Rubio on Rails: My Experience with the Apple Genius Bar and Going Off Message
As a lover of politics and technology (and a little bit of mayhem), I don’t think there’s been a better time than the one we are in right now. The […]
Social Commentary
Shitwork
I’m starting to wonder whether an old house is a metaphor for business. Strike the “old” – maybe any house is a metaphor for business. How so? If you ignore […]
Empty Storefronts and Self-Inflicted Wounds
There’s always a sense of excitement when we drive into a town and find a vibrant and diverse community filled with people and beautiful, occupied storefronts. Too frequently, though, we […]
Leadership First, Jackhammers Second.
During a recent drive through my hometown, I noticed that my junior high school (or middle school in today’s vernacular) had been replaced by an entirely new building. I was […]
Bayou Farewell
In 1998, while living north of Boston, I co-founded an internet services company in Atlanta. The following year, when the venture got traction, my family and I left New England, […]
The Fragile Nature of Brand Equity
As marketers and business leaders, we spend years, if not a lifetime, cultivating our brands. They define who we are and generate an annuity of business and goodwill for decades. […]
Healthcare Color by Numbers
It’s tough looking at things objectively because it just doesn’t evoke the passion, the rhetoric or the sweat that seems to quench our daily thirst for opinion. One of the […]
A Statistically-Interesting Social Media Thanksgiving with Sarah Palin
What a difference a year makes. Last year, our large Thanksgiving gathering was still divided and at odds over the then recent 2008 presidential election. With the exception of Sarah […]