Archive for November, 2020
Marketing had a good deal to do with establishing Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. With the holiday around the corner, this seems like a good time to revisit the controversy. (Yes, there was one.) Originally posted November 20, 2017. THE FOURTH THURSDAY of November is a legal holiday in the United States. Designated […]
Antitrust and other anti-anti-competition laws (the two antis are intentional) make for a curious game. They allegedly protect consumers, yet consumers are hardly ever principal players in the game. Actions are more often brought by underdog competitors and would-be dragon-slayers in government. There is no better case in point than the fact that, as reported […]
You’d think that by now the advice below goes without saying. But if your inbox is anything like mine, you can confirm that a lot of marketers still don’t understand permission. Originally posted in two parts on November 22 and 25, 2010. Part 1 With apologies to positive thinking devotees, today’s blog is the first […]