Aug
29th
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29th
Aug
17th
Mon
17th
Check out these stunning paint drop sculptures by Chris Dorosz. Watch this, too.
“Out of material discovery I began to regard the primacy of the paint drop, a form that takes shape not from a brush or any human-made implement or gesture, but purely from its own viscosity and the air it falls through, as analogous to the building blocks that make up the human body (DNA) or even its mimetic representation (the pixel).”
Aug
14th
Fri
14th
Julian Edelman.
“Edelman really impressed at his pro day workout in the Kent State Field House. Edelman ran a 4.51 second 40-yard dash, which would have topped all quarterbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine in February and placed him in the top 15 among receivers. Edelman’s times of 3.91 seconds in the short shuttle and 10.74 in the long shuttle would have been the fastest times recorded at the Combine, regardless of position.”
quote via MockingTheDraft.com
photo via Zimbio
Aug
3rd
Mon
3rd
The report, based on a survey of 88 retailers and manufacturers in the spring of 2009, revealed without the help of each other, brands “get too promotional and miss the bigger picture of consumer engagement in the store, while retailers lack the more nuanced shopper insights that brands can provide.
— via Brand Week article “Brands Missing In-Store Marketing Opportunities”
Jul
24th
Fri
24th
ginger biscuit from seven stars bakery. interesting flavors, but not sure i’ll get it again.
Jul
20th
Mon
20th
Seth Godin: The law of the little shovel
“The important thing to remember is that separate events are often separate. If you use the same ineffective approach on one thousand people, it’s not going to start working better just because you use it more often.
Connected events, on the other hand, often benefit from frequency and trust.
Which leads to two viable strategies:
1. If you can stay still, stay still. Earn the trust, earn the sale by repeatedly demonstrating value and authority.
2. If you can’t stay still, get a bigger shovel. Your marketing and your sales pitch has to be so refined and focused that it works the first time, because you don’t get a second time.”
via http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/07/the-law-of-the-little-shovel.html
Jul
16th
Thu
16th
If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
— quote from Ben Hogan (1912–1997), American golfer
Jul
14th
Tue
14th
Great brands and projects are built on real value and a real advantage, but great marketers use this as a supporting column, not the entire foundation.
Instead, they build a story on top of their head start.
— via Seth Godin’s article “Facts always win, right?”
Bastille Day in France today. Miss you Paris.
photo via http://www.flickr.com/photos/22375156@N02/2157603557/
Jul
1st
Wed
1st
Twitter is emerging as a powerful platform for business because it’s expansive; it introduces you to new people, rather than merely reconnecting you with the folks you already know.
— via Tim Beyers’ Motley Fool Article titledTwitter Beats Facebook in 140 Characters
Jun
28th
Sun
28th
Someone with value to give to a potential customer opens straightforwardly but gently. Qualifying the prospect correctly is more important at this stage than making a sale, any sale. If the product or service isn’t right for the prospect, then no big deal - walk away. When and if a fit becomes apparent, the superstar salesperson turns up the pressure and pushes for a sale that will make the customer’s life better.
Passive Early, Aggressive Late - usually the right sequence to optimize sales long term.
—
via Allan Young’s post “Selling Out of Order” on SAMBA blog
06/17/2009
Jun
25th
Thu
25th
History Of Running Shoes
“In 1917 special shoes called plimsolls were introduced into the market. These were manufactured using a special technique called vulcanization. This process used heat to fuse together rubber and cloth, creating a pair of shoes that were not only comfortable but were extremely lightweight. In fact, they were so easy to use on the feet that a person wearing plimsolls could go about without anyone hearing a squeak from the shoes. This gave the shoes its popular name ‘sneakers’.”
Jun
21st
Sun
21st
The recent decline in China stock valuations, together with the magnitude and duration of China’s potential growth, makes today an “unprecedented investment opportunity.
— Burton Malkiel quote from “Investment Strategies for the China Century” presentation
