It seems you’re likelier to find Amy Winehouse up bright and early, going for a run, than to find an American politician untainted by special interests. Unfortunately, that’s the usual angle we see when talking about the relationship between politics and business. Let me suggest another: innovation. That’s right, innovation. The Democratic campaign has been …
I recently read a scathing review of several new services offering free or nearly free phone calls over the internet. Assuming you get past the fact that this mystery has already been solved, the mere existence of these services raises a few confounding questions: Why would anyone design such bufoonish, overly technical services? What kind …
For two weeks in a row, I’ve seen articles about the proliferation of non-traditional billboard advertising. The first has to do with pay phones. Remember, pay phones? They’re those big rectangular half-booths you lean on while talking on your cell phone. As it turns out, almost no one except drug dealers and tourists from Greenland …
From stadiums, to retail stores to restaurants, remodeling works. It helps create an experience, frame your product, and ultimately, generate higher revenues. In the case of many baseball stadiums, the remodeling halo effect lasts for a dozen years. Less, if you have a sub-par product. Toronto Blue Jays, are you listening? However, if you have …