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Creating Anticipation: The Theme Song
I was re-viewing the last few episodes of HBO’s “The Newsroom” in preparation for the commencement of Season 2, set for next Sunday. Eager to get to Episode 9 (The Blackout, Part 2: Mock Debate), I...
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Like Attracts Like: Elevate Your Work to Art
While preparing yesterday’s post, “Creating Anticipation: The Theme Song,” I went down the research rabbit hole, learning more about television opening sequences than I had planned. In the process I...
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M&J Trimming: Old Dogs Can Definitely Learn New Tricks
Trimmings and notions – certainly not the sexiest aspect of the fashion business. You may not even be exactly sure what is meant by “trimmings and notions.” So take a quick look at your jeans (or...
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Doing Unproductive Things (Over and Over)
I still have a Hotmail account. Although it’s now technically a Microsoft Outlook account. But I still consider it my Hotmail account, and I still type Hotmail.com to access it. I’d like to do away...
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The Power of Pocket
I recently penned a post regarding my habit of not recognizing the unproductive things that I do on a continual basis. In the piece, I mentioned an online tool that helps one to organize her, or his,...
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Predictive Search: There’s a downside with the upside
Back in March, Fast Company’s Co.Create staff writer Joe Berkowitz published a short, humorous piece about the suggestions displayed by Google Search’s auto-finish based on other people’s searches. He...
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Brand Extension: In The Name Of Growth
Last Wednesday, I wrote about the week’s buzziest ad, HelloFlo’s “The Camp Gyno.” HelloFlo, the monthly that-time-of-the-month subscription service, conceived of and released the video to promote the...
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Cooking Up Change: In the Kitchen With Daisy Martinez
Change is not easy. Most of us will not set out to dramatically reinvent ourselves (or our products) by choice. This goes for individuals and businesses. Think about the people you know, including...
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Everyone Is An Artist: Everyone Can Bring Creativity To Their Work
If you’ve not yet happened upon the Happy Monday Podcast, hosted by two incredibly creative and prolific folks, Josh Long and Sarah Parmenter, you should definitely check it out. Each week, they...
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Microfinance in America: An Update
by Katherine Danesi Four years ago, I wrote a post, “Microfinance in the United States – A Brilliant Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come?“, based on my fervent belief that if microlending initiatives...
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