How Many Lawyers Does It Take to Screw In a Light Bulb?

Answer:  None…They’re Too Busy Screwing  Everyone Else!
I just couldn’t resist this.  I received a notice in today’s mail that I am part of a “class” in a class action lawsuit against Sears. It seems Sears didn’t properly install an anti-tipping bracket on a series of drop-in and slide-in ranges. 
The notice went on to say that [...]

NO! You Can’t Have Our Magazine and NO! You Can’t See All The Pretty Ads Inside

I’m confused.  Several days ago I went online to renew my yearly subscription to BusinessWeek magazine.  Then today I became concerned for two reasons.  First I realized I hadn’t received this weeks issue, and second I couldn’t find the charge on my credit card account.  (It’s great that we can do all these things online!)  So [...]

Hey Dude, Know Your Customer!

I am always amazed that when it comes to marketing how little companies know about their customers.  They spend millions on marketing, and research.  The people in their marketing departments have their MBA’s and their alphabet soup of letters after their names, yet their efforts continue to miss the mark.
I have a credit card from Washington [...]

Thanks, Gracias, Merci

A brand new Lowe’s just opened in my town in Maine.  I stopped in today, partly out of curiosity and partly to buy weed killer.  I noticed something that I had seen in other Lowe’s stores.  Everything is bilingual. Signs throughout the store are in  English and Spanish.  I am sure it is a coporate policy [...]

Summer Music In The Park

Summer in Maine.  The image comes to mind of leisurely sitting under a shade tree, enjoying lemonade and listening to soft music.  No thank you.  I live in Scarborough, Maine and we have a relatively new town center park.  It has the obligatory pond, walking paths, soccer fields, and a terraced area for band concerts.  [...]

Talk Is Cheap – Use it

I recently had the opportunity to fly a new airline called Skybus.  They are a startup based out of Columbus Ohio.  They fly into Portsmouth New Hampshire which is just a 45 minute drive from the Portland area, and about the same from Boston.  Their business model is they fly only point to point. There [...]