I’m not sure where I learned about Zag: The #1 Strategy of High-Performance Brands, but I think it was featured in The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. Zag is author Marty Neumeier’s “whiteboard overview” of branding and marketing. I didn’t know what “whiteboard overview” meant, but I was pleased to discover it meant [...]
I recently spotted this car at our local Costco. “Whoa!” I said, “Four Jesus fish on one car. I’ve never seen that before.” “One for everyone in the family?” Bryn postulated. “If Jesus is all-powerful, shouldn’t one be enough to protect the whole car?” Let’s discuss. First, a history lesson for those who, like me, [...]
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How Restaurant.com Works Restaurant.com sells gift certificates to local restaurants at deep discounts. Their normal price is $10 for a $25 gift certificate, but they often run promotions where you can buy the same $25 gift certificate for just $2 or $3. $25 worth of food for $2! What’s the catch? Each restaurant has their [...]
About 6 weeks ago, I signed up to receive a free copy of Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh’s new book Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose. Didn’t really expect them to really send it (what’s the margin in that?), but they did, and the unexpected delivery did in fact make me happy. Delivering [...]
This is a fun game from TripAdvisor / TravelPod. It starts out pretty easy but gets much harder. I made it to Level 10! Go here to play the game: http://www.tripadvisor.com/TIQGame It looks like there’s different settings so you can play a US-only version if that might help your score. -Nick
I was enjoying some delicious watermelon the other day, and came up with a theory that it was basically sweetly flavored air. What nutritional value could possibly come from watermelon, a water-melon? It has no substance. There’s really no chewing involved; it dissolves almost instantly in your mouth. Other fruits have some “meat” to them [...]
