At a year-end concert last night in the gym of my local elementary school, there was lots of technology to record the moment: a camcorder, digital camera or cellphone camera for each musician. Parents gathered around to get the best angle during the “Kodak” moment for both orchestra and band.
I shamelessly did the same, but [...]
I’ve dialed back posts this past week after taking a tumble on a training ride March 20. Landed me in the hospital for a few days. Here are 5 easy must read items on a Sunday if you’re a marketer who wants to stay sharp:
How to promote yourself (and your blog) at a conference
Napkins trump PowerPoint for sharing ideas
Conversation as technology links
Web [...]
If you don’t subscribe to Smashing Magazine RSS feed, I recommend it. I’m not a designer, but appreciate seeing fresh material. Here’s a link to 45 excellent blog designs that Smashing featured a few days ago. Beautiful.
The website provides tips, how-to section, fonts, graphics and tutorials. I need to learn HTML to start customizing my [...]
Sunday Papers takes a break this week. In its place are 5 useful links for corporate marketers or business owners thinking about launching an online community, making user-interface improvements or revamping their logo.
Customer Service is the New Marketing. Summit held in San Francisco.
10 Websites That Need Improvement, Badly. A few biggies make this list.
The Evolution of Tech Companies’ Logos. [...]
New report from Harris Interactive says 1 in 5 people in the U.S. describe themselves as knowledgeable about cars and tend to share their opinions with others.
Since vehicles and brands often serve as an emotional extension of our personalities (Volvo, Mini Cooper, Hummer, BMW, Toyota Prius), it’s no surprise that many of these self-described automotive [...]
If you haven’t seen this website, it’s a nice place to get a taste for New Year’s around the world. Among the offerings: a daytime amazing 360 view from where the famous ball will drop tonight in New York City’s Times Square. It was taken a few years back in Panoramafoto QTVR by Jook Leung. [...]
Seth Godin had a wonderful post today. He first wrote the words four years ago. They’re as true today as they were then. The leave-behind is simple: What are you doing to be great?
In uncertain times, it might feel harder to aim higher. Safe is accepted, hunkering down a standard corporate reflex.
But if [...]
OK, two environmental posts in one day. Time to recommend a product that uses natural resources, but in a very nice way: Field Notes. It’s a 48-page mini notebook that fits in your pocket so you can put pencil (or pen) to paper at those important moments away from the desk. Graph paper for easy chart plotting, sketching, note taking.
Although not the first with the concept, a very [...]
Are you a fan of Radiohead? Then you know the band from Oxford, England, can create artistic buzz. But has it found a better way to sell music? Yes. Only the bandmates and their managers know if their audacious October pick-your-own-price release of the album “In Rainbows” has done better financially to date than it would have through record label middlemen and distribution retailers such as Best Buy and online [...]
Do you love fonts? Done well on a printed page or poster, fonts sing. Correctly chosen for web design and body text they hold our attention. Choosing fonts for your design projects should be fun. Do you enjoy the process — or manage client requirements for a short list of tried and true? For a recent project, I looked to [...]
