A few articles really caught my attention this week on a wide variety of topics.  Here are the best of the best: Brand Commodization – 6 Ways to Prevent the Death of a Brand:  Great summary of steps all marketers should think about in protecting their brand identity, especially during times of growth.  When you think about brands that handle growth

There has been a good amount of buzz in the blogs over the release of the Avenue A/Razorfish 2008 Digital Outlook Report.  I spent some time reading through the massive (150+ pages last night) deck last night and there are some great nuggets.  Here are what jumped out to me: Is Digital Really Mainstream?:  “Many consider 2007 to be the

The crew over Youth-Trends just released their Q1 2008 Top Ten List.  I’ve always found these to be a good pulse for what is going on with the Youth Culture.  Nothing too surprising but I was interested to see how Favorite Retailers played out.  According to the report, ” the number one retailer among the guys was Best Buy, who

As I was going through my morning blogs, I came across a week old post by Bob Gilbreath at The Challenge Dividend entitled Life Lessons from Tony the Barber.  For anyone that has spent time at P&G, they know Tony as the barber who has a shop downstairs at the Central Building.  The man is an institution in Cincinnati and probably knows more

After much anticipation, my Chumby arrived today and I am completely addicted. If you haven’t heard of Chumby yet, it is “a compact device that connects via a wireless internet connection and gives people a fun, hassle-free way to enjoy what they want most out of the Internet, always on and simply at a glance.” The thing is one of