Image by paganites via Flickr There is a growing movement of people that seem to believe that selling is equivalent to the old style peep shows frequented by dirty old men. They’d rather we all hold hands and sing songs around the campfire. I love a good round of Kumbaya as much as the next person [...]
Groupon Not Such a Bargain for One Business Owner
September 20, 2010 By 9 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I have been a huge fan of Groupon, a coupon system for local merchants, since I first heard about it last year. The site provides consumers with a way to tap into group bargains without a group, and local merchants with a way to gain new customers and increase store traffic. Strategically deployed [...]
5 Sweet Business Lessons from the Cake Boss
August 18, 2010 By 10 Comments
The Cake Boss is a US Reality Television Show which follows family owned Carlo’s Bakery in New Jersey, as they create amazing cakes. The cakes are unbelievable – a NASCAR race car cake (pictured to the right) built to scale, a cake that looked exactly like a paintball field and even a dog cake for [...]
It’s Complicated!
August 2, 2010 By 14 Comments
Image via Wikipedia On Facebook, “It’s complicated” is one of the choices for describing your relationship status. It’s complicated is a fall back choice when none of the other check boxes quite work. Your situation may be a mixture of choices, without clear descriptions and labels. It’s complicated sounds messy but in reality check boxes [...]
Intimacy and Business
July 19, 2010 By 20 Comments
Image by …-Wink-… via Flickr In today’s culture many are comfortable with simply “hooking up.” A hook up bypasses the niceties that build intimacy over time and instead fast tracks to the end result without a commitment for a repeat performance. The motto seems to be “try, no need to buy.” Willing participants consent to [...]
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