I was perusing the Fast Company website when my eyes were drawn to an article titled, “Thomas Edison’s Keys To Managing Team Collaboration.” Since Edison (AKA Tommie) is one of my “guys” (Lost Pins), I felt compelled to check it out. The author, Kaihan Krippendorff wrote about a recently released… more »
It’s for Real and it’s a Rosenthal…
December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Monday’s San Francisco Chronicle had a full page ad for Bloomingdale’s promoting their “Fun & Festive” gifts for $100 or under. So I perused it and noticed what looked like a broken vase in the lower left corner. ??? Was that a joke? Did someone muck up the photoshoot? So… more »
Need for Speed: Notable Quotable from Pixar’s “Maverick Director”
December 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Steve Pond’s column for The Wrap (Pixar’s Maverick Director: How I’d Tweak Our Formula for Success) had an awesome notable quotable: “…I came out of TV animation, where you work on the kind of schedule where you don’t have time to doodle. It was a really good testing ground, because… more »
Milk Industry: Got Crisis?
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The headline shouted, “The U.S. Milk Business Is in Crisis’ .” The Wall Street Journal ran a story on the front of the Marketplace section about how the decline in milk consumption has got dairy farmers, milk processors and grocery chains concerned. Really? I say welcome to the new normal…. more »
New Lincoln Motor Company Campaign: Impressive Change of Pace
December 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While perusing The Wall Street Journal I came upon a full page ad that posed an interesting question: Does the world need another luxury car? 2.5 inches below it, in a smaller font, appear the words “Not really.” They got me. I had to stop and read. The first thing… more »
