Parables of Gary
My old friend Gary used to tell little parables in business situations to help resolve situations. Here are some and …Read the Rest
Business
Origin Myths Set The Trajectory
Nearly every civilization has origin myths that explain how they started. Athens, Sparta and Rome had them and we learned …Read the Rest
Plug and Pray – A Personal Exodus to the Forbidden Country of NO COMPUTER; NO PHONE!
Whatever happened to the old days when everything was “Plug and Play?” You got some new technology; you plugged it …Read the Rest
Commercials That We Don’t Believe
Which commercials do you believe? Too few!
Many commercials are produced these days with little thought of suggesting their message is …Read the Rest
How Aeroplan Learned to Suck
I don’t think I have seen a better barometer of service declines than Aeroplan. Or of how something can …Read the Rest
Car Dealers Don’t Know how to Advertise.
Anyone in the car business or the advertising business who knows me has probably heard me say that retail car …Read the Rest
Who Owns Tiger Woods?
If we are not up to speed on Tiger Woods’ latest adventures in full contact driving, you haven’t watched CNN …Read the Rest
Diversity and Inclusion in Advertising; A Tale of Two Solitudes
I have worked in both the US and Canada one thing I have found curious is that the markets have …Read the Rest
Me and Koolio Down in the Jungle
It was the middle of the summer of 1978, I had just taken a job working with Grey de Venezuela, …Read the Rest