I had a birthday recently and am now firmly ensconced in the 55+ demographic. I know that this doesn’t matter to any of you since my youthful spirit shines brightly. However, it seems to matter a lot to people doing research or trying to sell stuff. What a shame.
This really hit home to me as I was being screened for yet another online survey. I take these for a couple of online music services in order to get the service for free. However, although I live in a nice zip code and am an active consumer (with opinions about everything as you all well know), I screen out of a lot of surveys – my opinions aren’t needed – and I’m pretty sure it’s the age screen that determines that. Huge mistake, and here’s why. Continue reading
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Missing My Wallet
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Super Duper
I have a food question for you to end the week. What do blueberries, salmon, and walnuts have in common? No, they’re not the ingredients to some fabulous new dish I’ve concocted. They’re among the top foods which some nutritionists call “superfoods.” The reason they’re labelled this way is that they are among the foods that contain high amounts of some substances – phytonutrients for those of you needing a big word for a crossword puzzle – that might just confer a bunch of health benefits. Blueberries, for example, have a ton of antioxidants, phytoflavinoids, potassium and vitamin C, which people who know about this stuff say lower your risk of heart disease and cancer and are also anti-inflammatory. Impressive little guys!
So what does this have to do with business? Continue reading
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Taking Your Medicine
You just knew there would be some sort of post about golf this morning. After all, PGA Championship, the season’s final major finished up yesterday and of course I watched almost every minute. I took a few things away from watching over the last four days. It would be fun to write about Tiger‘s troubles (I always wanted to play like him and after watching him hitting into the trees, the sand, and the water, I think I can!) but I think I’ll save that post. Instead, I want to write about a decision another golfer made that illustrates a great business point. Continue reading
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