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Seven Reasons to Major in Philosophy

August 20, 2009

After switching my majors at least five times, I finished with a BA in Philosophy in 2007.  Although initially afraid of the job prospects, I don’t regret my choice for a moment. Here then are seven reasons you should major in Philosophy: Dr. Frankenstein was a philosopher. Yes he was also not real, but this [...]

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Proverb Tuesday: does supply create its own demand?

August 11, 2009

Every Tuesday I offer up a classic proverb and decide whether it is relevant to modern business. Today’s proverb: “Supply creates its own demand.” Attributed as Say’s Law, this is often refuted in Economics as a complete mistake.  But there are some examples that may suggest it is true: Before the Wii, there wasn’t a [...]

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Six Marketing Lessons Applied To Dating

July 31, 2009

HT: motivatedphotos.com In the Spring of 2008, I officially embarked on two journeys: the first an internship in Marketing, the second a quest to go on thirty dates in twenty weeks (and ended at 32 in 19 weeks).  From this, I realized how similar dating and marketing can be: In the beginning, quantity of leads [...]

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Why Twitter is lost on the Enterprise firms

July 29, 2009

in which I analyze why social media marketing is wasted on the enterprise market.

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Proverb Tuesday: are you the bird or the worm?

July 28, 2009

Every Tuesday I offer up a classic proverb and decide whether it is relevant to modern business. Today’s proverb:  The early bird gets the worm. Yes, but the early worm gets eaten.  So you have to ask yourself: are you the bird or the worm?  As an employee, who benefits from you coming in early, [...]

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