Archive for May 2006

I believe one of the most difficult challenges that a marketer comes up against is … reality. No one likes to recognize or admit that he or she cannot be all things to all people. …

In the beginning there was Court Avenue. Then the first East Village shops opened near the Capitol steps. Next came the landmark Wells Fargo Arena on a North hill followed by the bronze library in …

Something is missing in offices today. It’s not a computer stolen last week. Nor is it cell phones (despite some co-workers’ wishes). It is – or was – the most basic office structure: walls.

Businesses …

Who’s holding down the fort on Friday afternoons? As summer approaches, it seems to be more common to encounter a good number of bounced-back e-mails and voice mails prompting clients to contact a co-worker or …

Dear Mr. Berko:

What are your thoughts on Bank of America? It has a yield of 4.4 percent and a good record of dividend growth. Why were earnings lower in 2005 than projected? If you …

The idea of an environmentally friendly power source that can easily switch between hydrogen, ethanol, ammonia and other bio-renewable fuels may sound like an advancement that’s far in the future. But such engines are now …

Most everyone in leadership, at some point or another, wants their people to get back to the basics.

Why? Sales falling? Product becoming a “commodity?” Losing people? Morale a problem? Customers defecting? Competition winning?

Or, …

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, with the help of the Iowa Film Office, is guiding the creation of a communitywide film commission it hopes will generate more interest from film industry professionals …

Part of the joy of living at home is that you get to wake up when you want, eat what you want and decorate your space as you see fit.

Today, those kinds of comforts …