July/10/2012 16:08PM
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  I’m a retired marketing guy. Early in anyone’s marketing education in my era you heard the story about the new dog food. It was a great product, the packaging was dynamite, the advertising was slick and effective, the initial sales went through the roof. But, the product failed. When the marketing people began contacting the retailers they Read the full article…

July/09/2012 17:49PM
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I was cleaning out my desk over the weekend and came across this old picture. It dates back to 1959 and depicts three high school athletes. It tells three stories. The young man on the left, Don Dodge, was working to make the 1964 US Olympic Kayaking Team. He was training in Lake Erie. His Read the full article…

July/08/2012 16:20PM
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If you tune to MSNBC, which I don’t, they will tell you the economy is improving. The same with CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Fox will tell you the truth. With only 80,000 new jobs in June, it’s not looking good. Here’s how I measure the state of the economy. I reside in Wheaton, Illinois. Read the full article…