Category Archives: Competition
Why News “papers” Will Lose
It’s not hard to see that printed news will go the way of dinosaurs, typewriters and 8-Track Tapes. Much has been written about the demise of newspapers. Much more will be debated as daily “print” journalism craters and moves to … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Communications Society, Competition, Markets, News, Web
You Gotta Believe
I’ve never made a putt I didn’t visualize. Never struck a ball I didn’t watch to the barrel of the bat. Never swished a 20-footer I didn’t see in my mind’s eye. Each takes belief. With enough practice and repeated … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Blogs, Business, Competition, Productivity, Work, Writing
Boy, I’m Glad Someone Said It
Back when newspapers ruled, being first and being original truly mattered. You broke the story. The competition couldn’t match or pass you until it published (a) in the afternoon or (b) next morning. TV and radio had the edge on … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Communications Society, Competition, Ideas, News, Social Networks, Value
Marketing in Difficult Times
If you work in marketing, you know the drill: Times get tough, leadership grows cautious, budgets–and usually people–are let go. So if everybody does it, should we assume it’s the right approach? If you make full-size Hummers at GM in … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Competition, Creativity, Customers, Loyalty, Markets, Search, Social Networks
The Trouble with Anonymous Sources
You can never know the agenda of an anonymous source when covering the news. To wit: Old-school media Wall Street Journal reports that Jonathon Miller, former AOL head, is trying to raise money in a long-shot deal to buy all or part of Yahoo … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Competition, News, PR
Competitive Chatter is OK. Really.
Are you afraid to mention a competitor in your customer-facing materials? This used to be considered a major marketing Faux pas. In today’s climate, though, customers who are talking about you are probably also talking (and hearing and reading) about your closest … Continue reading
Filed under Awareness, Competition, Customers, Ideas
Blogging To Death
This cautionary tale in the NYT may be a little over the top, but it illustrates the downside for bloggers trying to publish technology scoops. I remember when news radio was a major player in the San Diego market. The … Continue reading
iPhone Goes Corporate? Where’s PC Guy?
Now it gets interesting. Word that Apple wants a slice of the corporate market by enabling iPhone users to load email and calendar items off their Microsoft-flavored company servers shows just how open we’re going to get. For years, the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Competition, Hype, Open Source
When Authors Fake It
Q: Why would a major publishing house print a memoir without checking basic facts? A: Intense competition to sell books. News this week of the bogus biography of a woman who claimed to have run drugs for a Los Angeles gang as a kid is … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Competition, Hype, News, Writing
Microbrand Monday: Maui Jim
Once upon a time, all you needed was a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers to block the sun and look cool. Audrey Hepburn wore them in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Cary Grant wore an early version of Wayfarers in North … Continue reading
Filed under Brand, Business, Competition, Design, Ideas
