My New Toy – Ricoh Caplio GX100
After several discussions with my graphic designer/photographer, I just purchased the Ricoh Caplio GX100. Stay tuned for more photography. And Matt, be prepared. I’ll probably be comparing camera notes with you at Blogger Social.
Seize Marketing Moments… Dunkin Style
Brilliant! Dunkin Donuts is seizing the moment with a masterful marketing move: When Starbucks shuts down all of its nearly 7,100 national stores this evening for employee retraining (some of the contracted Starbucks are on a different training schedule), Dunkin Donuts will hand out free small hot lattes in all of its 450 Chicagoland stores. ...
My Nordstrom Creative Strategy
I worked at Nordstrom for three summers during college and I will forever be a Nordy. Not because I’m 6′ 5? and it’s one of the only places with clothes and shoes that fit me, but because Nordstrom is where I first learned and used SWAT – sales with advanced techniques. Boy, did I know ...
The Last Handwritten Newspaper in the World
According to a Wired article (see photo gallery), the Musalman is possibly the last handwritten newspaper in the world. Four professional calligraphers spend three hours on each page every single day to put out this daily paper.
Fly on the Wall: Fixing the Newspaper Crisis
Sam Zell’s Talk at the Chicago Tribune from margaret on Vimeo Length: One hour – Source: Daniel Honigman Due to its length, I highly recommend watching at least the first 25 minutes and the last few minutes starting at 57:15 for the most emotionally-charged Q&A. This is it! This is your opportunity to be a ...
Monday Marketing: Thinking in Solutions
Source: Marketing Facts The song is a new favorite called Paper Aeroplane by Angus & Julia Stone. The commercial belongs to Maandag.nl. I don’t speak Dutch, but I think they’re referring to reinventing or reclaiming Monday as something new. Instead of dreading Monday as a day of obstacles and headaches, look at Monday as a ...
