Josh Spear, the Boulder-based maven of cool, has walked away from his deal with Charles and Marie, the so-called "Quintessential Lifestyle Navigator." Dear Friends and Family, Six months ago, I was contacted by two men who had an interesting idea to create a website. They wanted access to my readers, my voice and experience as a successful blogger. They asked me to participate in a speculative venture. I could never …
“The Conversation” Will Change You
Hugh MacLeod on the reality of corporate blog adoption, or non-adoption, as the case may be: For all the "Blaze New Trails" rheotoric the corporate PR machine likes to feed the media, most corporate types don't like rocking the boat. And good blogs rock boats- they can't help it. Only the brave, and those who seek thrills want their boats rocked. I've had the opportunity to pitch marketing blogs to some big time …
Hallett Hard At Work
The Orlando Sentinel profiled blog consultant, Josh Hallett, on Monday. "Corporations think it's all kids talking about braces and dating, or the far right and left screaming at each other, because that's where much of the media coverage is," said Hallett, 33, whose consulting firm, Hyku, is based in Winter Haven. "The truth is, there are a lot of doctors, lawyers and scientists talking about trends, along with …
I Want To Work At Trader Joe’s
HUB senior editor, Peter F. Eder, takes a look at The Trader Joe's Adventure: Turning a Unique Approach to Business into a Retail and Cultural Phenomenon, a new book by Len Lewis. Len Lewis, a former editor-in-chief of Progressive Grocer, offers a treasure trove of carefully crafted and well-written insights and observations in his new book. Lewis, who suggests that Trader Joe’s mantra is “Do unto others as others …
If You Haven’t Got The Call Yet, You’re Probably Not On The List
MarketingVOX spreads the word that Publicis has been recruiting high-level agency types for a new digital business venture. Publicis Groupe Media has been recruiting high-level agency media execs and will soon announce a major new digital business venture having to do with that recruitment drive, chief innovation officer Rishad Tobaccowala said Tuesday, but would not provide details, MediaPost reports. The article …
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Document Your Drunkenness
Shine Dance Lounge in San Francisco has updated the photobooth concept for the 21st century. Revelers can pop in to the booth and have four sequential images captured in a vertical format like they would at any five-and-dime (if such places still exist). The main difference here is the images are instantly loaded to photo-sharing site, Flickr, for all the world to see. Party on, you crazy diamonds. …
Sheraton To Lure Yahooligans
Internet News: Since the dawn of the dot-com era, Yahoo has had a billboard near the entrance to the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Patterned after motel signs of the 1950s, it says, "Yahoo: A nice place to stay on the Internet." Thanks to a deal with Sheraton Hotels announced on Monday, Yahoo is making a nice place to stay in hotel lobbies. In what the companies said was an industry first, the hotelier and the online …
Ikea Feeds The Needy
Der Spiegel: From Munich in the south to Kiel in the north, Ikea is increasingly turning into a welfare center for pensioners, young moms, low-earners and the unemployed. Many low-earners prefer eating in the familiar atmosphere of this temple to consumption to standing in line at the soup kitchen. Indeed, the stigma of poverty is hidden behind the company's cheep and cheerful designs. What started out as an extra …
