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Welcome to 2010!

Party Hat Cookies

Happy New Year!  To start us off, I read two reports over the holidays that I found interesting and which set the themes that I think will dominate media over the next year.  Of course they are about media habits and how this convergence thing is becoming more of a reality to more people.  Obviously it’s been here for quite some time but it’s just now becoming mainstream enough of a technology that “civilians” (non-digital media experts) don’t look at you cross-eyed when you start to discuss it. Continue reading

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Posts Of The Year – 1

Here is the post that got the most reads this year and I’m happy it did so because the topic is very personal. It was written on the passing of one of my mentors in business.  The best thing to come of his passing has been the reconnecting I’ve been able to do with a number of former co-workers who took the time to write.

Lots of businesses position themselves as “a family.”  I don’t need to tell you that they really aren’t but I’ve been fortunate enough to get close to that familial feeling twice.  The people who reached out after Mark’s passing were part of the first time.  This was published last July. Continue reading

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Top Chef

A food post and it’s not Friday?  What happened?  Well, the Top Chef finale aired last night and of course I have a few thoughts.  Not just on the food either since there was something that stuck me about last night and, in fact, the entire season that is a great lesson for people in business.  It’s something I’ve noticed about younger people in general and since most of the competitors are under age 30 I’m hoping that it’s indicative of how this generation thinks. Continue reading

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