January 2010
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“The engineers and I handle customer support. When I tell people that, they look...”
– The Way I Work: Paul English of Kayak (via soxiam)
Jan 29th
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Jan 27th
Why it's important to be a linchpin and an artist →
Jan 26th
Jan 24th
“Technology in itself isn’t interesting; what is interesting is how it comes to...”
– Best Buy chief marketing officer Barry Judge in Contagious Magazine 04/09
Jan 22nd
Passengers from hell →
According to a survey among Tripadvisor members, the Oblivious Parent are our nightmare passengers. Yes kids, can be a pain on flights. But can we also see a pattern of going after a common enemy? Maybe some of the other nightmare passengers resembles ourselves, at least a little bit. Or have you never been one of those idiots that carry on too much baggage?
Jan 19th
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Actionable Marketing Trends. This is long but great presentation from a likeminded fella of mine, Helge (altnytterfarlig on Tumblr). See it here, or head on over to slideshare and download it for digestion in portions. If this does not inspire your marketing thinking, then… It´s top presentation of the day on LinkedIn by the way.
Jan 19th
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ListenDefinition of cool. 50 years ago. A classic satire...
Jan 13th
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altnytterfarlig: Shared trivia stats from the Slideshare Community.
Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
Time management
How come Time Management gurus don’t have “delete Internet Explorer from workstations” as number 1 priority to save time for companies?
Jan 12th
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What social media fatigue?
To say that social media fatigue will be a trend in 2010, is like saying that we would experience a TV drama fatigue in any of the last 10 years. It´s at best plain silly. The usage and the form of so called social media will change, but a fatigue? No. Instead of talking about a fatigue you´ll be better off looking for “vampires” (TV comparison) instead of “lawyers”. ...
Jan 8th
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Jan 7th
Jan 6th
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Asos does marketing through CS
This is the content of a mail I got from Asos (online clothing retailer) today. So smart making relations with customers before they get frustrated because of unexpected conditions. Your ASOS order is on its way to you, however due to adverse weather conditions across Europe we wanted to let you know that there might be a delay in you receiving it. Our shipping partners will do their best to...
Jan 6th
“We´re giving away our security in exchange for safety against threats from...”
– Prof Odd Einar Olsen.
Jan 6th
Tom Fishburne: definition of insanity →
“Definition of insanity: holding the same meeting with the same people every week and expecting different results.” The simple truth well told.
Jan 4th
Kraft Makes a Bet on At-Home Eating →
foreignspell: Many of the new items, such as Lunchables sandwiches with whole-grain bread and 100%-white-meat chicken, put the brand in head-to-head competition with Subway. The company is also turning up the volume on its cheese flavors, with jalapeno American, bacon cheddar and three-cheese garlic-and-herb cheese slices from the Deli Deluxe brand. - Ew, ew, EW! Lunchables are still unhealthy,...
Jan 1st
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“The end of the Great Depression: What changed was expectations about how the...”
– Great Expectations and the End of the Depression. Gauti B. Eggertsson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York http://www.ny.frb.org/research/economists/eggertsson/index.html
Jan 1st