Tag Archives: Marketing

Human Day

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

I was going to write about marketing today. I love to pick on marketers, or perhaps that should be marketeers. I always have to acknowledge that our daughter is a marketer, but she’s a good one. Like my friend Paul … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Monkeys Need to Get Smarter

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Sometimes, in spite of all the smart things they do, Amazon seems as dumb as a bag of hammers. Oh sure, they have warehouses that are so automated that they don’t even have to have lights on. They have One-click … Continue reading →

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One Liner Wednesday – No Worries

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

I used to think that the expression that drove me the craziest was “no problem.” People say “no problem” all the time when they should be saying “you’re welcome.” How hard is the “Thank you” – “You’re welcome” exchange? When … Continue reading →

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Marketing Minds at Work?

Posted on February 1, 2016 by

With so many people fighting for our discretionary income, you would think that nobody would ever have to write about bad marketing or bad customer service. Yet, every six months or so, both of those themes surface here at No … Continue reading →

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Dear Santa – These People Need Coal

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

Mindful of the pressures of the season, I decided to publish something less serious today. Something you can breeze through and move on. Maybe you can like, or nod your head or even add someone to the list. No names … Continue reading →

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A Patent Too Far?

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

Ever since first reading about Apple filing a patent for a process that could target advertising based on your ability to pay for something, my head has been spinning. My first thoughts were that I should really look into those … Continue reading →

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Eight More Laws

Posted on April 21, 2015 by

I don’t know why Twitter decided to “notify” me that someone favorited a tweet of mine over 500 days ago but of course I had to look. I was writing about behaviors that should be banned. I had eight of … Continue reading →

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