As many people know I’m a voracious reader. In addition to the thrillers I read for escapism, my bookshelf, iBooks and Kindle, display books on business (certainly), spirituality, medicine, martial arts, eastern and western philosophy, creativity, biography and history, among many other genres. Many of you who know me well will often ask for book […]
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Bedros Keuilian, founder and CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp, spoke with lifestyle entrepreneur Lewis Howes about transforming himself from a “have to” to a “want to” leader”. Basically a “have to” manager is one whom others must follow due to the manager’s authority. The reality is they rather not follow and, therefore, do the […]
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I’ve given consideration to the dictum that “marketers should write creative briefs with prose that inspires the agency creative team.” My answer was, and remains, Poppycock! In fact, if marketers can develop and write inspiring prose they should be on the creative side of the business. Instead, if we want the creative brief to inspire […]
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“It is fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure”.– Bill Gates A dear friend, and former CMO, sent me a note, following my musing on Sears’ failure, regarding a fruitful interview conducted by WBEZ with a University of Chicago professor as to causes behind that failure. […]
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Last week I mused about the closings of Treasure Island Foods and Dominick’s in the Chicago area. But a mighty giant of yore is seeking bankruptcy, Sears. This would have been unimaginable in its hey-day (it’s been around for 132-years surviving WW I & II, and the Great Depression) as it would be […]
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My wife is saddened that Treasure Island Foods is shutting its doors on Friday, 12 October 2018. Treasure Island Foods, has been a staple in the Chicago area, owned and operated for 55-years by the Kamberos family. Julia Child described Treasure Island Foods as “America’s most European supermarket”, but that was a long time […]
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The interview process can be quite trying. There are those interviewers whose questions are directed to find out what is wrong with the candidate. These are the half-empty managers. They have limited vision and poor managerial skills. Then there are those managers who want to find out what the candidate has going for her/him and […]
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Imagine for a moment that you are a candidate for a senior marketing position with another company. You submit your resume expecting that you’ll receive an invitation to interview. After all your credentials are impeccable. You’ve attended some the best schools, served as an officer in a marketing club or sorority/fraternity, graduated in the top […]
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There is a belief among many marketers and agency account managers that the creative brief needs to inspire the creative team. Poppycock (a much more reserved expression than how I really feel about it)! The creative team should be inspired by the challenge of the work and the leadership of the client. The client’s job […]
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By now nearly every marketer and sports enthusiast is familiar with the new Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, former San Francisco Quarterback who is, perhaps, better known for starting a movement to protest racial injustice by taking a knee during the American National Anthem than he is for his exploits on the NFL gridiron. It’s […]
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