Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo

Slingshot: Scott Monty, Oxymoron [Creativity Series #13]

Episode Summary

SUBSCRIBE: unthinkable.fm to get a quick note every Monday morning containing new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and new experiments to join.   TODAY: Scott Monty is one of the world's most forward-thinking marketing minds. He spends his time helping big brands evolve, whether that was in-house at Ford or today as a consultant. So why is he so obsessed with the past? And what is he doing building a side project that historians and NBA players alike seem to love?   (Slingshots are short stories about a creative side project that led somewhere surprising or unexpected. They run every other week as part of Unthinkable.) LINKS TO KNOW:   Scott's side project: [http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/](http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/)   Scott's newsletter and related mini-podcast: [http://fullmontyshow.com/](http://fullmontyshow.com/)   Scott's Twitter: [http://twitter.com/scottmonty](http://twitter.com/scottmonty)   Jay's Twitter: [http://twitter.com/jayacunzo](http://twitter.com/jayacunzo)   Jay's Snapchat: [http://snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo](http://snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo)   TOPICS DISCUSSED: Marketing Media Newsletters Technology Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Blogging Podcasting Creativity Intuition

Episode Notes

SUBSCRIBE: unthinkable.fm to get a quick note every Monday morning containing new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and new experiments to join.

 

TODAY:

Scott Monty is one of the world's most forward-thinking marketing minds. He spends his time helping big brands evolve, whether that was in-house at Ford or today as a consultant. So why is he so obsessed with the past? And what is he doing building a side project that historians and NBA players alike seem to love?

 

(Slingshots are short stories about a creative side project that led somewhere surprising or unexpected. They run every other week as part of Unthinkable.)

LINKS TO KNOW:

 

Scott's side project: http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/

 

Scott's newsletter and related mini-podcast: http://fullmontyshow.com/

 

Scott's Twitter: http://twitter.com/scottmonty

 

Jay's Twitter: http://twitter.com/jayacunzo

 

Jay's Snapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Marketing

Media

Newsletters

Technology

Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Blogging

Podcasting

Creativity

Intuition