Naomi Campbell has an ugly temper and a long history of tantrums. She’s flung a phone at an assistant, beat another with a Blackberry and assaulted a housekeeper with a jewel-encrusted mobile (to name just a few incidents in her checkered past).
"Don't these celebrities have handlers or agents that keep them in check? Or does the agent only clean up the mess that their client created?"
Have you ever seen those commercials where they just talk so fast and the commercial lasts a few seconds? Then you ask “What the heck was that ad all about?” Sometimes you just have to wonder how someone got paid to create it.
"Repetition in advertising is a must. It is something that will brand your product. Look at the ad houses that created the look of Target and iTunes commercials. Brilliant."
Jim McCann, CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com and his golfing buddy Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS, had a conversation over barbeque in which Moonves suggested that McCann "really ought to connect with our outdoor group. Something interesting is bound to come out of it."
"I think Oxygen is really starting to hit its stride with their programing. They have found their niche in the tv marketplace."
Cosmopolitan magazine lists The Apple Store as the top place to pick up a guy. With over 140 stores in 31 states, you too can find that perfect someone. Is the dating scene now spilling over into retail marketing?
"I need to start heading to the Apple Store more often...lol"
Ever go to a restaurant on New Year’s Eve, Mothers’ Day or Valentine’s Day? The food is typically more expensive than usual and the service…well…sometimes I wonder about the service.
"There is something to putting your customers first. Customer loyalty is hard to receive, but very rewarding."
