For many and varied reasons I have been unable to write. Some of it was time, some of it was money and some it (if you can believe this) was strategic.
Over the last few months writing on this blog took second place to many other things. Yesterday something happened that I believe will give me both the reason and the impetus to begin writing again. After a few weeks of being very close to signing with a reputable research firm as their mobile financial analyst … the door finally closed. What had been a roller coaster ride of emotions (from ‘this is the best job in the world‘ to ‘there is something not right in my gut‘) came to an end in a surprising turn of events spurred by a misunderstanding. I see an Invisible Hand who graciously spared me from something and where a veil was removed and suddenly I could see what I could not see before. It is amazing how that works!
So today I find myself 100% free to write but not about everything that you’d expect me to write about. I am currently engaged with a US Bank in executing a portion of their mobile strategy and I will stay away from talking about certain things. It is not at the level that I am accustomed to but it has been great to see the other side of the fence as I find myself deeply entrenched in IT. The good news is that since I will not be joining the research firm and I will not be writing for clients with a twist – I can now concentrate on writing on things that are of interest to me and I believe will be of much interest to you. Topics related to the engagement of the mobile financial consumer and the entrenchment of brands with such consumers. All fun stuff.
The doors are also opening up on a potential mobile health assignment… which could also be great fun. As you know I have been involved with mobile healthcare, hospital operations and healthcare IT in a big way in the past so to see opportunities opening up for me in that area is greatly encouraging.
The other reason I have been slightly unavailable is because of MSA Management Consulting; a firm I am heavily involved in and which we are building and expanding with a very strong team. A firm focused on generating measurable returns on investment of your current assets.
Expect to see much more over the next few weeks and for this place to once again turn into the hub for mobile strategy discussions.
So there you are… consider yourself updated.
