“…the Gospel is like a 4 D-cell maglite, it gives off bright light but you can also beat people over the head with it.” http://is.gd/lMza # I was upset that columnist Pitts seemed ignorant of the earlier #columbusdispatch article on Twitter… http://is.gd/lMU8 # …but the...

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter  Sure, we're going through tough times in the U.S., but in any times small biz owners are often their own worst enemies.  Sooo, time for a little tough love.  Here are real-life quotes that make 'toonis  awfully  attractive:   "I don't ...

The Renaissance of Luxury, From The Wall Street Journal Robert Frank, the tuned in Wealth Editor of The Wall Street Journal last week gave a very nice interview of recent research conducted by Prince & Associates with owners of private jets.  The story is below: "A new survey from Prince and As...

This article from the San Jose Mercury News has gotten a lot of attention for its take on the Roche-Genentech struggle. The reporter, Steve Johnson, is asking if all the concerns about Genentech's fate are overdone. It's true that the precious-unique-culture stuff can be overemphasized. Roche has in...

You may remember a post I did a while back on The Loyalty Expo - a conference and learning experience put on by Loyalty 360.  I mentioned in my post that Loyalty 360 was different in that they looked at loyalty through a wider lens that most - not purely focused on customers/consumers, but understo...

FL | NY | LA | SF | Blog | Past Issues | For Advertisers | Contact   Geoffrey Bradfield reports on mogul manoeuvres “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing-after they’ve tried everything else.� Such are the words of arguably the greatest man of the last century, Sir Winston ...

Of Life, Family And Business As I am still email-less, I thought I would do some reflecting on life, family and business. No, this is not one of those Dear Abby letters. It used to be that my goal in life was to be loved by all. To do no wrong in the eyes of others and find favor in them. I know. Ho...

Since I wrote about business books the other day, and not in a complimentary fashion, reader David Shaywitz sent along a note about his piece in Forbes on reading for newly-humbled CEOs. Included are intriguing titles like The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Mana...

The Wall Street Journal recently asked a whole list of CEOs , including Daniel Vasella of Novartis, for business book recommendations, and on the whole, it’s a saner selection than one might have feared (Peter Drucker, etc.) Over at the Atlantic’s Business Channel (where I’m also contributing ...

Here’s a quick tip that I’ve used to my advantage many times. In a nutshell, you go out and find companies that give you publicity in the when you write about them. It works best if you’re writing because you sincerely love them, and if that publicity is either in the form of a lin...