Hype Dreams

Hype Dreams

by | Nov 13, 2014

Dow Jones hasn’t updated its list of the top gobbledygook terms since 2008. But the world hasn’t changed all that much over the past few years. The business lexicon has changed even less. Buzzwords are like Pit Bulls with ankles: Once their jaws are clenched, it...
Design vs. Fashion

Design vs. Fashion

by | Nov 11, 2014

On a staff call one morning, Jonathan Spiliotopoulos, our Magnificent Maven of Multi-Media Machinations, said this: Helping people make important decisions is the very definition of design. Because I’m a writer, as opposed to one proficient in visual or graphic...
Land of Confucian*

Land of Confucian*

by | Nov 10, 2014

First I would straighten out the language. (Confucius, asked how he would restore order to the world) I’ve worked for three of America’s major insurance and financial services organizations. Those are the terms by which those companies chose to describe themselves,...
No Treats?

No Treats?

by | Nov 7, 2014

The Bennett Boys, Crush (front) and Tar (back), are looking skeptically suspicious, even though they’re rockin’ their cool black hoodies. It seems they heard a rumor that there are no more treats. While the rumor is, so far, unsubstantiated, it’s...

Opportunity Cost

by | Nov 7, 2014

This blog, you may recall, has a theme, which states, in part: “Everything of value has a price. The price must cover the cost.” Accordingly, let’s take a moment to contemplate the value of our goods and services. Let’s take into consideration...