The Way I See It

Not having a conting

2011-06-13T08:09:00.001-04:00

Not having a contingency plan is a bad idea - http://blog.cgsm.com

Today’s TV newscas

2011-05-31T12:11:00.001-04:00

Today’s TV newscasters – watch them while they last - http://blog.cgsm.com

The general problem

2011-05-27T09:15:00.001-04:00

The general problem with generalizing - http://blog.cgsm.com

Advertising today �

2011-05-25T08:50:00.001-04:00

Advertising today – pardon the interruption - http://htxt.it/UEpQ

Are you prepared for

2011-05-23T09:29:00.001-04:00

Are you prepared for identity theft? - http://htxt.it/26Qx

Selling your house t

2011-05-18T08:21:00.001-04:00

Selling your house today? There have to be better ways – don’t there? - http://htxt.it/EEqf

You can’t drive 55

2011-05-16T17:19:00.001-04:00

You can’t drive 55 but you can sell to them - http://htxt.it/OuOi

Will Microsoft acqui

2011-05-11T10:01:00.001-04:00

Will Microsoft acquisition destroy Skype? - http://htxt.it/bdsg

Will “Made in the

2011-05-09T09:42:00.001-04:00

Will “Made in the USA” be on the rise again? - http://htxt.it/2RNL

Chinese version of F

2011-05-06T11:00:00.001-04:00

Chinese version of Facebook - RenRen is and isn’t for everyone - http://htxt.it/dswG

ZipCar and Hertz Con

2011-05-04T13:05:00.001-04:00

ZipCar and Hertz Connect – car sharing grows up - http://htxt.it/leBx

Mobile phones are no

2011-05-02T15:18:00.001-04:00

Mobile phones are no longer the third screen - http://htxt.it/4Oyh

In person social net

2011-04-29T06:39:00.001-04:00

In person social networking is best - http://htxt.it/yR5Z

4 things I learned o

2011-04-27T07:49:00.001-04:00

4 things I learned on my trip to Shenzhen, China that I did not know before - http://htxt.it/L5UY

OOH – Out of Home

2011-04-20T10:54:00.001-04:00

OOH – Out of Home advertising in Asia is in your face - http://htxt.it/16L2

Why I want to help C

2011-04-18T10:24:00.001-04:00

Why I want to help Chinese companies sell products to Americans - http://htxt.it/SsM9

A not so fun afterno

2011-04-15T16:24:00.001-04:00

A not so fun afternoon dealing with customer service at American Airlines and Verizon - http://htxt.it/KudD

Why not a free Amazo

2011-04-14T07:09:00.001-04:00

Why not a free Amazon Kindle? - http://htxt.it/mpIH

Trending on Twitter

2011-04-01T07:30:00.001-04:00

Trending on Twitter – do you ever actually look at the list? - http://htxt.it/TueR

Amazon’s music loc

2011-03-30T10:02:00.001-04:00

Amazon’s music locker – a good idea that that record labels and publishers want to mess up - http://htxt.it/XCNm

Will today’s teena

2011-03-28T11:41:00.001-04:00

Will today’s teenagers be the last generation to type on a keyboard? - http://htxt.it/uaT0

At least digital tab

2011-03-23T15:40:00.001-04:00

At least digital tablets stop the magazine insert cards from falling out - http://htxt.it/hUzm

March Madness equals

2011-03-14T10:31:00.001-04:00

March Madness equals a drain on worker productivity – or does it? - http://htxt.it/lf7l

To get new ideas and

2011-03-11T10:38:00.001-05:00

To get new ideas and experiences think about getting out of your comfort zone - http://htxt.it/XU8g

Is Facebook the new

2011-03-07T10:29:00.001-05:00

Is Facebook the new telephone? - http://htxt.it/SVDM

Stock brokerage cold

2011-03-02T08:40:00.001-05:00

Stock brokerage cold call prospecting – how could it still work? - http://htxt.it/kAGU

Oscar advertising do

2011-02-28T10:17:00.001-05:00

Oscar advertising doesn’t resonate like Super Bowl advertising - http://htxt.it/UaaF

Direct mail grows in

2011-02-25T08:08:00.001-05:00

Direct mail grows in defiance of ‘print is dead’ - http://htxt.it/AOHt

IHOP and Denny’s 0

2011-02-23T08:59:00.001-05:00

IHOP and Denny’s 0pen 24 hours a day – a good thing or bad thing? - http://htxt.it/DOkC

Google’s new One P

2011-02-21T16:54:00.001-05:00

Google’s new One Pass – Should Continental Airlines be flattered? - http://htxt.it/BR78

New York’s Toy Fai

2011-02-16T14:47:00.001-05:00

New York’s Toy Fair is big – but not fun - http://htxt.it/kXvu

Are the Grammy’s i

2011-02-14T14:52:00.001-05:00

Are the Grammy’s intended as entertainment or to promote music sales? - http://htxt.it/q9a1

Attention Sealy Matt

2011-02-11T08:23:00.001-05:00

Attention Sealy Mattress shoppers – Beds are NOT Kitchens - http://htxt.it/adDY

Do you have Klout or

2011-02-09T08:02:00.001-05:00

Do you have Klout or are you a Twitalyzer? http://htxt.it/oy1p

AOL shows Huffington

2011-02-07T11:43:00.001-05:00

AOL shows Huffington Post the money - http://htxt.it/4YcQ

Who will be the winn

2011-02-04T08:43:00.001-05:00

Who will be the winners at Sunday’s Super Bowl Advertising Party? - http://htxt.it/4Ymu

Does the Groundhog k

2011-02-02T08:18:00.001-05:00

Does the Groundhog know anything else besides predicting the weather? - http://htxt.it/2drz

Why should the Mets

2011-01-31T06:31:00.001-05:00

Why should the Mets owners the Wilpon’s have known about Madoff? - http://htxt.it/wyKG

A LinkedIn IPO – t

2011-01-28T07:50:00.001-05:00

A LinkedIn IPO – this one could be a big winner - http://htxt.it/wbMt

MySpace – is it go

2011-01-26T07:55:00.001-05:00

MySpace – is it going no place? - http://htxt.it/C96R

Why are people still

2011-01-24T11:30:00.001-05:00

Why are people still flocking to movie theaters? - http://htxt.it/yt1B

Jack Ma and Alibaba.

2011-01-21T09:58:00.001-05:00

Jack Ma and Alibaba.com are forces to be reckoned with in China - http://htxt.it/0jWr

Cold Stone Creamery

2011-01-19T09:55:00.001-05:00

Cold Stone Creamery does not get it any better than Crumbs or Krispy Kreme - http://htxt.it/QBL4

Commuting in the Uni

2011-01-17T08:16:00.001-05:00

Commuting in the United States by train – why does it have to be like 1961? - http://htxt.it/6lU8

Online couponing sit

2011-01-14T11:24:00.001-05:00

Online couponing sites are working – but for whom? - http://htxt.it/LpK2

5 Things Americans d

2011-01-12T09:47:00.001-05:00

5 Things Americans don’t know about business in China - http://htxt.it/9NbD

Nothing left but the

2011-01-10T14:11:00.001-05:00

Nothing left but the Crumbs? - http://htxt.it/dlvd

Snowvereaction - htt

2011-01-07T12:01:00.001-05:00

Snowvereaction - http://htxt.it/oCHW

The CES - Consumer E

2011-01-05T09:52:00.001-05:00

The CES - Consumer Electronics Show – I am not going – are you? - http://htxt.it/NLWN

Technology fifty yea

2011-01-03T09:55:00.001-05:00

Technology fifty years ago and fifty years from now - http://htxt.it/rjh3

Why I don’t make N

2010-12-31T10:46:00.001-05:00

Why I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions - http://htxt.it/DN1e

The day my Office In

2010-12-29T08:50:00.001-05:00

The day my Office Internet World Stood Still - http://htxt.it/YwXj

Consumers say 'don't

2010-12-27T10:48:00.001-05:00

Consumers say 'don't track on me'

Blackberry Retail St

2010-12-22T10:14:00.001-05:00

Blackberry Retail Stores - BORING? http://htxt.it/OmqC

Lindsey Vonn gets mo

2010-12-20T12:06:00.001-05:00

Lindsey Vonn gets more than her 15 minutes - http://htxt.it/Usx9

Denny’s does some

2010-12-17T11:31:00.001-05:00

Denny’s does some interesting marketing things but are they effective? - http://htxt.it/YWXK

Do you do the toughe

2010-12-16T17:25:00.001-05:00

Do you do the toughest thing first? - http://htxt.it/dalo

You can’t have a s

2010-12-15T09:41:00.001-05:00

You can’t have a signed copy of an e-book - http://htxt.it/ge9d

How the NCAA is like

2010-12-13T16:48:00.001-05:00

How the NCAA is like the Chinese Government - http://htxt.it/8IUZ

Assistants and Assoc

2010-12-10T10:41:00.001-05:00

Assistants and Associates have to be better at screening phone calls - http://htxt.it/0EU4

Borders Books and Ba

2010-12-08T08:55:00.001-05:00

Borders Books and Barnes & Noble getting together - http://htxt.it/7Eni

The problem is it is

2010-12-06T08:56:00.001-05:00

The problem is it isn’t real life - http://htxt.it/RrLg

We’re all salesmen

2010-12-03T08:14:00.001-05:00

We’re all salesmen – get over it - http://htxt.it/2hI3

What will be the hot

2010-11-29T11:50:00.001-05:00

What will be the hot tech gift this holiday season? - http://htxt.it/Wdkq

Groupon might be gob

2010-11-24T09:05:00.001-05:00

Groupon might be gobbled up by Google - http://htxt.it/muMl

Thanksgiving is the

2010-11-22T08:28:00.001-05:00

Thanksgiving is the best holiday - http://htxt.it/cz6N

If you don’t want

2010-11-19T08:45:00.001-05:00

If you don’t want to be happy you’ll get there - http://htxt.it/tmYB

Yelp and Foursquare

2010-11-17T09:51:00.001-05:00

Yelp and Foursquare should go to the altar together - http://htxt.it/Y8nq

California Dreamin�

2010-11-15T11:49:00.001-05:00

California Dreamin’ – Why I am attending the Governor’s Global Climate Summit - http://htxt.it/rkSY

Airlines - they can�

2010-11-12T18:02:00.001-05:00

Airlines - they can’t get away with this – can they? http://htxt.it/kV7G

Where have all the g

2010-11-10T11:12:00.001-05:00

Where have all the great advertising tag lines gone? http://htxt.it/MncH

LinkedIn should be y

2010-11-08T08:23:00.001-05:00

LinkedIn should be your first resource for learning about business people - http://htxt.it/vNaD

Have you pre-ordered

2010-11-05T08:34:00.001-04:00

Have you pre-ordered your own personal drone? http://htxt.it/hY6Q

Cablevision and Time

2010-11-03T08:04:00.001-04:00

Cablevision and Time-Warner - When Monopoly is no fun at all - http://htxt.it/Hdwc

AOL’s finally maki

2010-11-01T08:03:00.001-04:00

AOL’s finally making some big changes – but is it just whistling while walking through the internet graveyard? - http://htxt.it/mU8Y

Do you sleep with yo

2010-10-29T14:33:00.001-04:00

Do you sleep with your PDA or smartphone under your pillow? http://htxt.it/vS0W

!?*# Alex Bogusky -

2010-10-27T14:10:00.001-04:00

!?*# Alex Bogusky - he just never got it. http://htxt.it/tvaU

Foursquare – is it

2010-10-25T17:07:00.001-04:00

Foursquare – is it on the road to nowhere? - http://htxt.it/I8P3

Free Wi-Fi access �

2010-10-22T13:35:00.001-04:00

Free Wi-Fi access – wouldn’t it be nice? http://htxt.it/sHY5

Stopping the Madness

2010-10-21T17:15:00.001-04:00

Stopping the Madness – the scourge of email CC - are you guilty? http://htxt.it/efhW

Compact fluorescent

2010-10-18T08:39:00.001-04:00

Compact fluorescent bulbs – myth or magic? http://htxt.it/ap9q

Will the Chilean min

2010-10-14T16:13:00.001-04:00

Will the Chilean miners now face an even greater challenge? http://htxt.it/79ue

Does an agency that

2010-10-13T10:53:00.001-04:00

Does an agency that represents itself have a fool for a client? http://htxt.it/OKth

Marketing and Social

2010-10-11T09:58:00.001-04:00

Marketing and Social Media – An attribution model will display its attributes - http://htxt.it/I7Bo

Has the travel pendu

2010-10-08T11:46:00.001-04:00

Has the travel pendulum swung too far the other way? http://htxt.it/hExE

All these technology

2010-10-06T07:58:00.001-04:00

All these technology applications and yet people still play Solitaire and Scrabble? http://htxt.it/x6Sn

'The Social Network'

2010-10-04T20:12:00.001-04:00

'The Social Network' movie is not a bad reflection on Mark Zuckerberg - http://htxt.it/urER

The U.S. fight on Ch

2010-10-01T15:17:00.001-04:00

The U.S. fight on China’s currency policy is nothing but a political showcase - http://htxt.it/dTBu

Skype and Facebook t

2010-09-29T15:16:00.001-04:00

Skype and Facebook together – why didn’t I think of that? http://htxt.it/PAEN

Instapaper – do yo

2010-09-27T13:00:00.001-04:00

Instapaper – do you want be the editor of your own personal e-newspaper? - http://htxt.it/WETR

Do you run your busi

2010-09-24T16:56:00.001-04:00

Do you run your business like it's 1999? http://htxt.it/Ka56

Marketing in China i

2010-09-22T08:40:00.001-04:00

Marketing in China is by the numbers - http://htxt.it/IsSR

Chinese Government S

2010-09-20T17:47:00.001-04:00

Chinese Government Security is not always as tight as you think - http://htxt.it/1amf

The Chinese people w

2010-09-16T20:18:00.001-04:00

The Chinese people will surprise and delight you - http://htxt.it/0nVk

Doing business in Ch

2010-09-15T20:40:00.001-04:00

Doing business in China today - anything and everything is possible - http://htxt.it/UtTn

In China geography m

2010-09-14T19:37:00.001-04:00

In China geography means a great deal - http://htxt.it/adQP

This is not your gra

2010-09-13T19:11:00.001-04:00

This is not your grandfather's China - http://htxt.it/HQ9A

Heading to China to

2010-09-10T11:07:00.001-04:00

Heading to China to see what I can see - http://htxt.it/QOTU

When did a double di

2010-09-09T09:18:00.001-04:00

When did a double dip stop being an ice cream cone? http://htxt.it/7Vp4

Promotional and dire

2010-09-07T09:26:00.001-04:00

Promotional and direct mail advertising – only for expensive products and services? http://htxt.it/h3Rw