muscle shoals has got the swampers
Back in my radio career, in addition to managing operations for the stations in the group, I also held down several airshifts as a “radio personality”. DJs get sick of songs way before you do. On the...
View Articleyour company’s looming social media disaster
Think about if you’ve met any of these cutting edge people… Remember when the Macarena came out? You probably danced it at some public gathering for the few weeks it was popular. Then it went away. And...
View Articleinsurgents in your organization
Late last week, Alex Bogusky was elevated from CD of Crispin Porter + Bogusky to “Chief Creative Insurgent” of the ad agency’s parent company MDC Partners. Hmmm. Since, by definition, an insurgent is a...
View Articlebarbers don’t cut their own hair
A quick follow up thought to my post last week about a PR firm’s debacle… Barbers don’t cut their own hair. The cobbler’s children have no shoes. A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a...
View Articletainted
I’m seeing it happen more and more. As the cashier hands me a receipt, she draws a circle on it and says, “Please visit this link and take the online survey about your experience. Please make sure to...
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on the front lines
Interesting article in this month’s issue of Fast Company. Alex Frankel is the author of the soon to be released book — “Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee“. His two...
View Articlepigskin branding
The Miami Dolphins have had one of the worst seasons ever. They finished with only 1 win and 15 losses which ties the NFL record for most losses in a season. Obviously, most Dolphins fans and citizens...
View Articlecharity case
Two conflicting thoughts in my head about this story. 1) Wow. What a great business.We should all strive to create products that customers crave. Products that customers are willing to become involved...
View Articledouble half caff
Earlier this week, Advertising Age quoted me in an article on some comments I made about Starbucks shutting down over 7,000 locations one night in late February for a barista boot camp.It’s now old...
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that will be one amazing person
In a couple of weeks, I’m going to call this company because I REALLY want to meet the person they hired for this job. Marketing, PR, accounting, and HR all rolled up in one. Wow. Why not add “company...
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