Posted On: October 24, 2022
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“Welcome…We expect you to…We will not tolerate…”
Today’s post dips into many of the topics we’ve been wading in of late: Advertising, wordsmithing, photographic messages, escapism, cultural chaos, and of course, travel. Please dive in…
Posted On: October 11, 2022
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Bye-bye dressy-ness; the post-pandemic workplace dress code has gone decidedly informal.
High heels go the way of the necktie
According to Bloomberg, heading back to the office after the pandy BreakAway has inspired a lot…
Posted On: August 29, 2022
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Magazines, once thriving lifestyle and status tools, are now headed toward extinction.
Welcome to Marketing Monday (MM), our periodic dive into all things design, branding, advertising, wily wordsmithing, and more. Your site host (one Kirk…
Posted On: October 1, 2021
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Nut Goodies have been a coveted, regional treat forever. But as a beer? Did not see that coming!
You’d have to be living under a vineyard to not be aware of the craft beer revolution…
Posted On: August 28, 2020
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Happy Halloween!?!
BreakAways come in all forms. For kids—and for adults who like to don a costume and party—Halloween offers a giddy vakay from Reality for a night that often stretches into all fall.
But…
Posted On: January 15, 2020
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Last month, in Part 1, we dove into our junk piles and bemoaned the detritus that weighs on us, our culture, and our shifting populations. We continue that slog by taking a peek into where our…
Posted On: December 27, 2019
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Christmas means different things to different people, obviously.
As for me, I can’t help but notice that it/sales start earlier every year. And yet…it’s over before it’s over. The parties and gifts: All happen before…
Posted On: December 7, 2019
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Black Friday 2019 enjoyed record sales of $7.4B in digital shopping alone. Cyber Monday: $9.4B, up 19% from 2018. And as for the anticipated shopping total this holiday season? A tidy $740B.
Black Friday—sounds ghoulish,…
Posted On: October 11, 2019
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This perfectly mediocre picture may elicit mixed reactions. For me, another Amazon package arriving might make me excited about my new thing…angry about their wasteful deliveries and packaging…sad about all the local, face-to-face businesses that have…
Posted On: January 23, 2018
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Earlier this month, some powerful Apple shareholders (including teacher retirement funds) raised a stink about the addictive-ness of the iPhone, particularly for youth. Then they went back to their abacuses and high-fived themselves for 1)…
