I’m lucky that I live in a state with easy and reliable all-mail voting and tons of drop boxes. But it’s also so humbling to see voters in TX and GA stand in really long lines on the first day of early voting to proudly cast their ballots!

As someone who received 10/10 from Room Rater, I could never abide by a cord violation. But I would never criticize anyone else for doing it.

Hey everyone, please join me on Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. ET. as I talk about how to plan for 2021 during a Product Marketing Community webinar. It's a rare chance to hear analysts from different firms share the same (virtual) stage: productmarketingcommunity.co/webinar

Professional sports teams are y like other businesses. They are akin to public trusts. If you need to run a profit, you shouldn’t own one. Maybe stick to meat packing instead of baseball.

I’ll have a Bloody Mary, a steak sandwich and a...steak sandwich.

Pathetic earnest tweet: Experts can be cursed by knowledge and fail to grasp new wicked problems. Confident generalists are sometimes full of shit. A lot of eloquent arguments are dressed-up incoherence. And understanding who is "right" about big complicated issues is just hard.

During the pandemic, tech marketers renewed their focus on existing customers. This trend will continue post-pandemic and the "owning cycle" will be a big part of Gartner's Tech Growth and Innovation event (7/20-21). Visit gtnr.it/3goIJ2r to learn more and register!

Tech Marketers: I have 3 open positions in Gartner's Tech Marketing Practice: Sr Dir Analyst- Product Marketing/Sales Enablement (US) Sr Dir Analyst- Analyst Relations (US) Dir Analyst- Demand Gen/Field Mktg (UK/EMEA) Message me for more details about roles/qualifications.

Behaviors beat firmographics when it comes to targeting. Big time! Learn about Gartner’s Enterprise Technology Adoption Profiles to uncover the behaviors that drive tech adoption at our upcoming Tech Growth and Innovation conference.  Register now: gartner.com/en/conferences…

QT with the first album you ever bought

Tech companies are rethinking the role of marketing for 2022 and charters, org design and metrics are in flux. Inquiries to Gartner are way up in this area. We need another analyst to join the team and advise clients around this. Message me or apply here: jobs.gartner.com/job/stamford/s…

Holy shit. Darren Helm. With 4.9 seconds left.

The #Avs have won the Stanley Cup.

Turn the lights off, carry me home.

How many hours are we all spending today doing our best Kornacki impressions?

Serbian Celebration

Say what you want but at least Fletch never got swept in the playoffs.

Live from #GartnerTGI, Gartner Opening Keynote: Efficient Growth: The New Imperative for Technology and Service Providers. Unlock key conference takeaways now: gtnr.it/43WhXUt #HT #HighTech #GartnerHT #GartnerLive x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Welcome to Cooperstown, Todd Helton! baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers…