Inside Situation

Our last podcast of the year comes one week early as a special holiday treat for our listeners. Peter, Jordan and Kevin revisit some topics from earlier in the year and suggest some holiday related activities we don't think you should miss. We go out on a track from our agency album that dropped this year, Keyboards and Plastic Microphones. Listen or download at http://situationcares.org/keyboards-and-plastic-microphones/

Peter, Jordan and Kevin are back for a roundtable episode where we go deep into the mechanics and ethics of online privacy and security. We also examine the ramifications of the endless information buffet available 24/7/365 across the internet.

This week Peter sits down with Jeremy and Adam, two of our rock star web developers, to find out what it takes to turn creative ideas into interactive experiences. We discuss what they look for when we’re hiring new devs for the agency and find out what non-tech pursuits they recommend to keep the brain fresh.

This week we recorded a conversation with Damian, Bizzy and Peter that goes down the rabbit hole and explores what it takes to be successful in a creative workplace. Whether you're just hitting the job market or you're two months from retirement, we think you'll find something to like in this chat. Let us know at [email protected].

Lisa joins Peter and Kevin this week to talk about YouTube's new paid offering, YouTube Red. We also have an update on the Zappos daily email saga and Kevin explores a new mobile app that prioritizes results in other apps. Finally, we share three things we don't think our listeners should miss this week.

Peter and Kevin are joined by Tom for this weeks roundtable where we discuss quality vs. quantity in email marketing and Kevin contemplates joining the ranks of the cord cutters. Then Tom revisits his topic from our last event and explores the nature of The Infinite Canvas. As always, we wrap up with three things we don’t want you to miss this week.

Peter, Jordan and Kevin chat about virtual reality and live events, the future of ebooks, and how much (or little) we should trust the software that runs our lives.

Peter sits down with Lisa to discuss the state of online advertising, the rising prevalence of ad blockers, and what some ad networks are doing to try and please both sides. What might the "free" economy of the internet look like when the dust settles? Listen to hear our thoughts.

Jordan rejoins Lauren and Peter to talk about finding and developing new business relationships for the agency. We discuss the importance of working with good people and how to turn a rocky relationship into an opportunity to examine how we work. Also, we give up three things you shouldn't miss.

Lauren and Peter sit down with our soon-to-be-departing coworker Justin as he prepares to go off to grad school. Justin tells about how learning on the job helped him realize what he wanted his next adventure to be.