Welcome to The Rose and Rockstar – with the Chief Troublemaker at Seventh Bear, Robert Rose, behind the bar serving one of his splendid cocktails while our host Ian Truscott, a CMO but not a rockstar, picks his brain on a marketing topic. 

This week, over a refreshing cocktail, Ian and Robert discuss Robert’s new book, being launched this week: Valuable Friction, an idea that they first discussed on this podcast back on episode 248.

Some key points from the discussion:

• Speed has become a foundational value in business culture

• How relationships suffer due to our focus on speed and convenience

• AI may invite us to slow down rather than speed up

• Slowing down could differentiate you

• Creative friction can enhance our output and decision-making

If you have a question for the bar, or maybe an opinion on what was shared this week, please get in touch – just search “rockstar cmo” on the interwebs or LinkedIn.

Enjoy!

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The Links

The people:

• Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky

• Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky

Mentioned this week

• Valuable Friction – Robert Rose

• Robert’s new relaunched website: Robertrose.net

• Ian’s firm – Velocity B

Rockstar CMO:

• The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday

• Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn

• Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM.

Track List:

• We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube

• Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license

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