Archive for Fun Stuff
Marketing Elephants
I used to use the circus as a device to explain marketing to people. Here’s marketing by way of the Big Top.
Last Night They Paid Me in Pizza
When you are what you sell — as most services are — you often find yourself being asked to help out. Which is totally cool — I really don’t have the financial wherewithal to make big donations to my favorite charities or my friends’ projects, but I can help out, applying my expertise in PR/marketing [...]
Is the Microsoft Thesaurus Changing Our Language?
Was reading the Sunday Boston Globe this morning. Love “The Word” by Jan Freeman. Something in this week’s column makes me wonder if some of the language transformation we are seeing might be the fault of new(er) tools in a writer’s arsenal? (Yes, I know they have been around for years but I am of [...]
Chief Surfer
I get up ridiculously early in the morning. If my gym opened earlier than 5:00 am I would probably be there then too. I also multi-task with relish. I have my iPod on (I still haven’t started listening to the Nature podcast my son likes but I will get there eventually.) I can put my [...]
I am buzzword compliant
I had another one of those conversations today. It’s a normal, everyday conversation with someone who knows me and who has known me for at least a couple of years. More than just a casual acquaintance but someone who is in my home for a meal. A real world friend.