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
June 8
In Brand Strategy, we introduce the concept of laddering, an attempt to deposition a competitor by highlighting an attribute or area where they are weak. It’s the corporate equivalent of buying your wife an exceptional Mother’s Day gift because: 1) you love her; and 2)…
June 1
Our competitive advantage as a species is our brain — so big we’re expelled prematurely. Big enough to ask tough questions, but not robust enough to answer them. Into this void stepped 3,500 superbeings, all competing to sit on the iron throne of our worship.…
May 24
Since before the Civil War, in spring women would lay flowers, wreaths, and flags on the graves of fallen soldiers. What was known as Decoration Day became an occasion for family gatherings and “dinner on the grounds” near family gravesites and churches. After the Civil…
May 18
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has erupted, sending ash clouds 30,000 feet into the sky. There’s a volcano going gangster on our 50th state, and nobody seems to care. Hundred-year weather events seem to be happening every hundred days. Similarly, ridiculously stupid actions or words from our…
May 11
Since the Great Recession, the Four – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google – have amassed a combined market cap greater than the GDP of France. The accretion of stakeholder value (for consumers, investors, and employees) is staggering. If we could suss out the underpinnings of…
May 4
This past week saw a slew of earnings and more evidence that the Four are increasing their influence, and have become toxic for our economy and the commonwealth. Amazon crushed earnings, and the stock hit an all-time high. We've said, for two years now, that…
April 27
I have a friend in town, a successful hedge fund manager who moved to Cascais, a small town outside Lisbon. He wanted to reset his life — focus more on family and take advantage of Portugal's tax benefits. He stays with me when in town,…
April 20
Everyone needs to feel relevant, to have a stage where they hear applause. For me it's been work and school. The last several years, L2 has been my identity, as it required my full attention, and I was the man in charge. I grew as…
April 13
During this week's congressional hearings, Mark Zuckerberg came across as a robot. A robot can be programmed to follow an algorithm that humans can’t match in speed, endurance, and discipline. The humans questioning the Zuck put on display many of the worst features of our…
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