Canonsburg's Candy Man Frank Sarris
A local Pittsburgh area marketing hero of mine passed away earlier this week Frank Sarris, founder and owner of Sarris Candies of Canonsburg, PA. Here was a remarkable man who was dedicated to his business, community and family and did it all successfully and with class. We can all use [...]
Dominos Calls Baby Ugly and Doubles Profits
As a brand marketing consultancy, people pay us to, "call their baby ugly" and discover profitable ways to make it more attractive. It's not an easy thing to do, especially when the business owners or leaders you're consulting with happen to be the ones who gave birth to the baby [...]
11 Ways to Think Better
It seems to me that over the past few years, many of us have veered far away from sound thinking. Not just strategic thinking - simple common sense thinking too - and just about all other kinds of thinking in between. I've always been one to strive for better ways [...]
Irish Asked to Boycott Denny's
File this Blog post in your, "What were they thinking" folder! From very reliable and ticked off sources, I understand that Denny's restaurants have been airing a disrespectful television commercial degrading the Irish by offering unlimited pancakes or fries in celebration of the ending of the Irish Famine. Mama Mia! [...]
Banned for Bad Tipping
When I caught this headline, "Banned for Bad Tipping" on CNN.com today, I just had to check it out since we do so much work for restaurants and the hospitality industry. View the story here: I'm not sure who is right here, but my gut says the customer. Even if [...]
Best Site for Twitter Tools and Apps
Here's the very best site for all things Twitter from oneforty. They list nearly 2,500 Twitter Tools and Apps. Thanks a million oneforty!