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Laurene Powell Jobs should write about living with a modern day Newton
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
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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Tagged AdAge, Adweek, The Economist, TMI, working more efficiently
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The jig is up – it’s time to charge internet sales tax
I saw an article http://bit.ly/KBzWqm while I was away regarding Amazon.com ‘agreeing’ to charge sales tax in New Jersey beginning July 2013. The first thought I had was – Amazon.com now has a business ‘presence’ in New Jersey and that … Continue reading
Business in China for Americans means hurry up and wait
Having moved around quite a bit during this trip – Tokyo to Hong Kong and then to Shenzhen, China I’ve been able to experience the stark contrasts of doing business in China with that of doing business in Japan or … Continue reading
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Tagged Business in China, Hong Kong, Lychee, Meetings in China, Shenzhen, tea in China
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Mobile data service in Asia – Verizon and 4G phones are a bad match
4G mobile phones are still being labeled as ‘next generation’ but I am already looking forward to the following generation since my Motorola Droid Razr with Verizon service is not only bad – it’s mostly non-existent. Verizon is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Best business practices, Business in China, China, Communication, Customer Experiences, Innovation, Living in the World Today, Mobile Communication, Technology
Tagged 4G mobile networks in Asia, Droid, Google maps in Asia, Google maps in Tokyo, HTC, iPhone in Asia, mobile communication in Asia, Mobile phones in China, Motorizon, Motorola, Motorola RAZR Droid, using mobile phones in Asia, Verizon, Wi-fi in Asia, Wi-fi in Hong Kong, Wi-fi in Tokyo
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Winning in the U.S. market is still a big win
Despite slow progress the American economy is moving forward (or sideways), and foreign brands being successful in the United States continues to be a worthwhile pursuit. I am preparing to head to Japan, Hong Kong and China next week to … Continue reading
Diners – an American tradition whose days are numbered
Like many of my fellow baby boomers I grew up going to diners. They came in many forms – chain and independent. Friendly’s for instance was a chain diner as was Denny’s. My favorite diners were and still are independent … Continue reading
Major League Baseball puts listening to the game behind a paywall
Over the weekend I came into the office to catch up on a couple of hours of work. On the way to the office I had been listening (on the car radio) to my beloved New York Mets’ – http://newyork.mets.mlb.com … Continue reading
Personal handheld computers have already won
This week my associates and I had two different ‘pitch’ meetings with companies that were vastly different. One of the companies was a large electronics and appliance retailer primarily doing business in the New York DMA. While they do sell … Continue reading
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