I had a client tell me just before Christmas that he received a Holiday Card wishing him a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2010……2010, funny right? Maybe so…but certainly not ha ha funny.
Our team is going into 2009 with our heads up and our shoulders down Our message to those who are planning on [...]
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Best wishes for a great 2010?
04Jan09What about the First Lady?
30Dec08To add to both Colleen and Tom’s interesting exploration of the wildly successful Barack Obama “Brand,” I think our new First Lady deserves a little of the limelight. After all, Michelle Obama quickly became one of the most talked about figures in our society, and she is yet to disappoint her avid followers. She is [...]
Another Year Over…
22Dec08It’s that time of year. Time to reflect, I guess. For the media, it’s a time to rehash the year’s best and worst stories. And they all do it…television, magazines, newspapers, radio…ad nauseum.
For years, I’ve been trying to figure out why I dislike these retrospectives so much. I still can’t figure it out, but they’ve [...]
Today, TIME Magazine announced its 2008 Person of the Year — and, thank heavens, no reflective devices were necessary. While the editors would have us think that the choice was hotly debated and up-in-the-air until the last second, I think the first African American President of the United States in history had a leg up [...]
Best and Worst of 2008
16Dec08In the fast-paced world we live in, news gets old in minutes. But come December we are ready to reflect on the year past. I must admit I thoroughly relish looking back and reminiscing on the interesting, best and worst, funniest and weirdest stories of the year. The end of the year is for the [...]
Re: Whither Print Media
16Dec08Not as bad as some feared, but still not great news:
Detroit’s newspapers announced Tuesday they plan to offer only three days of home delivery and will push their online editions in a fight for their survival amid slumping revenue industry wide.
The Detroit Media Partnership expects to cut about 9 percent of its work force but [...]
Whither, Print Media
12Dec08Next week could be a sad moment in the history of Detroit media, and for me personally. I grew up reading the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. Long before the Internets and blogs and 24/7 cable news, my hometown newspapers informed me and my thinking, entertained me, and provided a window into the [...]
