The end of the work day is nearing, and I'd like to thank this week's FC Now guest hosts, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval of the Kaplan Thaler Group. Authors of the February Readers' Choice selection, Bang!, they contributed ...READ»
Sometimes a bad idea is only a bad idea because it was in the wrong universe. Who didn't love the Taco Bell dog, and who hasn't at one point or another uttered the phrase "Yo quiero Taco Bell"?
Seemed like a great idea for ...READ»
No, I'm not talking about Martha Stewart.
One of the most difficult marketing challenges is keeping a long standing product relevant with its target audience, especially when the target is children whose attention span at best can ...READ»
Recycling is not only great for the environment. Sometimes an idea that wasn't right for one situation just needs to sit around a bit. Eventually the right opportunity comes along. Don't throw ideas away just because it didn't work ...READ»
Anyone else noticing how the networks are sliding in their shows a minute earlier these days? Last night, "ER" began at 9:59pm instead of the usual 10pm. So instead of tuning into "Without a Trace," the show I would have watched ...READ»
Heath, thanks for the inquiry and for helping us navigate our way through the world of blogging. That very "moooving" meeting not only taught us to make sure we do our homework, but to never go in with just one idea. We always try to ...READ»
Linda, in the book, you recount a fascinating story. In chapter 7, "The Theater of Persuasion," you tell a tale of "udder disaster," a situation in which you and your colleagues didn't have an alternative proposal when one tanked. ...READ»
My goodness. A wireless device that lets me open attachments! I'll gladly give up being a "crackberry" addict to get the whole story. Not being able to open attachments has certainly led to some crossed wires around here. With the ...READ»
Where are the women?
Starting their own businesses in record numbers is one answer.
According to the Women's Financial Network, women's businesses are now starting at 2 times the rate of those run by men. What's more, in the US, ...READ»
Thanks to Curt Rosengren for his passionate response to "Stop Promoting People," as well -- and for letting us know about that Granite Rock company with the big bang idea.
To demonstrate his commitment to have passionate employees, ...READ»
In response to our theory on not promoting people, FC Now reader Scott Palmer asks:
How do you continue to give employees the juicy salary increases they expect if you don't promote them? Year after year, people expect that their ...READ»
I recently attended an off-site meeting for one of our major clients where we discussed how to deal with people who are doing a good job in their current capacity but don't have promotion potential. To the client this seemed like a ...READ»
FC Now reader Dave Orsborn emailed last night to ask our opinion about Abercrombie & Fitch and its decision to fold its controversial catalog. He wrote:
It seems as though A&F did a great job of reaching their target audience -- ...READ»
For years women have been left waiting for the right guy to give us the right ring on the left hand. Well, that never seemed right to me, and left a lot of us empty handed.
Then, finally, the diamond industry got it right, with its ...READ»
Although anti-Semitism is all the rage around the world, it seems like the traditional Jewish celebration into man and womanhood is something even non-Jews want to be a part of... From Maine to Malibu, more and more kids are begging ...READ»
In Bang! we talk about the success of Starbucks being the experience, not the coffee. It's about a daily indulgence, a little escapism. How else could they get us to spend $3.50 on a cup of coffee, the smallest of which is called a ...READ»
Nowadays, even exposing a bust doesn't make a bang, or does it! As Linda mentioned earlier today, witness last night during the finale of the MTV produced Super Bowl halftime show when Justin Timberlake "accidentally" ripped off the ...READ»
After Howard Dean's "I Had a Scream" Iowa concession speech, many people considered his Presidential race a lost cause. But on the eve of what could be considered the biggest test of the campaign yet, has the former front runner ...READ»
The morning after Super Bowl Sunday, the buzz is usually about the commercials, which cost a record $2.3 million. This year's commercials, by most accounts, seem to have fallen flat. The Super Bowl may have been filled with ads about ...READ»
Later today, this week's guest hosts, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, co-authors of this month's Readers' Choice selection, Bang!, will post their first entries.
Until then, FC Now readers might want to reacquaint themselves ...READ»
