Hi Al. You’ll probably won’t ever read this; however, I wanted to ask you something. I’ve read all of your other books and was excited to see you on the Daily Show where you were premiering your new book, “Our Choice.” I was so interested in the new book that I ran over to my [...]
Archive for the ‘Creative’ Category
Al Gore’s “Our Choice”
Posted in Amazon, Creative, Entertainment, General, Marketing, Politics, kindle, tagged al gore, kindle, our choice on November 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Presentations 101
Posted in Creative, Leadership, Marketing, tagged business basics, presentation, westminster college on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finished up my graduate degree frm Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah a little over a year ago. My time there was well spent. I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Christne Seifert and spent my last year in school attending a world-class mentoring program called Master Track (thanks to Martha Felt [...]
Microsoft Fires Again (and bombs)
Posted in Apple, Creative, General, Marketing, Microsoft, Rhetoric, Web Marketing on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Microsoft launched their latest “we are cheaper” ads aimed clearly at Apple’s pricier laptops. See the ad below:
Gotta love them for trying; however, if you are even tempted by this commercial, you should read this article that does a fine breakdown of the “better laptop” the “technically savvy” PC buyer ends [...]
The New iPod Shuffle – Lovin’ It!
Posted in Apple, Creative, General, tagged Apple, iPod, iPod Shuffle, Shuffle on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah baby! I broke down the other night and purchased a new iPod Shuffle. I just could not resist.
I love it! In fact, it might just become my primary iPod for most of my running, hiking, biking, and other leisurely activities.
I had to laugh after opening up the beautiful packaging. It seems like there is [...]
The Kindle 2’s New Audible Books Feature
Posted in Amazon, Creative, Entertainment, General, Marketing, kindle, tagged Amazon, Kindle 2.0, Writer's Guild on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A good friend of mine alerted me to an article about how the writer’s guild is poised to sue Amazon for a new feature the company built into the Kindle 2 – the ability to allow the Kindle to read the book to you. Wow, what a cool feature and a nice little improvement to [...]
Blogs on the Kindle: A Small Complaint
Posted in Creative, General, Marketing, tagged Amazon, Creative, General, kindle, Lovemarks, Marketing, Product Design on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Amazon,
I love my Kindle; however, is it really necessary to charge me for every little thing I do with it? Honestly, I am purchasing a couple books a month and paid a hefty price for the device in the first place. You then want to charge 99 cents it I want to subscribe to [...]
Choke
Posted in Creative, Fun, General, tagged books, reading, review on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished reading “Choke,” by Chuck Palahniuk. He’s also the author of “Fight Club.” this book didn’t disappoint, though I would definitely not passing it along to your mom to read.
The book is about a sexaholic who is going through some rather twisted situations. I don’t want to give away too much though. You’ll [...]
The Magic is in the Details
Posted in Creative, General, tagged Creative, General, Lovemarks, Nike, Product Design on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, I stopped by Sports Authority to pick up a Nike hoodie. When I got home, I discovered a tag inside the hoodie that said the Nike product was MP3 ready. I had not even realized this when I was in the store and wondered what it meant.
How does Nike make their clothing [...]
The Mighty Bright Booklight: A Great Kindle Addition
Posted in Creative, General, tagged Amazon, kindle, Lovemarks, Product Design on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I hit the road this week for a series of business consults and took my trusty Kindle with me. Luckily, I received my Mighty Bright booklight in the mail (thanks Amazon!) the same day I was leaving. This is a great light and, teamed with a set of rechargeable AAA Energizers, it appears to be [...]
Amazon’s Amazing Kindle
Posted in Creative, General, Marketing, tagged Creative, kindle, Marketing, packaging on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My mom bought me the Amazon Kindle for Christmas! Since I love reading so much, this was a perfect gift. I downloaded a couple books last night and started playing with it a bit. The Kindle is an amazing device and I will post a couple follow up articles about it after I have had [...]
