Doing Loyalty Rewards Programs Right!
May 18, 2010 – 3:49 am | No Comment

The notion of Loyalty Rewards has become fairly popular in the business world.  PetSmart has Pets Perks.  Macy’s has its own loyalty credit card with 15% off all purchases. And, at Shutterfly you are immediately rewarded …

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Cultural Telescope

Human insights and observations.

Humans in the Marketplace

People and the way we do business.

Mind to Hand

Design, art, music, and all things man made.

Taste Bud Exchange

Food, meal culture, and the social trade with every dish.

Think Outside The Car Frame
June 15, 2009 – 12:17 am | No Comment

Seek opportunities to hang out with intelligent industrial designers.  They have the ability to ask, “Does it have to be this way?” to every medium and every situation.  Robin Peng of Design Engine was the …

Red Envelopes
June 14, 2009 – 8:41 pm | No Comment
Red Envelopes

In each red envelope there’s a dollar bill

A little hope and a little will

A friendly wish an obvious gift

Some reciprocity, some generosity

Corporate Centered vs. Passion Centered Marketing
June 10, 2009 – 4:07 pm | No Comment
Corporate Centered vs. Passion Centered Marketing

After going through a number of interesting posts from Grant McCraken, I got to one of his older posts written in December 2007 entitled Understanding The Whole Consumer.  He mentioned how parts of a consumer’s …

Bringing Back The Parasol
June 2, 2009 – 6:19 pm | No Comment
Bringing Back The Parasol

I am strange, and I know this not just because my mother told me so, but because I carry a parasol with me whenever I plan to be out in the sun all day.  But …

Shabbat Night!
June 2, 2009 – 2:20 am | One Comment
Shabbat Night!

My husband and I were invited to an evening dinner at a friend’s apartment in Manhattan. I thought this was a kind invitation from a friend to join them in their home and not much …

Faces
May 30, 2009 – 7:19 pm | No Comment
Faces

Brad Feld (VC and blogger extraordinaire) recently wrote a post about faces.  His first few paragraphs took me back to my college Biological Anthropology class and how powerful faces are to human beings.  Brad’s friend …

The New York City Dessert Truck
May 28, 2009 – 2:41 am | No Comment
The New York City Dessert Truck

The wonder of the Dessert Truck, which is often parked across the street from the St. Mark’s Hotel in NYC, reminds me of Prometheus taking one of the gods’ greatest gifts and giving it to …

The Design Dilemma—Curse or Blessing?
May 28, 2009 – 1:40 am | One Comment
The Design Dilemma—Curse or Blessing?

Imagine a middle aged, community leader that has gone out into the wild world for years…to bring mammoth meat home to his family, clan, and tribal nation. But now this chief is faced with an …

It’s Human Nature, Not the Economy, Stupid!
May 20, 2009 – 4:07 am | No Comment
It’s Human Nature, Not the Economy, Stupid!

Daily TV news programs report that the United States and other countries are in a terrible recession. The U.S. is in the worst state it’s been in since the great depression.  The pointy fingers of blame …

A Tale of Two Etiquettes
May 14, 2009 – 3:29 am | No Comment
A Tale of Two Etiquettes

To not look like a fool while dining in America and Europe you have to know your etiquette.  This includes knowing the array of tools that will be placed before you.  First is the linen napkin, …