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Lather, rinse, repeat.
Roy H. Williams, The Wizard of Ads, wrote this week about what he calls The Extraordinary People Myth: "It’s like you’ve asked him to defend his religion; the business owner who believes in growing his businesses through exceptional service delivered by extraordinary...
It’s not your fault.
Sometimes leaders just have to pay the price. The price of people's failures: People just "leave the ranch," they break laws, they backslide and backstab, they believe it's your job to solve their problems, the list could go on. Leaders have to understand why they are...
“Vote NO For President”
Your only option on the Presidential ticket this year includes either a black man or a woman. I don't know about you, but that makes me proud to be an American. What a land of opportunity! Finally, a country of equality! While I'm still tossing around opinions about...
A Tale of Two Brains or Three?
It has been said men likely think with their head, rarely think with their hearts, and sometimes even think with their… I wonder which brain locks in on the same-old-same-ole advertising ideas. Who’s run this? Have you seen this somewhere else? What terms make it work...
Idiom: Peace
World peace. Peace of mind. Give peace a chance. Your customer might not have inner peace about shopping at your store. It's going to cost her a lot of money. It's going to take a lot of her time. She's going to have to face off with salespeople who only want to sell...
Generational Stew
Things are whacky. Never in the history of the world have four distinct generations been working in such close quarters. Craig Arthur is a Wizard of Ads partner. You can visit his site Wizard Partners if you're interested in checking out his point of view. I was...
The sighs and sorrows of men
I can't remember where I downloaded this drawing but I'd like to give the artist proper credit. If any of you know where it is from, kindly contact me and I'll change the post to give full credit. The reason I chose it for this post is because it so simply and...
Idiom: Family Traditions
Have you ever been served dinner on the red plate? Not any old red plate, but THE Red Plate. You can get one on eBay: it's simply a plate that says, "You Are Special Today," that's used to celebrate birthdays or achievements or just to cheer someone up. In our homes...
Howling at the Moon
Did any of you get mad today when your inbox dinged with the sound of breaking news from Furniture Today? Amazingly, the furniture retailer community could not see the value in partnering with HGTV. HGTV and the NHFA shared niceties about one another, but the bottom...