Become A Master Marketer
September 3, 2021
They tried to keep it a secret. But the word leaked out. The company would release its first cell phone. Underground photos circulated around the
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“What I lack in smarts, I make up for in work…and given how hard I have to work, I must not be that smart!”–Greg hague
They tried to keep it a secret. But the word leaked out. The company would release its first cell phone. Underground photos circulated around the
Yes, you read that right…Spongmonkey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuPTZWhz46M I know, the name alone might make you cringe. Spongmonkeys were the pair of horribly annoying, disfigured, singing rodents that appeared
Have you heard the joke that marketing is like sex? Every company thinks they’re good at it…but few actually are. That joke is usually followed by
When Robinhood launched in 2015 with $3 million in venture capital, established stock brokers laughed it off as just another fintech fad, much the way taxi drivers
During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s nuclear paranoia was at an all time high. I remember those scary “duck and cover” drills we
The Boston Globe named his company “the Apple of its time,” calling it “a juggernaut of innovation.” When Harvard scientist Edwin Land founded the company in Cambridge,
When my three boys were young I fondly remember nights with them studying at the kitchen table after dinner. When they were old enough to deal
When my oldest son, Brian, started high school at Brophy I told him if he got straight A’s I would buy him a car when he
It’s August 19, 1971. Men armed with machine guns stand guard at Santa Martha Acatitla prison in Mexico City. The warden is expecting a visit from
With the 4th of July weekend upon us, I thought it would be fun to share some Independence Day facts you might not know… Button Who? 56
“Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” -Andrew Carnegie You’ve probably heard of D.R. Horton. Dubbed “America’s Builder,” the company has been the
It was the fall of ‘66. I was 18. Freshman year in college. My friend Bob and I wanted to bum around Europe the following
On March 13, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a national emergency. Lockdowns followed, and the world seemed to change overnight. Trying to stay safe forced us to “draw
A father was helping his young son learn to fly a kite at the beach. The son complained, “Dad, I’m at the end of the
It’s called the Chunnel(short for Channel Tunnel). Completed in 1994 after 6 years of construction, it’s a 31 mile undersea tunnel connecting England to France beneath
In 2015, Luis Mota opened his first Mexican restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He hoped to have lots of happy customers, so he named
It’s a frigid, stormy night. The rain is pouring down in sheets, making it difficult to see the road ahead of you. You stop at a
He was raised in South Africa. He worked in a factory, and many nights slept on a couch in the break room. Recently interviewed, he was asked, “A
As he snuck me into the back, I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. “Now remember Greg,” he said, “You know I can’t sell
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” -Mark Twain The word “humor” (humour in Commonwealth English) dates back to the
They tried to keep it a secret. But the word leaked out. The company would release its first cell phone. Underground photos circulated around the
Yes, you read that right…Spongmonkey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuPTZWhz46M I know, the name alone might make you cringe. Spongmonkeys were the pair of horribly annoying, disfigured, singing rodents that appeared
Have you heard the joke that marketing is like sex? Every company thinks they’re good at it…but few actually are. That joke is usually followed by
When Robinhood launched in 2015 with $3 million in venture capital, established stock brokers laughed it off as just another fintech fad, much the way taxi drivers
During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s nuclear paranoia was at an all time high. I remember those scary “duck and cover” drills we
The Boston Globe named his company “the Apple of its time,” calling it “a juggernaut of innovation.” When Harvard scientist Edwin Land founded the company in Cambridge,
When my three boys were young I fondly remember nights with them studying at the kitchen table after dinner. When they were old enough to deal
When my oldest son, Brian, started high school at Brophy I told him if he got straight A’s I would buy him a car when he
It’s August 19, 1971. Men armed with machine guns stand guard at Santa Martha Acatitla prison in Mexico City. The warden is expecting a visit from
With the 4th of July weekend upon us, I thought it would be fun to share some Independence Day facts you might not know… Button Who? 56
“Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” -Andrew Carnegie You’ve probably heard of D.R. Horton. Dubbed “America’s Builder,” the company has been the
It was the fall of ‘66. I was 18. Freshman year in college. My friend Bob and I wanted to bum around Europe the following
On March 13, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a national emergency. Lockdowns followed, and the world seemed to change overnight. Trying to stay safe forced us to “draw
A father was helping his young son learn to fly a kite at the beach. The son complained, “Dad, I’m at the end of the
It’s called the Chunnel(short for Channel Tunnel). Completed in 1994 after 6 years of construction, it’s a 31 mile undersea tunnel connecting England to France beneath
In 2015, Luis Mota opened his first Mexican restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He hoped to have lots of happy customers, so he named
It’s a frigid, stormy night. The rain is pouring down in sheets, making it difficult to see the road ahead of you. You stop at a
He was raised in South Africa. He worked in a factory, and many nights slept on a couch in the break room. Recently interviewed, he was asked, “A
As he snuck me into the back, I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. “Now remember Greg,” he said, “You know I can’t sell
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” -Mark Twain The word “humor” (humour in Commonwealth English) dates back to the