Author Archives: markkolier

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About markkolier

Futurist, entrepreneur, left lane driver, baseball lover

CheapOair.com – good online travel but what about the company name?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by markkolier

In recent weeks I’ve noticed a ‘new’ (or what I thought was a new) online travel site called http://www.CheapOair.com. When I first saw the television spot I thought I was watching a misplaced skit from Saturday Night Live. There couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Will the new Chinese President Xi Jinping institute communication reforms?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by markkolier

It seems that people that know me associate my travel to China with my being the ‘China guy’. While I am flattered that some consider me knowledgeable (to a greater degree than they are) of what is going on in … Continue reading →

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Five Guys Burgers is delivering on the brand promise

Posted on October 16, 2012 by markkolier

Arriving back in the NYC area from out of town at LaGuardia I was already hungry. For some reason on the plane I was thinking about a quick burger and fries at the Five Guys http://www.fiveguys.com at LaGuardia. The problem … Continue reading →

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Creepiness can sometimes also be cool

Posted on October 12, 2012 by markkolier

Google has used the corporate motto ‘Don’t be evil’ for quite some time now. While some people feel that it no longer has the same ring to it now that Google is tracking users universally across its services like Gmail, … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn might be getting a little too pushy

Posted on October 10, 2012 by markkolier

Most of the business professionals I know have a LinkedIn account. Recently I’ve seen a number of my LinkedIn contacts becoming much more active on the platform. That’s a good thing in my opinion as the platform is being used … Continue reading →

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Laurene Powell Jobs should write about living with a modern day Newton

Posted on October 8, 2012 by markkolier

Now that I have finished Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs I have to admit that I wish I’d met the man – something I had never felt was all that important before I read the book. What I’d also … Continue reading →

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A bad case of the wanderlust with no immediate cure

Posted on October 5, 2012 by markkolier

I am going to Tampa, Florida in the next week to celebrate a nephew’s wedding. It will be the first time I have been on a plane in over two months. For me that’s highly unusual and I am becoming … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary people – being a disrupter and visionary often goes with being a social misfit

Posted on October 3, 2012 by markkolier

I’m 2/3 of the way through Walter Isaacson’s excellent biography of Steve Jobs. Most people that know even a little about Steve Jobs know that he was not only a brilliant marketer and visionary when it came to delivering what … Continue reading →

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The danger in running a country the way you run a business

Posted on October 1, 2012 by markkolier

  With the U.S. Presidential election about 5 weeks away, this week is another pivotal one in the race between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. I have vowed to stay apolitical in my blog and while that’s not about … Continue reading →

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Mobile users are more than ready for a better experience

Posted on September 28, 2012 by markkolier

This week in particular there have been a host of articles regarding mobile marketing and what I found are very compelling (as well as disturbing) statistics. An article in Mobile Marketer http://bit.ly/UTGlkd noted that 76% of users want to find … Continue reading →

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