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How to Beat “Showrooming” Customers Instead of Fearing Them
The November 24, 2013 issue of the Denver Post ran an interesting story on the front page of the Business section. “Price checks ruffle retail” says the headline. “Cellphone-using shoppers force stores to rethink policies.” Hmmm… a big problem faced by brick-and-mortar retailers that will probably become as big as it’s ever been this holiday […]
Continue readingHow the Lost Art of Self-Direction Literally Kills People
…Plus, the Simple Antidote for Unemployment I don’t know exactly how it’s happened, but most people today seem to have lost their ability to create meaningful work for themselves. If a company or boss isn’t telling these people what to do, they’re unable to function in an economically meaningful way. And outside of doing what […]
Continue readingTop 10 Overused Words on LinkedIn Profiles: Delete Them Now
LinkedIn recently analyzed 187 million user profiles to see which words are most commonly used. Turns out professionals use many of the same words to describe themselves. Here are the top 10 most overused words and phrases found on LinkedIn profiles:
Continue readingWhat If You Run Out of Creative Ideas? [Book Review]
Howard Luck Gossage is one of the great unsung advertising heroes of the 20th Century. I didn’t know this until recently when I read Changing the World Is the Only Fit Work for a Grown Man by Steve Harrison. I picked up a copy on Drayton Bird’s recommendation, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a remarkable […]
Continue readingMark Twain’s Biggest Writing Failure
If ever there was an American literary giant, Mark Twain was it. He was somehow larger than life — loved for both his stories and his outsized wit and personality. Yet did you know that one of the books Twain wrote was a flop? It’s true. His autobiography was a failure by most objective standards. […]
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