Writing from California, Wesley Mercer sits at the intersection of behavioural psychology and data-driven marketing. He holds an MBA (Marketing & Analytics) from UC Berkeley Haas and a graduate ...

DMNews (Direct Message News) helps readers cut through the noise with clear, meaningful insights on mindset, relationships, digital life, and more. Every article is built around The Direct Message ...

London-based journalist Melody Glass explores how technology, media narratives, and workplace culture shape mental well-being. She earned an M.Sc. in Media & Communications (behavioural track ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. A few years ago, I worked with a small wellness brand in Ireland that wanted to grow its Instagram following ...

This article was originally published in 2024 and was last updated on June 23, 2025. Tension: Law firms expect digital marketing to guarantee results, yet often find themselves lost in its ...

DMNews (Direct Message News) helps readers cut through the noise with clear, meaningful insights on mindset, relationships, digital life, and more. Every article is built around The Direct Message ...

Scroll through a college student’s phone and you’ll find it’s more than just a feed. For Gen Z, social media is a hybrid space: classroom, community, diary, and sometimes protest sign. It ...

When I began my career as a school guidance counselor, retirement was often portrayed as a final chapter—a time to relax after decades of hard work. But as I approached my own retirement, I ...

Writing from California, Wesley Mercer sits at the intersection of behavioural psychology and data-driven marketing. He holds an MBA (Marketing & Analytics) from UC Berkeley Haas and a graduate ...

This discernment can be lonely, especially in a culture that prizes constant connection. But it’s also where true self-respect begins. The Direct Message: You’re not antisocial—you’re ...

Tension: The contradiction between society’s habit of dismissing older perspectives and our enduring need for anchoring wisdom. Noise:… ...

Tension: The mail still feels personal—handwriting, birthday envelopes, jury summons—yet its last fragile human checkpoints are vanishing behind… ...