Canadian behaviorist Malcolm Gladwell has written several compelling books on human behavior. In Outliers he focused on shared traits of the highly accomplished. The most intriguing of chapters “The Ten […]
Read more →If you blink, you’ll miss it. Tucked away along Indiana 267 on the Boone – Hamilton County Line in Central Indiana is a farm stand. It doesn’t have a name. […]
Read more →“Far off I hear the rolling roaring cheers: They come to me from many yesterdays, From record deeds that cross the fading years, And light the landscape with their brilliant plays, Great stars that […]
Read more →“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” –Abraham Lincoln Last week was another in a long string of […]
Read more →“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.Art is knowing which ones to keep.”Scott Adams (Through Dilbert) There is no ‘perfect’. The talent bloodbath brought on by Covid-19 has taken out many of our […]
Read more →Like the title, “Broadcasting” clings to archaic terms and titles. At a time when defining a position and modernizing its meaning seem critical we sleepwalk through history with little coruscating […]
Read more →“Outside another yellow moon punched a hole in the nighttime. I climb through the window and down the street, shining like a new dime.” Downtown Train – Tom Waits Regardless […]
Read more →If you missed last week’s column we explored the proposition of “contestability” pointing out that if a competitor is branding using the opposite theme, your brand is probably viable. Last […]
Read more →It rings inside – like it was yesterday. As a young talent and just off a record ratings book, the ‘consultant’ came to visit, and outlined that the big audience, […]
Read more →When doing competitive for our clients (and their opponents) we pay close attention to this question: “Is this position truly contestable?” A focused point of differentiation beats the heck out […]
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