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Entries from March 2008

Cookie Cutter Marketing

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Marketing works. Why else are we drilled to not judge a book by its cover? Sometimes our marketing ideas work. Other times, they are a complete failure. And, you will never receive a more honest response than from a child. If they don’t like what you prepared, then they don’t [...]

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Tags: Business · Food

Costco Roadshow: Yamaha Pianos

March 22nd, 2008 · 15 Comments

Big fan of Costco. Occasionally, the local Costco will stage a roadshow featuring some interesting product. If I don’t buy that very day, I sometimes have to find another local Costco (but further away) that will be hosting the same roadshow. It always takes me a few minutes to track down the [...]

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Tags: Business · Education

An Unfortunate Choice of Words

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

TIME: A Tibetan Intifadeh Against China. Whatever the outcome, though, it seemed to be a turning point in the history of Tibet and perhaps also China. “This is massive,” said one Tibet specialist who was in touch with many Lhasa residents, “it is the intifadeh.”
Nothing more inaccurate than the Western media plotting turning points in [...]

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Tags: China