On Sunday I was able to catch the final showing of Jobsite Theater’s production of the The Guys and am glad I made it. As a regular fan of their shows I am always entertained and have a great time. […]
Excited About Leadership Tampa Bay – Class of 2012
Last night I attended the Kick Off reception for Leadership Tampa Bay’s 2011-2012 Class and have to say I am very excited to be a part of this program. I committed over five years to leadership of Ad 2 Tampa […]
Tampa Bay Times to win Tampa Bay Newspaper War
Last week’s unfortunate news about another round of pay cuts at the St Pete Times prompted me to revisit a story I have been watching unfold for five years. I can find nothing written and have only discussed this with […]
B (Benefit) Corps, the Business Model to Watch
As an entrepreneur and small business owner I often find myself in conflict feeling comfortable with large corporations. I remember looking into a Sam’s Club membership about five years ago and walking out of the store when they offered, as part […]
Will Casey Anthony Outrage Lead to More Individual Involvement?
For the past three years I have not followed the happenings of the Casey Anthony case. For the past 30 days I used selective ignorance to avoid the trial. However as the month of June closed, I could hardly avoid hearing about […]
Doing Business in the Monarchy – Is the Fourth Largest Country Safe for Small Business?
Facebook, often compared in user size to a country would be considered a monarchy, dictatorship or at best an oligarchy. How long are American small businesses safe to operate free of potentially huge taxes (i.e. fees) or other business killing regulations?
Power Grid Not Stable Enough Disrupt Clocks
My father emailed me a story over the weekend that brings up concerns that some devices with clocks that keep time based on electric current might not keep accurate time in the coming year. A yearlong experiment with the electric […]
Crispin Continues Proving Great Ads Can’t Hide Bad Products
This week Burger King announced they would be replacing Miami’s Crispin Porter + Bogusky with agency McGarryBowen after a two month agency review process. The change is not a surprising corporate reaction considering Burger King has consistently lost market share […]
Social Media & Internet Marketing experts – Where did they come from?
I found an article last week and decided today was a good day to post my thoughts on the subject. Prompted by the Internet marketing sales pitch I’ve had to endure hearing at a nearby table while sitting in a […]
Has The Captain Put Away His Toys?
Last year some friend discussed on Facebook the merits of the Cruzan 9 rum campaign that ran in select cities. Because Tampa was one of the cities targeted and has a love affair with pirates the subject was particularly of […]