The emotions generated by colors

man showing distress

Emotions invoked with colors first written by Goethe and Schiller in 1798/9. The diagram matches twelve colors to human occupations or their character traits, grouped in the four temperaments:

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Google delay cookie removal until 2023

Google delays Cookie removal until 2023 - S. Ernest Paul

Google plays a central role in the online advertising ecosystem. It owns the dominant tools used to broker the sale of ads across the web. Cookies, small bits of code stored in web browsers to track users across the web, are widely used in the industry, including in Google’s Chrome browser, which has 65% of the market globally, according to Statcounter.

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Medallia is the best of the pack in the Customer Experience in Martech

Customer experience Cloud - Medallia Bes of the Pack - S. Ernest Paul

Using customer feedback  obtained through the Medallia platform, organizations were able to make product  improvements leading to additional sales, and website improvements to remove pain  points and barriers to purchases. Organizations were able to improve overall NPS,  realized an increase in customer retention rate as well as increased

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The Big Healthcare Fix

Innovation in Healthcare - S. Ernest Paul

Healthcare its core is maximizing value for patients: that is, achieving the best outcomes at the lowest cost. We must move away from a supply-driven health care system organized around what physicians do and toward a patient-centered system organized around what patients need. We must shift the focus from the volume and profitability of services provided, physician visits, hospitalizations, procedures, and tests to the patient outcomes achieved. And we must replace today’s fragmented system, in which every local provider offers a full range of services, with a system in which services for particular medical conditions are concentrated in health-delivery organizations and in the right locations to deliver high-value care.

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HTML Template recommendations for SEO, by S. Ernest Paul

Update: Google has begun ranking websites higher which have AMP pages (Accelerated Mobile Pages). Please be sure to include an AMP plugin in the HTML page templates. They are to be found within the Web Content Management platforms, Template section. Please reach out to your WCM partner or your internal IT resource. If you have a WordPress site, a plugin …

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Propagating Agile habits and a state of mind

Agile is a state of mind. Developing agile habits is crucial. The agile lines between the business and IT are blurry. Business and IT conduit talent knows this well. I know I have to speak with multiple audiences and and agile thinking starts from the business and eventually ends there. Here are some thoughts on the agile state of mind …

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What Exactly Is a Martech Stack?

The TL is a part laundromat, part high-end coffee bar, and it’s just around the corner from this year’s Martech conference at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco. It’s the type of place that can dry your undergarments while also serving you a delicious cup of java. James Thomas, CMO of ultra-hot marketing technology startup Allocadia, is there, sipping …

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