Dear readers, The comment function for my site is broken. I'm still trying to figure out how to fix it, but I wanted to let you know that I am aware of the problem. Thanks for stopping by. There are a few more changes coming soon! Mark … [Continue reading]
I am NOT weird … enough
I've been stewing for a while about Seth Godin's notion (assertion?) that "We Are All Weird." That's the title of his most recent book, which describes the demise of "mass," as in mass marketing, mass education and opiate of the masses. The … [Continue reading]
The plan for 2012
I've got a simple plan for 2012. Write. It really is one of the things I do well, and so I've decided I need to play to my strength. I don't know if it's all going to be good writing, but it's time I got into a routine of writing often. And often … [Continue reading]
If you ask, they’ll ‘like’ your Facebook business page
It's popular wisdom that you'll never get anything if you don't ask for it, and variations of the bromide are oft repeated in the sales and marketing world ("You can't close the sale if you don't ask for the money!"). One of my online marketing … [Continue reading]
Tampa newspaper layoffs cut deeper than others
The Tampa Tribune laid off 165 employees a couple of weeks before Christmas. It was just another straw on the back of the buckling camel that is the newspaper industry, but it vexed me more than many similar announcements over the last four … [Continue reading]
My list of thanks-givings
For the last two weeks, I've entertained (bored?) my Facebook friends with a daily status about something for which I'm thankful. It's a prelude to Thanksgiving Day, and something I did in 2009, too. In case you missed them, here's the list for … [Continue reading]