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Google’s new One Pass – Should Continental Airlines be flattered?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by markkolier

When I heard about Google’s new One Pass Payment System http://on.wsj.com/fLb5Xm I immediately thought ‘why are they ripping off Continental Airline’s frequent flyer program name?’ It’s not like Continental Airlines has given up the program or that Google was unaware … Continue reading →

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Do you have Klout or are you a Twitalyzer?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by markkolier

If you’ve been paying rapt attention to the social media space, then perhaps you are aware of http://www.Klout.com and/or http://www.Twitalyzer.com (I was aware of the former but not the latter). The sites offer you a measure of your social ‘influence’. … Continue reading →

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American consumers cutting spending and increasing saving – and this is a bad thing?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by markkolier

It’s a bad thing for retailers. We’re also being told that it is a bad thing for job creation. More than half of all jobs are created by small businesses and many small businesses have used worldwide recession to teach … Continue reading →

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Is Jeff Hayzlett leaving Kodak at just the right time?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by markkolier

On May 28th Kodak CMO Jeff Hayzlett will leave Kodak to pursue a television career. He has recently published a book, The Mirror Test: Is Your Business Really Breathing? His new television show is likely to be centered on offering … Continue reading →

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Local newspapers need to change to be relevant

Posted on March 16, 2010 by markkolier

For those of you that do not live in the Northeastern United States you may be unaware of the aftermath of the ‘unnamed’ hurricane that occurred over this past mid-March weekend.  Hurricanes by definition have sustained winds over 75 MPH … Continue reading →

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Geo-fencing is one way 2010 can be the year of mobile

Posted on February 23, 2010 by markkolier

Two articles today one in the NY Times and the other in the Wall Street Journal cover location based mobile advertising.  Using a tactic called Geo-Fencing a company called Placecast (http://www.placecast.net) has a platform of ‘location-triggered’ mobile marketing solutions.   They … Continue reading →

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Is A National Minimum Wage Still Relevant?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by markkolier

A relatively short article on the U.S. Minimum wage in Monday’s Wall Street Journal caught my attention. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124684183990798403.html. As you may have heard the minimum wage is raised July 24th this month to $ 7.25 per hour (from $ 6.55). … Continue reading →

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