I can't help but comment on p. p1 article in today's Wall Street Journal, "The Prix Fixe Is In".
In the restaurant industry, charging per entree is the appropriate pricing model for food service; alternatively, a fixed price is the ...READ»
Excellent piece in today's New York Times, "Over the Top and On the Road," about 38th Annual Pennsylvania R.V. and Camping Show in Hershey, PA.
If you've never visited GoRVing.com, do so, as you're in for a real experiential treat. ...READ»
As we approach October, brace yourself for untold stories about various haunted house experiences and the like. The L.A. Times just put forth this story, "Theme Parks Are Dying to Feature Halloween," kicking off the season.
Such ...READ»
I've spent a lot of time this week, at the urging of FC, commenting on various news items that struck my fancy. Do please allow me now to share a somewhat lengthy story of a more personal nature. (I trust the indulgence worth the ...READ»
Since my October 2006 hardcopy issue of Fast Company just arrived in yesterday's mail, I like to bid farewell to the September issue -- and its stellar list of Customer First award winners, honorable mentions, and local heroes -- ...READ»
Today's Wall Street Journal has a page B1 article, "New Company Aims to Send Tourists to Space", highlighting the entry of rocket scientist Jim Benson into the space tourism field and competing with the likes of Sir Richard Branson ...READ»
Note the ouster of The Sharper Image founder Richard Thalheimer:
Sharper Image’s Founder Is Out in Shake-Up
Not too long ago, okay maybe it was a long time ago, Thalheimer might have been properly seen as a pioneer in ...READ»
If you haven't yet read the Sept. FC "Open Debate" between Steven F. Wilson and George Wood regarding private sector involvement in (or in lieu of) public education, I'd encourage you to do so.
I only wish to chime in with a comment ...READ»
The Wall Street Journal has article today (p. D1), "Baseball-playoff Seats Get Harder to Score."
The piece concerns the difficulty in obtaining post-season tickets in these experience-hungry times.
While the article makes reference ...READ»
Perhaps my favorite example of customer-generated content ("user-generated" sounds too goods-related to be an appropriate description, and I don't want to force "guest-generated") is how the Schaumburg Flyers minor league baseball ...READ»
TV commercials have long ago abandoned emphasizing functions and features, uses and benefits, even cues and sensations. Desperate for finding some new means to engage prospects with their clients' offerings, it's no wonder that The ...READ»
The characterization of today's jobs as "only" being those at McDonald's brings to mind the recent announcement by the Oak Brook giant that it may start selling breakfast all day long. The competitive force driving the possible ...READ»
Today's WSJ has a piece on airlines courting the most profitable international travelers., "Airlines Beef Up Offerings to Woo Profitable International Travelers":
Let's hope the pursuit of these international lanes by U.S. airlines ...READ»
Well, the news did not make the front page of today's Wall Street Journal and New York Times, but it did make the cover of my Cleveland Plain Dealer and I suspect most other local papers: The New Orleans Saints returned to the ...READ»
Today's Wall Street Journal (9-25-06) Small Business section features a lead article on "How to Get Attention in a New-Media World", highlighting the success of a fashion clothier called Hollywould in gaining awareness and publicity ...READ»
See page one article in today's Wall Sreet Journal (9-25-06), "Seeking Growth in Urban Areas, Wal-Mart Gets Cold Shoulder".
Those who bash Wal-Mart usually fail to comment on the billions of dollars Wal-Mart annually saves consumers ...READ»
I must confide that I learn as much from a magazine's advertisements as I do the articles themselves. I don't read them as a consumer, rather as an observer of the passing business parade (and contemporary ad agency thinking). ...READ»
In his FastTalk interview in the Sept. 2006 issue of FC, Diego Scotti, VP of Global Advertising for American Express, says, "Authenticity is the thing consumers respond to the most." Amen! For the past three years, Joe Pine and I ...READ»
The Customer First Award issue of Fast Company is always my favorite FC read each year. The selection of winners, honorable mentions, and "local heroes" always provides an insightful glimpse into the manifold goodness that is ...READ»
