Archive for the ‘business’ Category
Friday, November 13th, 2009
I'm a huge believer that employee involvement in social media, within reasonable boundaries, is a good thing. But, many companies still block access to social media sites. Having social media and internet access policies are really the best route. Unfortunately, the people that think social media is a waste ...
Posted in business, freshish thinking, research | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Above: Patty giving us a tour of the Chateau Julien Wine Estate
I'm not in the wine industry. Or the food & beverage industry, for that matter.
But, I do travel a reasonable amount and love to visit different wineries and breweries around the country.
On my last visit to wineries around Monterey ...
Posted in business, travel, wine | 5 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
When I first read the story called Americans Blame Ad Agencies, Media for Economic Crisis from MarketingVox, I thought it was a joke. Really? Americans blame Ad Agencies? Where is the personal responsibility?
Two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe ad agencies have at least some responsibility for the current economic ...
Posted in advertising, business, research | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
I read an article over the weekend called "Should you ban tech gadgets from meetings" by Chris Penttila from the January Issue of Entrepreneur magazine.
Do I think mobile devices should be banned from meetings? Not exactly, although I do think that some guidelines should be put in place and if ...
Posted in business, technology | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
In the tough financial times that we are in right now, too many companies drop their investments in innovation.
Via SmartBrief on Leadership, a link today to an article called Innovation isn't free.
In summary: Many companies talk about their innovation needs "..right up until they discover it might require an investment ...
Posted in business, research | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
A few years ago, I started replacing my standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs. Note: Keep in mind that when you start replacing bulbs that there are a few different size bulbs, as well as different levels of true white light (soft white vs. day light). Also, ...
Posted in business, environment, freshish thinking | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 14th, 2008
I like lists.
I stumbled upon a great list of called To Lead, You Have to Follow: 8 Traits of Effective IT Leaders
Leadership means focusing on the needs of others, not yourself
Leadership comes from your actions, not your title
Leadership makes you accountable, even if it's not your fault
Leadership is not a ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
I just got back from vacation and if I didn't have a backlog of posts already (about 50 blog posts in various stages), I certainly do now.
Let me start with my frustration with Best Buy. Several of my friends already refuse to shop there for various reasons. As if ...
Posted in business, retail | 6 Comments »
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
It seems like the minute you subscribe to a magazine they start sending you renewal forms.
The time to renew my Inc. and Fast Company subscriptions finally rolled around.
I'll walk through the renewal process for Inc. below, but the process is the same for Fast Company, as the parent company for ...
Posted in advertising, business, copy, direct, retail | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
From the world of The Consumerist comes an interesting article in the age of privacy, security and identity theft: Store's Can't Force You to Show ID with Your Credit Card.
How often are you asked for ID and does anyone even check the signature? A few years I randomly signed ...
Posted in business, privacy, security | No Comments »
