Is The Lockout Good For The NBA?
Players and owners can’t agree and games have already been canceled. But in a way, it’s been a great offseason for the league.
read moreWill The Dreamliner Be Dreamy?
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes its debut today. It’s a beautiful plane that will save the airlines money. But will it save you anything?
read moreChristmas Colors Before Fall Colors Is Just Too Soon
Macy’s dove into the Christmas season the first week of October. That’s just ridiculous. More stores should be like Nordstrom, which declared no Christmas displays until after Thanksgiving.
read moreNostalgia And The Resurrection Of Beavis And Butt-Head
The chuckling dimwits are back. But one child of the 1990s fears the reaction to the revived show is going to be ‘This sucks!’
read moreMarketers: Don’t Ignore Baby Boomers
Youth is always served in the marketing business. But today’s seniors and near-seniors have more financial clout than ever. So why not go where the money is?
read moreDon’t Do This: Tips For Finding New Customers At An Expo
After countless irritating follow up calls and generic mass emails, one Pony has had enough of the hard sell business owners put on at expos.
read moreThe End Of Newspapers Is Closer Than You Think
If present trends continue, the newspaper business will die before my 11-year-old daughter graduates from college.
read moreLove Books? Support Your Local Non-Profit Literary Publisher
The iPad is awesome, but so are old-school books. If you love great literature, support Milkweed Editions by attending The Booklovers Ball on Oct. 15.
read moreTwitter = Elite, Facebook = Mass
Twitter is a great way to reach opinion leaders and intensely committed consumers. But it’s losing out to Facebook as a place to reach Jane and Joe Sixpack.
read moreNetflix Scripts Its Own Disaster
The company, already hemorrhaging customers, makes matters worse by bungling the introduction of Qwikster. CEO Reed Hastings does even more damage with his apologetic blather.
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