50 Years
Wow… 50 years of anything is a commitment… The Trenton area Mill Hill House tour has residents who have been opening their doors since 1966. Yes. That long. Couples can say they’ve been married that long, brands can say they Read More …
Category: branding
Cyber Everyday
This year, we are not just seeing the usual post-Thanksgiving specials, like Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday online specials…it is literally becoming “cyber everyday” with more deals added, extended to Tuesday and beyond…pretty much all week long this week. Read More …
Be Tempted
It is hard not to be tempted to do things that you don’t think you should do. The e-mail this weekend (and for the last few years around this time of year) promotes any and everything that you may or Read More …
Making Work Fun
There is nothing better that a company can do than making work fun for it’s employees. I don’t think I have ever – except maybe at Disney World – seen so many happy smiling people in a retail store. Certainly Read More …
Saying Good Bye
We are always sad saying good bye to retailers who have won our hearts. This weekend, we walked over to the coffee shop to pick up breakfast – we had to choose take out because we were too busy to Read More …
Small is Big
If you think that small is big, you might be thinking of small businesses. You would be right along with the owners of those businesses, who don’t think it is in any way small, let alone insignificant or immeasurable. Small Read More …
Ahead of the Curve
I am remembering now, as I am thinking back on the recent LuLaRoe phenomenon that I may have been “just” ahead of the curve, but not as much as when book club was reading Fifty Shades of Grey. It was Read More …
Good Trade
Since the moment in time when commerce started, making a good trade was always the goal. It was the coming together of one person who had been working hard to catch or make something and then finding someone else offering Read More …
The New ABC
I happened to be invited to NYC for a taping of the new ABC Match Game today. We waited for just a bit before being separated, 12 by 12 and ushered into the elevators. Security is sure to warn you Read More …
C is for Chicago
C is for Chicago… Unless it is for Cleveland, or Cornell or…oh, I don’t know a hundred other tourist destinations, cities and colleges. Just a minor font and color change can mean an entirely different brand, team, city, or college. Read More …