This is my blanket category for the site; it’s an attempt to explain a concept in a deeper way.
Cool article on Forbes about Nordstrom’s evolving strategy in retail; consider this paragraph especially: It is very important to understand the customer’s need to find time to shop. Nordstrom gets this. Consumers, especially young working people, are less and less interested in… Continue Reading
How can you gain influence in your various networks? Turns out there are six keys. Continue Reading
Americans need to stop worrying about what taking a vacation means for their career and JUST DO IT, BABY. Continue Reading
The Super Bowl was terrible last year — phrased another way, the Seahawks are really good. The last time any NFL team won back-to-back Super Bowls was 2003-2004 (the Patriots). Begs the question, obviously: can the Seahawks do that, and can they… Continue Reading
These numbers are way different than what we thought earlier, and speaks to the idea of interbreeding. Continue Reading
This company called Fractl — whose motto is “Leverage the science behind great content” — did a study recently centering on “The Wheel of Emotions” and trying to determine what could go “viral” via age bracket and gender. A marketing VP/partner… Continue Reading
That video above is from a year ago, but the current Home Depot fiscal situation is seemingly a lot better — their second-quarter profit just climbed 14 percent and they’re trading at around $88/share now (that’s up!). Check out this chart… Continue Reading
Here’s interesting stuff from three economics / business guys — one from Stanford, one from Harvard and one from London School of Economics (the entire thing sounds like the beginning of a joke, right?) — about decentralized authority structures and… Continue Reading