What is your company dabbling in?
I have friends who run businesses. Friends who work at all different types of companies and the government. What does everyone one of them...
Who’s to blame for the newspaper business?
That's easy to answer. Newspapers are to blame. Elitism is to blame. Arrogance is to blame. I could go on but I won't. This...
So you got a monopoly huh? Guess again
One of the most powerful monopolies most people don't know about looks like it is coming apart at the seams. The Associated Press, the...
Some companies get it–some don’t
Here are three companies and I'm wondering if you can guess which two understand their customers and how to reward their patronage:1. Borders2. Barnes...
Why LandRollers rollerblades missed the boat with Cesar Millan
I've been a fan of Dog Whisper and Cesar Millan for years. I credit him for my having a fairly obedient German Shepherd. Realizing...
Why no one may ever catch Google
What does Google have that nearly no one has? Data. Massive amounts of data. Google knows what 70+% of the world is doing online...
Best Buy part 2
Best Buy does pretty well. So why don't they have toilet seat covers? Sure, they provide more piece of mind than actual protection, but...
Random thoughts
I like to save money. So occasionally I take the train to work. Every time I get out of work and pickup my car...
I love being rewarded
We've all experienced the teenager at the grocery store pushing a huge line of shopping carts back to the store. The guys at Target...
What Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, Michael Vick and Michael Jordan didn’t understand
Four Michaels that made fortunes. Four Michaels that are completely ignorant about fans and marketing.
Mike Tyson never realized that he had the world in...
