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The Robinson Report – Trader Joe’s

Many legacy brands hold nefarious secrets. Coca-Cola was developed during The Civil War – laced with morphine – to ease the pain of soldiers in field hospitals. Both Volkswagen and […]

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The Midweek Motivator – The Rule of the Mind

Al Reiss and Jack Trout once proclaimed, “If marketing is a battle of perceptions—not product—then the mind take precedence over the marketplace.” For those of us in Media, consider this […]

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The Midweek Motivator – Work On A Superiority Complex

Most of us have been raised to be modest, polite, and avoid inflated self-assessment. Some have learned adapted that posture and in the heat of business decision-making it becomes easy […]

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The Robinson Report – The Tracks and The Dash

“Through the Mississippi darkness, rolling down to the sea, but all the towns and people seem, to fade into a bad dream” – Steve Goodman There a train that’s been […]

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The Midweek Motivator – Are We Afraid, or Just Concerned?

Fear is as natural as sunlight. It engages us in our earliest days and hangs in the air over the rest of our lives, like a gargoyle sculpture on a […]

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The Robinson Report – Succession

The lesson that, #1 – management has to be the highest class possible.  #2 – they have to have a succession plan – Al Waleed bin Talal Yet few of […]

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The Midweek Motivator – General Rules: Action over Plan

Superior leaders in business (media included) believe in recognizing the crucial difference between “strategy” and “tactics.” Even in 2022 many successful generals, admirals, CEOs and department heads recognize the value […]

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The Midweek Motivator – Jumping Over the Wall

Heading into the new year a very good programmer shared the she was concerned; perhaps afraid for her company’s outlook. Fear in natural. It’s the appropriate response for any of […]

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The Robinson Report – Evolution

ev-o-lu-tion – the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was an accomplished vocalist and pianist, having studied at the […]

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The Robinson Report – Top Posts of 2021

The feedback we receive year-round from our Audience Development Group posts are both rewarding and humbling. We hear from group VP’s who share our columns company-wide. Programmers who post relevant content in […]

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