Nissan’s Commercial Kick-Flip
This is a great commercial, but Nissan’s Qashqai sounds too much like cash cow? Share This
What is a Polite Distance?
What is a polite distance? This video provides valuable research and answers the age-old question. Share This
Legends of Unbelievable Nordstrom Service
I worked at Nordstrom for three summers during college. I sold children’s shoes and young men’s clothing in The Rail department. During those summers, I learned a lot about quality customer service and, more importantly, about the power of word-of-mouth marketing. Nordstrom is a fashion specialty retailer founded in 1901 as a shoe store in ...
Interpretations of Kid Creatures
Czech this out… professional artist interpretations of kid creatures. Amazing. Share This
Inside the Googleplex
Every hour Google receives 144 resumes. That’s 1.26 million resumes a year. How does Google do it? Just look at the perks. Aside from great medical, dental, 401K and the usual HR standards, Google offers employees at its HQ… // On-site physician and dentist // New moms and dads can expense $500 worth of take-out ...
Hugs and Figure Skating
Sending hugs and figure skating your way on this special Valentine’s Day. Got hugs? Join the Free Hugs Movement. Just don’t give this kind of hug. Share This
Top 10 Flash Mobs
For those not familiar with the term, a flash mob “describes a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disperse,” according to Wikipedia I’ve read that flash mobs were a fad of the early 2000s and that they have already ...
We’re Living a Linked Life
I was browsing the web tonight and found a St. Petersburg Times article by Mark Albright titled “Future Shop” that struck a chord. It was an article about retail and technology that seemed to parallel many things today. According to the article, “While baby boomers demand the customer service of old, but faster, a younger ...
Strange But Effective Media Relations
Attention all PR folks – particularly those in the entertainment arena. Have a client that wants to avoid personal questions? Teach them Japanese and make sure they only interview with non-Japanese-speaking media. Strange, yes, but effective (at least, effective until the show is edited and subtitles are added). Oh, and don’t forget to tell the ...
