Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Do you have the balls to be an iconic brand?
Here’s a “Director’s Cut” for a post of mine born on Feb. 16, 2011 at nonboxpdx. Viva la verbosity! -ME Want to know what your company has in common with cultural powerhouses with iconic products like Nike, Apple, Virgin Atlantic, Legos and Porsche? As it turns out, not much. That was my key takeaway from [...]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Whine and the World Will Rain Down Upon You
This blog inspired by Steve Ray Vaughan’s “The Sky is Crying” and Louis Armstrong’s “When You’re Smiling the Whole World Smiles With You.” OK…seriously…6 months since my last blog post?@?@?@? I’m surprised this thing even works anymore. Cause-based marketing keeps you hopping…that’s for sure. But to be honest..the previous Grampa post just took a lot [...]
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
5 Things Grampa Taught Me That Helped Make Me a Better Marketer
Part redneck, part roughneck and all man in an increasingly domesticated man’s world, Grampa Jack was quick with opinions and head-shaking dismay despite his lack of a high school diploma to back him up. Common sense ruled — in the shop, around the card table, on the porch and anywhere else he chose to plant his Size 12 Tony Lama boots. A simple wisdom left permanent marks, like these gems:
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The Pessimist is winning in the battle for my soul
I’m telling you…over the last month I’ve tried to, as they sing in “The Life of Brian” Look on the Bright side of Life. (whiiiwhoo…whoo whoo whoo whoo)…but when a crazy lady in a custody battle threw her kids off the Sellwood Bridge in Portland a few weeks back and a father pulled the same [...]
