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My Marketing Person Says . . .

Tracy Diziere — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:30:30 -0400

News, advice, tips, and facts for do-it-yourself marketers and small business or microbusiness owners interested in B-to-B or B-to-C marketing and business development topics, including promotion, product development, packaging, advertising, collateral and proposal development, marketing and product strategy, public relations, employee and customer relations, branding and culture, etc. on a budget.

My Marketing Person(SM)

Bio and Interests: Ray Fluken

Ray Fluken — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:59:22 -0500

Shortly after entering the University of Colorado with a Regent Schloarship in 1975, I knew this was not for me. I spent a couple of years in the College of Environmental Design studying to become an architect, but something was not right. Turns out, the graduating class of 1975 had 98% of it's students never make it to graduation and the remaining students burnt the top floor of the building.

Monoline Explained

Mark Dalton — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:31:40 -0500

The Financial Times put together an interactive web page about the Monoline insurers. You can watch and listen here

As an aside, one of the great things about News Corp's purchase of Dow Jones, is that the FT is now online for free. You'll have to create an account, something well worth the time doing.

The Buffet Put

Mark Dalton — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:37:29 -0500

Señor, señor, can you tell me where we're
headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
Seems like I been
down this way before.
Is there any truth in that, señor?

Bob Dylan -- Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

OK, so I am a huge fan of Bob Dylan's music. As a wise man once
told me, sometimes our vices, can in fact be a virtue. If Bob Dylan's
music is all I have going against me, then I think I'm doing pretty well....

Hedge Funds

Mark Dalton — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:16:53 -0500

She says, "You can't repeat the past." I say, "You
can't? What do you mean, you can't? Of course you can." -- Bob
Dylan, Summer Days

Yahoo and Microsoft

Mark Dalton — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:08:05 -0500

Anyone who has ever purchased a car
knows that you always reject the first offer. There is almost a sense
of disgust that the offer was even put on the table. But the bottom
line is that both parties know the outcome that they desire. This is
the sort of camel trading that is now playing out in Microsoft's bid
for Yahoo. The problem for Yahoo, is, they don't know what they want.

Lost in The Supermarket

Mark Dalton — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:10:27 -0500

Improving business through systemic
change. Comments on the business environment. Constant worry about
the financial sector.

OnTheSytstem Overview

Michael Kramer — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:09:28 -0500

OnTheSystem is a web-based software application that integrates multiple leadership tools into one, easy-to-use management system. The result is a shared team-language that everyone can use to manage all the moving-parts of your organization.

Bio and Interests: Michael Kramer

Michael Kramer — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:49:55 -0500

Michael Kramer is an award-winning leadership consultant and successful entrepreneur.

Kramer negotiated the sale of his first business, an FDA licensed
pharmaceutical repackaging company, with world famous Silicon Valley
venture capitalist, John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
(John's investments include Intuit, Symantec, Millenium
Pharmaceuticals, Amazon.com, Martha Stewart Living, Google, and
Segway.)

Bio and Interests: Terry Curtis

Terry Curtis — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:48:21 -0500