Legacy Brands
I’ve written about legacy brands before – the brands we love because our family aspired to own or the ones that they would only buy, no matter what. This is about the products (and sometimes the brands for that product) Read More …
Category: inspiration
But The Fish!
I have always had fond memories of my first goldfish, Joe and Millie – they were named after my great uncle and aunt on my grandmother’s side. My grandfather had “caught” them along with hundreds (???) of other fish from Read More …
Pastels are OK
If you are a 6 foot 2 inch man, yes, pastels are OK. No one, I mean, no one person will make fun of you if you wear that color yellow. (Of course, I think society should be okay with Read More …
Elevators and Escalators
Another “tribute” post for today. This one is because my grandfather was an elevator repairman… he had definite and strong opinions about elevators and escalators. He was right to do so. One industry paid his wages and helped him to Read More …
Three Girls
There are so many ideas running through my head today. I’m settling in on a topic that has less to do with marketing and more to do with life and social perception or preference… I’m always fascinated by birth order Read More …
Options to Suit
Today I stopped to grab quick bite before I came back to the office. I had a few errands to run, it’s going to snow (so I had to get avacados, Naan and cheese for the weekend in case we Read More …
Because of This
When I think about how many new things get invented, because of one device (or family of devices) I am constantly amazed. Whole new industries pop up because of this one thing that someone, somewhere created and became popular in Read More …
Use Your Gadgets
If you have products you sell, or products that you make by hand, you might want to show people what they look like or how they’re made. How simple this is today, much simpler than it used to be! Today’s Read More …
Make Believe
When I was a kid, stories we were told were just make believe – all fiction and fairy tales – and if there were illustrations in the book, it would help fuel the imagination. Today’s world of stories, many times, Read More …
Be Social
Want to go out to lunch? Sure, only if we can talk and be social. Bonus!! The restaurant features free wifi, but is this a good thing or not? Depends on what kind of atmosphere or culture you want to Read More …