June 2012
How’s your paycheck? Does size matter?
Compare it to Apple's Tim Cook at $348 million or WWP's Martin Sorrell who didn't get his $10.5 million or a lot of rich CEOs in between How much is $348 million? (graphic: NYT) Read more...
In the flotsam of the digital avalanche, Warren Buffett is still buying newspapers. What’s going on in media?
No, that's not Warren Buffett but the Buffalo News is his newspaper and Stanford Lipsey is the publisher. They do look a little alike. (photo: bbannon/NYT) Just when you thought you had media figured out Not Read more...
Masters of the uterus, repent! The Dark Ages are over
16 years after its debut, The Vagina Monologues is packing them in everywhere, including State legislatures (photo: wikipedia) What is it about women, politics and vaginas that don’t fit? If ever the cliché, Read more...
Marketing with product placement: When subtle can go viral
Three-time Superbowl champion, Tom Brady goes on a rant (see short video below) If you want funny, get truly funny people to create your spots If you haven’t seen the Tom Brady promo Read more...
We know where the insanity is. So where’s the outrage?
When it comes to guns, why does insanity trump outrage? It’s actually fairly simple. Insanity resides with the minority, outrage with the majority. And it’s much easier to organize and voice Read more...
May 2012
$85 or your life – pay attention and stop walking the talk
This is one time “walk the talk” is a bad idea I am not sure we need a study or poll to tell us this but there is one that says, “ Texting Read more...