There’s a new book out by ‘new marketing’ guru Seth Godin called TRIBES: We Need You to Lead Us (Amazon, Seth’s Blog, iTunes). I’ve read it twice, passed it around to colleagues, and later bought the audio book.  It’s fantastic. Check out any of the links above to get summaries, various reviews, and ‘official’ marketing [...]

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One of the worst things about getting organized is the trap of getting obsessed with organizational tools.  It happens to a lot of people.  Just look at the number of visitors going to sites like LifeHacker or 43Folders.  Getting your tasks organized can’t be so difficult that you need post after post of tips… can [...]

Oxford University compiled a list of top ten irritating phrases and I think they’re on to something.  Here they are:
The top ten most irritating phrases:

At the end of the day
Fairly unique
I personally
At this moment in time
With all due respect
Absolutely
It’s a nightmare
Shouldn’t of
24/7
It’s not rocket science

Here are a few we’d like to add:

game changer
net net
leverage synergies [...]

We do a lot of work with artists and galleries in case anyone has missed that, so I thought I’d pass this along.  We received an email regarding the Pool Art Fair in Miami Beach, December 5, 6, and 7.  Here’s a bite of the release:
ABOUT THE POOL ART FAIR
The show focuses largely on challenging [...]

It’s election day here in the U.S.  It only took me about 10 minutes to vote but now I can spend hours checking out the coverage.  This year there’s a new site that mashes up Google Maps, and Twitter’s tweets to produce TwitterVoteReport.com.  
The site publishes a steady stream of reports coming in from Twitter [...]

A festive wreath found on the upper east side.  Happy Halloween!