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Category: Business

  • On Coke

    The Mom: So thinking about the raw elements and supply chain to produce the Coke can, the sugar syrup and factories needed to make Coca-cola, then distribute it to stores around…

  • Why Do You Work?

    Most of us would say money. And yet money alone does not motivate better work or increase job satisfaction. Do we work for money because there is an underlying premise…

  • What is More Popular than Porn?

    What IS more popular than porn? Social networking, of course. Read a ‘craigslist lonely hearts’ from a brand marketer searching for a social media therapist.

  • Another Clueless Media Company

    Well, hello there! We’re ANOTHER CLUELESS MEDIA COMPANY. You may already know us and even if you don’t, we think you’ll enjoy a peek at our YouTube videos. So, we…

  • Beware the Ides of March

    I was just re-reading about Bear Stearns remarkable collapse with today’s indictment of two managers, Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi, who quite frankly should have known much better than to…

  • Buy a Car and Get a Gun (or Gas)

    Think social media can’t make a difference to a small business? Consider Max Motors, a new and used car dealership in Butler, MO. With their recent Guns & Gas promotion,…

  • Marketing in the Nude

    Why not use the power of social media to REALLY learn what people really think about your brand? This handy little app called Brand Tag throws up logo and asks…

  • What Happens in Vegas…

    I’ve been awake since Wednesday chasing 65-year old divorced Grandmas around Las Vegas casinos. Odd as that sounds, it’s part of an original approach to understanding consumer behavior.  I’m working…

  • Craigslist Has… A Blog?

    In searching for my favorite craigslist feature, the ‘best of’, I found what appears to be their new blog. Which makes perfect sense for this militantly customer-focused company whose CEO…

  • Top 10 Marketing Books I Wish Someone Would Write

    A friend of mine was telling me about his idea for a ‘new’ marketing book he’s writing.  I pointed out that there are already more than 600 books on social…

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