From the monthly archives:

March 2009

What NOT to learn from Southwest Airlines

March 20, 2009

I have read numerous articles about how great Southwest Airlines is. There are a ton of Tweets with fans raving. And I would have to say that a year or so ago I was at least respectful of the then lowcost airline, even though I only fly them to Vegas and LA. (You guys all [...]

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Few Social Media Software Companies Understand Social Media

March 14, 2009

Our agency has been handling social media management since before it had a name. We posted one of the first blogs (back when it was called an online journal) and had one of the first 500 podcasts (before you could even use video.) As a matter of fact, Amanda was a spokesperson for the first [...]

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Was ‘flower power’ a political movement or a fashion trend?

March 13, 2009

To me, it’s fascinating how popular culture influences fashion, and fashion influences pop culture. In the 1920s, for example, women won the right to vote, and a certain liberation followed. Flappers flew, women threw off their bustles and girdles, and in some cases, even in high society, they threw off their undergarments altogether – witness [...]

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There is no old media and there is no new media. Stop saying it. Now.

March 3, 2009

PR companies are struggling. Ad agencies are freaking out. And clients are desperate for an answer to their problems. As budgets get cut, advertising and marketing activities are often the first to go to the chopping block–which, of course, leads LESS future sales, spelling increasing doom for many companies. And now, here they all come [...]

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