Monthly Archives: October 2011
Guys and Fashion
Great overview of the evolving menswear market by Ray A. Smith at the Wall Street Journal, who points out how the privacy of the Internet shopping experience has helped make guys a bit more receptive and even adventurous when it comes to clothes shopping. Continue reading
Sad to see this exhibit go
Guitar Heroes: it was at the Met. Here’s the blog link. http://blog.metmuseum.org/guitarheroes/
The Return of Stationery
Very interesting article by Katherine Rosman in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks back that looks at how Twitter and Facebook users are leveraging good old-fashioned direct mail (with an old-fashioned crafty flourish) to make the ultimate connection with … Continue reading
Industry Event Topics: Hot, Not
Internet Retailer, eTail, Shop.org, DMA’s Nonprofit Conference and the DMA show coming up. Here’s what’s hot and not: Hot Lifestage-triggered emails Sales demand attribution Integrated channel marketing Amazon’s Facebook destination Angst over Holiday retail sales Wholesalers going direct to consumer … Continue reading
30 days of travel insanity coming up
30 days of travel insanity coming up. You gotta be there to feel the heat, especially in this economy. Minimal costs to cut: top-line growth is the mandate. Figuring out where and how is the challenge and the opportunity. Simultaneous, … Continue reading
The SLE Lupus Scientific Conference
that took place on October 17th & 18th will hopefully be full of new science and discoveries. Last year’s new drug, Benlysta, is getting the pharmas to invest new money into previously undiscovered therapies. New friends are getting Lupus. Why?
DeFrancesco, Martino, Chicago and EW&F
What a summer! All were pretty mind-blowing and the band members were tight after many months on the road. Bryan Ferry and Pat Metheny to come in October.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
This industry leader has an insatiable need to be the absolute pinnacle of world-class healthcare and to be a ground-breaking innovator discovering new therapies and cures to treat the most perplexing diseases. We are proud to have them as a … Continue reading
Creating a Business You’ll Love
For over 20 years, people have asked me why I started a business? And, sometimes, prospective entrepreneurs want to know what it takes. What I say is, ‘coming up with ideas for a business is easy. Creating one that people … Continue reading
