I’m sure you’ve bought a car at some point or known someone who has (that ought to cover all the bases!). The last time I did so, I had a discussion with the salesperson about what value was assigned to the advertising for the dealership they were asking me to do. She was kind of taken aback and didn’t quite know what I was getting at. I asked her if the dealership routinely placed license plate frames with the dealer name and other information on every new car. She said “of course – it’s standard practice”. I told her my standard practice is to remove them in the parking lot before I drive off with the car unless I’m being paid to serve as media for her business. I know – selling me a car might not be worth it!
I raise the point because you might be thinking – oh, it’s just car dealers and no one likes them anyway. But it’s not. Continue reading
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Welding On The Dealer Plate
Filed under Huh?
Looking Past What You See
What’s among the hottest categories of gifts this holiday season? E-readers. Seems like everyone either has one, is giving one, or is getting one. I know of quite a few folks who are installing the Kindle software on their iPads to accomplish the same task. Hey – that’s pretty amazing – I just mentioned 2 hot items that didn’t exist a couple of years ago but now are everywhere.
As with a lot of things, I think it’s interesting to take a look back, so here are a few direct quotes to help you remember. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints
Brickberries For Breakfast
I know it’s Friday and, therefore, I’m supposed to be doing a food theme. Something happened to me yesterday which is food-related in name only but I guess it will have to do because I want to write about it while it’s still fresh in my mind.
I use a Blackberry (that’s as foodie as we’re getting today) as my primary communications device when I leave the office. Yesterday, as I went into NYC for meetings, I updated an app (Facebook) and rebooted the device as usual. Done it many times and never an issue. Except yesterday, when it became a Deadberry. A Brickberry. A Blackberry that powered up but wouldn’t boot. What a day it became and in perspective, what a lesson. Continue reading
Filed under Reality checks, Thinking Aloud

