Archive for July, 2008
EVERY NOW AND THEN, I LIKE TO PRETEND THAT I’M NOT IN THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY, AND SEE WHAT TYPES OF MARKETING WORKS FOR ME. Recently, life provided me with the perfect opportunity to do just this, as I am remodeling two bathrooms in my house. I always receive the requisite ad flyers in my mailbox… Continue reading…
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by Jay Decator.
Category: Pattern Recognition
AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY HOBBIES IS COMMUNITY THEATER. SOMETIMES WE GET TO DO A BIT OF GOOD WHILE WE HAVE FUN… HERE’S AN ARTICLE FROM FLORIDA TODAY… Community theater actors band together to raise money for fire victims There’s always been a bit of rivalry among the community theaters in Brevard…. Continue reading…
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Jay Decator.
Category: Pattern Recognition
EVERYWHERE YOU GO THERE SEEMS TO BE RENEWED ATTENTION TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. That makes sense always, but in a down economy, even more so. Managers and leaders are sorely aware of the competition for the dollar. Beyond loss of discretionary income, there are additional depressive spending attitudes. Food prices are up. Gas prices are through… Continue reading…
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Jay Decator.
Category: Pattern Recognition
I’M GOING TO BE SHARING A SERIES OF ARTICLES I WROTE WHEN I WAS A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR FOR VIDEOMAKER MAGAZINE. These articles are still available on the magazine’s website and I’ll provide a link, but I’ll also be adding a preface to each one and include an update, if one is needed. Often, the material… Continue reading…
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by Jay Decator.
Category: Pattern Recognition
THIS IS THE TITLE TO A FUN LITTLE DITTY THAT MY WIFE AND I SING TO MY THREE YEAR OLD….ONE VERSE ONLY, SUNG OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I do like trucks. Seven months ago I almost bought a real life gas guzzling monster. Now I go to sleep at night saying a little prayer that… Continue reading…
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by Jay Decator.
Category: Pattern Recognition
BUSINESS MANAGERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE NOW COMFORTABLE OUTSOURCING LEFT-BRAIN ACTIVITIES TO INDIA OR ASIA,making the most of the automated and highly efficient production skills available in those areas. Outsourcing right-brain activities to the United States makes just as much business sense. European companies should strongly consider outsourcing their marketing services to the highly creative… Continue reading…
Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Jay Decator.
Category: Pattern Recognition