Go Home
For most people, at least I hope this is true for most people, you should go home for the holidays. It may not be the same, as the years go by the neighborhoods change, roads get detoured as they are Read More …
Category: opinion
Fully Stocked
It is so nice to shop prior to a holiday when the store is fully stocked. Especially…especially when, you waited until after rush hour (there is one at the market, you know) and you were really nervous that you’d have Read More …
Limited Editions
Every season and holiday, now have limited editions of candy to help us celebrate – not just the Big 5*. Of course, the word limited is intended. The retailers do not want to be stuck with it after the last Read More …
Recycled Marketing
Cause marketing, emotional marketing, sports marketing, it all works. Recycled marketing can work too… we always reuse what we create, it keeps the brand messaging consistent. Just tweak it in between major initiative changes, just a little, to keep it Read More …
Who Needs Plans
Plans, who needs plans? The best laid plans don’t always work, so sometimes it is more fun to just wing it and go the way the wind takes you. Of course, those who do plan, sometimes can’t deal with the Read More …
Totally Worth It
Celebrating special days of spring are totally worth it…regardless of whether or not the weather is cooperating. However, out for breakfast during one of the busiest Sunday mornings may not have been the best idea. The restaurants are crowded, the Read More …
Curb Appeal
Curb appeal can be like a book cover…you’ve got to go inside to see what it’s really like. If you see the facade of the building, the original building that has been on the site since 1950, and it looks Read More …
Just Stop
It is really hard for people who are type A personalities to stop. Just stop and relax. I know that it is something I have struggled with for the last 17 years (okay, probably longer…) but it hit me when Read More …
Less Than
Not necessarily a math problem…more like a life problem. Someone ran a red light right in front of me. The person they beeped at, luckily, was less than 2 feet from the end of the intersection and was able to Read More …
The Fear
Some professionals (not all, but some) put the fear rather than education into their clients’ minds, essentially, by telling them what they can’t do. There isn’t really an explanation offered on why they can’t do those things…at least not always Read More …