Branding: An Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon, smallbizdaily
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed about entrepreneurship and business branding by author, columnist and online talk show host Jane Applegate for her column...
Is Domino’s the “New Coke”?
Many of you probably remember the Domino's fiasco of last April when two employees made a rogue video pretending to put disgusting things in the...
Heels with an Adaptable TWIST
Transitioning from daytime casual to nighttime dress often means carting around a second pair of shoes or leaving and extra pair at the office...
A Tree Fell on my House
A Tree Fell on My House
It was Wednesday around lunch time during a freak windstorm.
Nobody was home, nobody was hurt.
A tree fell on my...
The Power of “I Don’t Know”
First up on Day 2 of World Business Forum, Steven Levitt economist and author of Freakonomics (a best selling book and now a motion picture).
Interesting,...
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Brand R.I.P.
2009 saw the demise of some venerable brands (Circuit CIty, Max Factor, Saturn). Read here for a longer list.
What brand would you miss...
Duck, Duck, Twist?
You’re not the only one - there are plenty of ducks in the pond – and they’re all cute. So how do you stand...
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“Fail Harder.”
- Weiden and Kennedy, Portland
This was originally posted on the terrific Swiss Miss blog.
I love this expression. I believe there is no innovation...
Want to Get Promoted? Try to Get Fired
Stuck in an innovation rut? Here’s a technique that will help get those creative juices flowing again.
Give yourself this task: “What idea could I come up...
Baby Bottles, Bluetooth and Busy Parents
We are living in a "hands free" world. With the invention of Bluetooth technology we are able to operate just about everything without having...