Bible or talking about Jesus, he’s about to advocate for cutting food stamps to…
January 11
I love predictions. Nothing is more certain than the past, nor more uncertain than the future. Similar to a jet launching off an aircraft carrier, predictions ask us to mentally chart a path on the hard surface of the past. We leave the safety of…
January 4
I was planning to review my 2018 predictions, which were AWESOME, and highlight some new ones for 2019: peak Apple, the coming spin of AWS, smart cameras, retail trends, and the best and worst tech stocks for the year. Covered some of that on last…
December 14
I’ve struggled my whole career with getting the easy stuff right. Rallying a team to pull together an insightful, hard-hitting presentation and then showing up to that presentation 15 minutes late and pissing everyone off. After the meeting, getting an email from the client about…
December 7
The UK Parliament released a trove of emails illuminating the inner workings of Facebook. I believe the navel-gazing around "what to do" about Zuck and Sheryl Sandberg has become ridiculous. Each day, a different media outlet calls me and asks, "What can Mark and Sheryl…
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