May 2012
5 posts
Great visualization. A lot of ships sitting on the... →
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Plain Truth
The labor force is now at its smallest size since the 1980s when compared to the broader working age population.
April 2012
2 posts
Ad of the Day: Nike →
“Groupon is essentially a sub-prime lender that does zero risk assessment.”
– Rocky Agrawal
March 2012
6 posts
“FIs do need to be very concerned about openly engaging with the customers...”
– Brett King
Are Private Banks Social Media Wallflowers?
According to recent research conducted by Scorpio Partnership, a consulting firm, and sponsored by Standard Chartered Private Bank and SEI Global Wealth Service, more than 40 percent of high-net-worth individuals younger than 50 viewed social media as an important channel for communicating with their banks.
A survey on the social media activities of 50 leading private banks found that most had...
February 2012
4 posts
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Dear Ad Agency: 91% of your clients think you're a...
Per the CMO Council, only 9% of senior marketers believe traditional ad agencies are doing a good job of evolving and extending their service capabilities in the digital age.
From the CMO Council’s press release:
“There’s an underlying level of frustration among senior corporate marketers worldwide when it comes to agency contributions to business value creation, strategic...
January 2012
5 posts
Virginia is getting it done. →
“in times of economic necessity, the role of government should be to focus on core functions — jobs, education, transportation, fixing the retirement system and running a more efficient government — and the governor has done that.”
December 2011
10 posts
Some people in financial services have a sense of...
By Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services Inc.
‘Tis two days yet to New Year but despite what you’re hopin’ The folks in the Board Room say “the full day we’re open”
So we’ll buy and we’ll sell as the tape crawls along And though “Bubbly’s” verboten we may still sing a song
Two Thousand Eleven looked good at the start But deadlocks in D.C. took things all apart
We finished up with a rally ...
My Favorite iPhone Apps of 2011
Instagram
Simply fantastic and fun for any photographer. Try it with Instagrid. See… http://instagrid.me/bryclag/
Foursquare
Easy to use and I love leaving tracks. Revised App is stronger and expect new features in 2012.
CardMunch
If you work LinkedIn like and do (and you should as well), this is a nice appliance app to use at events such as trade shows. Check it out.
TuneIn Radio
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Scientific American Reader: Hydrogen in iPhone's... →
“Fools say they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others’ experience.”
– - Otto Van Bismarck
This is really not me.
A Technofuturist: “characterized by an embrace of new technologies and delivery methods, irreverence toward traditional vehicles of culture, and an embrace of a spiritual Darwinism.”
“Congratulations, Dear Yahoo you have been awarded a $600 million price, my uncle...”
– CNNMoney commenter InMiami, on a court awarding Yahoo $610 million in damages from Thai and Nigerian scammers who used the company’s logo in an email lottery hoax. (None of the defendants have responded to the complaint.)
Ice Cube Lays Down Architectural Wisdom →
GOOD Lite: The Experiential Economy: Can Money Buy... →
Simple Lessons Learned.
fakescience:
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November 2011
6 posts
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Bargain Shopping Is Still "In"
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The Rise and Fall of Sony →
Sony failed to remain relevant in a changing environment. Think about it; with the advent of the Walkman, they owned portable music. But they became complacent and failed to recognize the digital shift and evolving consumer preferences.
October 2011
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So Very Well Said
“The customer is no longer a passive recipient of information or a sidelined spectator. Today, customers are actively engaged in the buying process.” - excerpt from Marketing Profs
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2 Years Is A Long Time To Wait
From the WSJ this morning; “The U.S. housing market may begin to stabilize after another year or two as the mortgage finance industry works through oversupply from past building and the current foreclosure crisis”.
2 years? Economic stability in the US is too closely tied to residential and commercial real estate. Are we going to take a passive approach?
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Mobile Will Dominate. Data at Core.
“People are not only using mobile to tweet, check in, and update status. They’re using it to download daily deals, access their networks’ brand and product recommendations and share their own insights. These behaviors begin to illustrate the irrevocable link that mobile has to how and what people buy — which is the real reason mobile is critical to marketers”....
September 2011
5 posts
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Market Disruption Is All Around Us.
The question is not if market disruption is coming. It is. In fact, it is here today. The real question is who will lead the charge and end up on top? Will retail bankers be able to innovate and keep consumers on their terms? Will smaller non-bank players find a way to fill the customer experience gap and create new relationships and marketshare?
Some financial marketers and technologists will...
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“Hard to believe 10 years have gone by. Let’s honor and give thanks to...”
Just Another Day Trying To Fly
6 AM The alarm goes off.
6: 30 I head to the airport.
7:30 I board an AirTran flight bound for NYC.
8:00 At departure time, pilot says we have a two hour delay, due to “weather”.
8:10 We are asked to deplane and remove our items.
8:17 I asked for a refund (and got it) because I was going to be at minimum 2 hours late, per AirTran.
8:40 As I departed the airport, TripIt sends me...
August 2011
6 posts
Communication in a crisis offers comfort. Having a... →