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About markkolier

Futurist, entrepreneur, left lane driver, baseball lover

Be sure to make it a quality at-bat

With so many new talented (and not-so-talented) people on the job market it’s never been easier to be ignored by a company you hope will hire you. Sometimes things are just plain difficult in large part due to circumstances not … Continue reading

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Are you traveling with your head up?

Most people are aware that texting while driving (TWD) is a really bad idea not to mention illegal in many states. Being distracted while driving can be tantamount to a catastrophic end for the driver as well as an unsuspecting … Continue reading

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Starting a business is way better than closing a business

For those of you able to find your way to the ‘new’ address of my blog http://www.markkolier.wordpress.com thanks for making the effort.  You can also subscribe by clicking the follow button on the lower right or the feed button also … Continue reading

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Eat Marketing for Lunch

Eat Marketing for Lunch.

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Are you being active, looking busy but not being as productive as possible?

It’s kind of funny that people tell me that they wonder how I get it all done. I work on my business tasks, write articles and blog posts and am generally busy 10 hours a day plus weekends with work … Continue reading

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Is video making people dumber?

Parents often complain that the attention span of their children is shorter than ever. With the explosion of internet video that trend is working its way through people of all ages. Is video making Americans dumber? By some accounts the … Continue reading

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How Americans and Chinese are alike – and then they’re not

I recently heard some Chinese colleagues of mine on a trip to the U.S. mention how geographically big are the United States. For instance trips between U.S. cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles require long car rides (when not … Continue reading

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I want to scratch the Microsoft Surface

As recently as last week I was talking with some friends about how I’d be interested in buying a tablet computer – but not the ones on the market today. Yes that includes that Apple iPad 3. It’s not as … Continue reading

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More open immigration will keep the U.S. near the top

The news http://nyti.ms/KrX6hO of this past Friday that the U.S. will no longer deport some illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children is long overdue as far as I am concerned. The new policy will apply to people … Continue reading

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The term ‘Frontier Markets’ has been around for 20 years – who knew?

I have a number of friends and associates in the finance business. Recently one of my friends was on Bloomberg TV discussing new markets and described that beyond emerging markets were ‘frontier markets’. I honestly had never heard the term … Continue reading

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