Daniel Henninger, deputey editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, offers interesting commentary on the media's failue in coronating Barak Obama as the next...
Xerox has changed its corporate logo. Gone is the all-uppercase red font and in its stead is an all-lowercase red font. New for 2008 is the addition of a red ball...
In today's edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak talks about a surprising method customs officials use to catch those who store child pornography. They simply ask to...
Isn't it amazing that some people can talk and talk without ever saying anything? We all know at least one person who never seems to actually get to the point. This hit...
Interesting article in today's Financial Times. Spider-Man is working with the United Nations. The UN has inked an agreement with Marvel Comics to publish a comic that...
"Shopdropping," according to The New York Times. I just read about this fascinating trend where artists and others trying to "make a point" sneak their wares into stores and...
Thank God. Pantone, the standard-bearer for colors, has announced its selection of the Color of the Year for 2008 - Blue Iris. The color is also known in the industry as...
Well, The Wall Street Journal has finally written about it: pay-per-placement PR firms. The concept is a good one: you only pay your PR firm for actual placements. Most...
Scott Ginsberg is an interesting guy. He wears one of those red and white nametags all day, every day. If you don't believe me, see for yourself. I subscribe to his...
I've been asked by clients how to help them post a video to YouTube and ensure its success. Truth be told, I never had a good answer for them. But, I came across one...
I just read an interesting bit of information from a company called AR&D. I'm not sure what they do, but it may have something to do with "branding" television...
I just read a great article on Poynter.org. With Hollywood writers on strike, one would think the picketers would do better than the run-of-the-mill pickets signs....
I've been criticized for not being positive enough in this blog, so here's something that ought to make you smile. As you may know, the stagehands union serving many Broadway...
AdAge reported yesterday that the coffee uber-brand Starbucks is about to launch its first national television campaign. Apparently, consumers are beginning to think twice...
Wow. I just read the October 29th issue (I know; I'm behind.) of Business Week. The cover story is about "greening" a company - yes, it's apparently a verb, now - and how...
Interesting article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. June Kronholz delves into the likeability of political candidates' voices. According to her research, "When we are...
Having, until recently, edited a large diabetes magazine, I always read with interest news that affects the almost 40 million Americans who must manage the disease on a daily...
Thanks to my good friend at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan (I don't know if I can mention him by name, for reasons that will soon become clear), I was granted entry to the...
The October 22 issue of BusinessWeek sports a new look. It's hard to miss it, if you read the magazine with any regularity. Editor in Chief Stephen J. Adler walks...
Looks like yesterday's posting was right on time. I had no clue The Boss was going to make Joe an offer yesterday. Given what we know about it, Joe did the right...
I'm no baseball fan, as any of a number of people can tell you. As a matter of fact, I quietly relish when the overpaid lineup that is the Yankees organization falls flat...
Every morning, I read The Morning Brief from The Wall Street Journal. Some days I skim, others I ignore. Today, one line caught my eye. The topic was Darfur - no...
At a recent dinner party, someone I had just met asked me for whom I voted in the last presidential election. Not remembering, I said something like, “I don’t remember...