Happy 67th Birthday to John Kay – frontman for Steppenwolf. Their biggest hit, “Born to Be Wild” was originally written as a ballad. Steppenwolf’s sped-up 1967 arrangement was the one that became a hit and helped the band sell over 25 million records worldwide.
Why Wikipedia Rocks
Legacy
Timbuk2: A love story
Too many folks today feel compelled to tell you how shitty their experience was with any retailer. It seems that bad news is far more interesting to share than the good kind. After a while, you start to get really pessimistic. The surplus of unwarranted cynicism is enough to make you assume that everyone’s just in it for the cash. This will not be that type of rant. In fact, this is closer...
Social Media Marketing: 5 Reasons Why It’s NOT For You
This post was written by David Ginsburg of Hector Solutions… Over the weekend, (weekend is a vague term in the 24/7 world of social media) I was speaking with a colleague handling the PR for a mutual account regarding the importance of sticking to the content strategy laid out at the onset of said client’s new social media marketing program. We had launched the program just three...
Republicans make better marketers.
I don’t like discussing politics. Usually it’s because I’m totally right, and the other person is an absolute moron. But seriously folks… The more I watch the news, I see all these ridiculous Repubican-type “Tea Partiers” bitching and moaning about how the Democrats are on some incredulous vendetta against everything moral and decent. They’re gonna let...
Now and not quite forever?
Under the Meadowlands?
Coincidence? Could it be?
Pickled Herring
Reprinted with permission by Bob Lefsetz. Read more at www.lefsetz.com Every Sunday morning my father went to Sam’s. Well, first it was Max’s, then he and his partner had a fight and it became Sam’s. What I remember most is the pickle barrel, with half sours that you can’t buy anymore, no one puts in that amount of TLC. And the chive cheese. Made by hand. As much as you...