Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

Adam Hanft, co-author of Dictionary of the Future, brand strategist, journalist, chaser and coiner of words. http://t.co/v2JsXLAt spinseason.com Joined February 2009

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

2 months ago

I go beyond #protein as nutrient to protein as cultural metaphor - with broad marketing implications - in my latest #incmagazine column inc.com/adam-hanft/the…

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My latest #incmagazine column shows how an entrepreneur can identify a start-up opportunity and put the pieces together in minutes. This AI-Generated Laundry Detergent for the Neurodivergent Market Demonstrates the Democratization of Disruption inc.com/adam-hanft/thi…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 months ago

A ordinary bagel run inspired my latest #incmagazine column about @popupbagels marketing, , This Cult Bagel Chain Has Unlocked a Messaging Breakthrough inc.com/adam-hanft/cul…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 months ago

My latest Inc column - hope it is as much fun to read as it was watching the inspiration on SNL. This ‘SNL’ Skit Is an Unexpected Marketing Master Class inc.com/adam-hanft/thi…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

8 months ago

My newest #incmagazine column takes a cross-cutting, horizontal look at the unexpected commercial manifestations of a 16th century Japanese tradition. Read on about the WSE ... #wabisabieconomy The Impact of Wabi-Sabi on Branding and Consumer Trust inc.com/adam-hanft/the…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

8 months ago

Check out my latest article: Translating the Grammys into the Language of Brands linkedin.com/pulse/translat… via @LinkedIn

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

2 years ago

Research Finds That Skinny Roads Are Safer--More Evidence We Have Innovation All Wrong, by @hanft open.substack.com/pub/ahanft/p/r…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

2 years ago

For the Love of Poop, Rebrand your Microbiome Startup!, by @hanft open.substack.com/pub/ahanft/p/f…

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Faith Popcorn @FaithPopcorn

2 years ago

The Future of education is bright. Tune into our latest episode of Jolty featuring @rweingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers. She believes public schools are the melting pots of cultures and the middle class is the new cool. bit.ly/3JSD96u

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

4 years ago

#ChaosTourist is how some in the media describe #KyleRittenhouseVerdict

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

4 years ago

EXERCISE MIMETIC - research is finding that #resveratrol - the substance found in red wine - can be a substitute for exercise. Sorry, #peloton bit.ly/3vmTlCx

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Ben Zimmer @bgzimmer

4 years ago

"Cabin fever" may not be a medically recognized condition, but its symptoms have certainly been on display in the Covid era. My latest for @WSJ traces the history of the phrase back to a 1918 novel by one Bertha Muzzy Bower. bit.ly/cabinbz

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Krista Stubbs @CaptnIB_Etym

4 years ago

For all my etymology peeps out there...which pandemic neologism is one that you’ll keep? I’m partial to “contactless” myself!

Ben Zimmer @bgzimmer

4 years ago

For all my etymology peeps out there...which pandemic neologism is one that you’ll keep? I’m partial to “contactless” myself!

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

4 years ago

BACKWARDATION - when the current price of an asset is higher than the forward price, as is currently happening with #bitcoin right now. This is a bad sign. investopedia.com/terms/b/backwa…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

4 years ago

STIMMY - if you don't know it by now, that's the winsome shorthand for #stimulus money; it's parallel to a #streetdrug adds to its charm

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 years ago

"VITAL ERROR CATASTROPHE" - when a drug like #molnuipiravir enters the #covid virus and causes it to #overreplicate and hence destroy itself by burnout. wb.md/3ldIN5m

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 years ago

Perhaps moreso

Faith Popcorn @FaithPopcorn

5 years ago

Perhaps moreso

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 years ago

As long as you didn't choose to program your robotic companion to reinforce low self-esteem!

Faith Popcorn @FaithPopcorn

5 years ago

As long as you didn't choose to program your robotic companion to reinforce low self-esteem!

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 years ago

#HOSTILEARCHITECTURE - efforts to design the built environment to keep homeless away. It's a temporary visual solution to a social problem that this observer finds to be morally challenged. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_a…

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Mr. Dictionary @mrdictionary

5 years ago

In 1947 New York City #immunized 5 million people against #smallpox in two weeks. No Internet, no mobile communication but we did have more #socialtrust and #israelweinstein as health commissioner.