Staying informed is essential for anticipating trends, guiding clients, and leading with confidence. These curated sources offer insights across digital strategy, UX, tech, media, and innovation.
📣 Social Media & Digital Culture
🔍 SEO & Search Marketing
🧠 UX & Information Architecture
🎨 Design & Creative
- Fast Company – Co.Design
- Smashing Magazine
- Creative Bloq – Alternative to .net magazine (now defunct)
- AGDA – Australian Graphic Design Association
💻 Technology & Innovation
- Techmeme
- TechCrunch
- ReadWrite – Now focused on iGaming; less relevant for digital PMs
- Geeky Gadgets
- GeekWire
- Wired
- Engadget
- ZDNet
📺 Advertising & Media
💡 Innovation & Inspiration
- Fast Company – World Changing Ideas
- SmartCompany
- Co.Exist – Now part of Fast Company
- TED
- Kickstarter
🧭 Advice for Digital Leaders
To lead effectively, you need to stay ahead of clients and competitors. That means carving out time to read, reflect, and explore. Digital leadership isn’t just about tools—it’s about vision, curiosity, and the courage to challenge assumptions.
“Too often, ‘I’m so busy’ becomes the excuse for not making time to do what really matters.”
My tip: Bookmark a few of these sites, subscribe to their newsletters, and schedule 30 minutes a week to scan headlines or dive into one article. It’s a small habit with outsized impact.
