The Power of Excellence

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTl3U6aSd2w[/youtube] So there’s all kinds of speculation as to whether this shot is actually real or an allusion of special effects. What fascinates me about it is that it COULD be real. If I were the one trying to knock a bottle off someone’s head with my tennis serve, I might actually get the job […]

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Got me thinkin’

I was thinking about this today… Build a brand that your successor will be proud to inherit, not one that they need to blow up and rebuild. What kinds of brands are you building?  Are you investing yourself into things that others want to be a part of?

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Got me thinkin'

I was thinking about this today… Build a brand that your successor will be proud to inherit, not one that they need to blow up and rebuild. What kinds of brands are you building?  Are you investing yourself into things that others want to be a part of?

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What has happened to Starbucks?

In my last two trips to Starbucks I have had experiences that seem rather out of the ordinary for a company that I have always associated with having a pretty high standard of excellence… “Sorry we are out of that” I encountered this statement at two Starbucks in the last couple of days in two […]

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