Category Archives: Marketing stuff

Amazon hits and misses with Kindle 2

Posted on February 10, 2009 by markkolier

Out of stock since November Amazon was pretty slick in holding off would be buyers of the Kindle 1 by releasing the new Kindle February 9th and telling all those who ordered the new Kindle would ship to those that … Continue reading →

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Why I want to go global

Posted on February 6, 2009 by markkolier

I had lunch this week with a longtime client/associate who and unbeknownst to me his partner in Europe who somehow is also our client.  They have been operating a successful business in Europe for more than ten years.  We have … Continue reading →

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How magazines can remain relevant

Posted on January 21, 2009 by markkolier

Watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama was indeed an inspiring thing even if it was on television.   Sadly I did not receive an invitation.  Seeing my friends update their pages on Facebook such that photos taken at the inauguration … Continue reading →

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It’s time for faxes to become extinct

Posted on January 9, 2009 by markkolier

I went to a meeting yesterday and met an interesting guy who is an investment banker/venture capital funding specialist.    After he was done he offered to send us the deck from which he presented.  So like I do when I … Continue reading →

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What’s Howard Stern going to do when satellite radio crashes and burns?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by markkolier

Sirius paid Howard a SERIOUS amount of money to beat out XM for his ‘services’.    Of course Sirius ended up outbidding itself once the government approved the union of these two floundering companies.  I read the article in the 12/28 … Continue reading →

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No limits….but there should be

Posted on December 9, 2008 by markkolier

I saw the advertisement in this morning’s NY Times on Michael Phelps’ new book entitled ‘No Limits’ which is to be released today.  This is his second book – somehow I missed the first one.  Like so many Americans (and … Continue reading →

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