Marketing & Sales
Halloween Tricks and Tips
Well, I went and did it this year! I couldn’t find my last year’s blow ups (can you say too much stuff in storage?!) So, I indulged in a new one. The Grim Reaper with his Scythe at Arms length is too great! Combined with the glow footprints in the flower bed, the orange lit…
Happy Halloween
Happy All Hallows Eve! I’ve been amazed by the proliferation of Halloween goods, decorations, foods and more. From the Spirit Stores to the latest mini-food offerings for trick or treaters from Frito-Lay, mini-bags of potato chips. It is spooky how much consumerism is centered around a one night holiday and mainly for kids! What if…
Martian Child
“Martian Child” – John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Bobby Coleman For recently widowed celebrated scifi author (John Cusack) his path to finding his way back from grief and loneliness is to adopt a young boy (Bobby Coleman) who just doesn’t fit in, determined to claim he is from Mars and only visiting…
Retailers Scared by Internet Voices
It is no longer Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware) but instead Vendor Beware as in this age of the internet with blogs, websites, rants, and youtube it is all too easy to become truly vocal about a poor customer experience. I am careful in most newsletters making it clear that it is my take and experience…
Why Charlie is Brown
It is all in the semantics, consider mud brown vs. chocolate. Wouldn’t you have a library done in Hershey? Or Godiva? Yum. Brown is a wonderful, warm, earthy color that too often gets short shrift by its moniker. Just rename it . . . cinnamon, bark, mahogany, toast, all conjure up inviting images of rooms…
If You Don’t Like What You’re Eating, Change Your Cooking!
I have a habit of tinkering with recipes when I cook. I’m not great at following directions, you know your typical entrepreneurial type! I find that by adding a dash of cinnamon to the fried chicken and waffles recipe or capers to an artichoke dip that it makes it mine and adds personality. What are…
Car Keys Save Lives
Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car…
Ratatouille
“Ratatouille” I have to say I didn’t recognize the voices as anything special, but the movie was. A bit campy, and somewhat predictable but I am a sucker for happy endings. Fun because it involved such a collage of characters from old cartoons married with new ones, done in a style that felt real and…
Rare – Atlanta, GA
What a surprise behind a rather nondescript façade in a relatively uninhabited part of Piedmont Avenue, this opens to reveal exposed brick walls, stained concrete floors, and long gleaming wood bar, exotic cocktail opportunities, and two distinct dining areas. The first and most coveted is the lounge dining area complete with built in chaises/beds. The…