I work in marketing. It’s what I do. A long time ago, I realized that I’m pretty good at “reading” people, figuring out what motivates them, and being able to focus that understanding toward promoting a product or idea. Ultimately, that’s what marketing is. And as such, a lot of it is a very “soft science.” Certain jobs have very specific skill sets that...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #0725
But what’s it actually worth?
This morning, I had breakfast at a local diner. My brain doesn’t really move too fast in the morning, and the slow act of reading a newspaper, sipping my coffee, and having a couple eggs ‘n’ toast seems to ease the pain of transition. Picking up my copy of the Herald (hey, slow transition…), I noticed that it was now 75 cents. News that’s free on the Internet (and...
So how much for an iTunes download…?
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s troubled central bank introduced $100 billion banknotes Saturday in a desperate bid to ease the recurrent cash shortages plaguing the inflation-ravaged economy. The bills officially come into circulation Monday, although they were on the foreign currency dealers market Saturday. As high as they are, though, the bills still aren’t enough to buy...
Finally …
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Ben & Jerry’s has done it again: Hoping to honor rocker Elton John before his first-ever Vermont performance, Vermont’s crazy-cool confectioner has whipped up a flavor just for him — “Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road.” The limited-batch ice cream, made from “an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie...
Stand Up Philosophers …
For your consideration, the following classic exchange: Unemployment Office Person: “Name and occupation?” Comicus: “Comicus, Stand-up Philosopher.” Unemployment Office Person: “A what?” Comicus: “A Stand-up Philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of daily life and produce anecdotes that have synonymous meaning with various people.” Unemployment Office...
What would you do for a billion dollars?
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – All four members of supergroup ABBA appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film “Mamma Mia!”, delighting fans with their first public showing for years. Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad — known as Frida — and Agnetha Faltskog walked down the red carpet at a Stockholm movie theatre to the cheers of several...
4th o’ July!
What better way to celebrate the birthday of America than by a clip featuring both excessive drinking -and- a great American. Below is a clip of one of America’s greatest filmmakers – Orson Welles. In his later years, hard up for cash and low on integrity, he made a series of (infamous) commercials for winemaker Paul Masson. Apparently he sampled the product liberally before filming...