Category: Business
-
Persuaders, The (Frontline)
Frontline had a great special on the pervasiveness of persuasiveness. This reminds me of when two of my friends began working for the W Hotels and had to go through WOW Training that taught them how to talk the brand. It’s online for download – chopped up into 15 minute segments. Frontline: The Persuaders Update: […]
-
Paxil Addiction
When the drug was introduced in 1992, the market seemed so saturated with antidepressants that it was hard to imagine Paxil would ever catch up. A decade later, it’s poised to become the world’s best-selling SSRI. Unfortunately GlaxoSmithKline leaves out one little detail: For thousands of people, it seems that Paxil could well be addictive. […]
-
UAL AFA Union Rolls Over
Talk about pissed off: First, the contract that the AFA (American Flight Attendants union – the union of United Airlines flight attendants) allowed a clause in the contract they signed five years ago that allows the company to cut the pension in the event of bankruptcy proceedings. WHAT?! Who allows anything like that – cut […]
-
Possible New Domain Name
Over on my business ‘R & D team’ I’m talking about changing my business domain name – I would love your input. http://coachamatic.com/lab/
-
Best Buy: Woe is Them
ArsTechnica details Best Buy’s efforts to turn-off customers that actually do their research: The devils are its worst customers. They buy products, apply for rebates, return the purchases, then buy them back at returned-merchandise discounts. They load up on “loss leaders,” severely discounted merchandise designed to boost store traffic, then flip the goods at a […]
-
Recognized Expert
If you just can’t get enough of me you can listen to an interview I did on blogging for entrepeneurs. http://www.recognizedexpert.com/golivepages/members/andywibbels.html Infommercials here I come! I can’t wait until the day when my by-line will be ‘Television Personality’.
-
Small Business Book Review
Some of my coaching cronies have cooked up a great new group blog: http://www.smallbusinessbookreview.com/ This is a great chance to talk with other biz book junkies – and our first text is The E Myth: Revisted.
-
Genetically Modified Grass Spreads Out of Control
Pollen from a grass genetically modified for herbicide tolerance was found 13 miles from where it was planted. Biotechnology foes have always warned us that genetically modified creatures, once free in the outside world, are beyond our control.
-
What You Can't Say About Drug Importation
Free Speech Banned by Big Pharma By Evelyn Pringle
-
McD's Drops Golden Arches
The fat of the land is dropping the old standby: The question mark over McDonald’s