Archive for 2012/05


Pebble

Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android 1. It’s cool. No amount of marketing genius will blow into the stratosphere something that is not cool, something that is not great. There are millions of marketers out there, few idea people and even fewer who can execute. 2. Updates If you think it’s about releasing an […]

Sales

1. Jack White "Blunderbuss" Sales this week: 137,554 Most people just don’t care. Despite saturation marketing, Jack White is a niche player. His only hope is that his fans spread the word, the media’s not cutting it. This is no reflection upon Mr. White or his music. It’s just illustrating that SNL and print media […]

10,000 Hours

That’s how long it takes to become world class. That doesn’t mean you’ll be rich or famous. You might be a world class kiteboarder. Or a world class mountain climber. Or a world class shepherd. You might be respected by your peers. But everyone else might not even shrug their shoulders at your accomplishments, they […]

Music vs. Social Networking

If you make a great record you don’t have to tweet, you don’t have to be on Facebook, you don’t even need a website. Over the course of the last decade the debate has flipped. From cranky oldsters complaining that they don’t want to do it the new way to wet behind the ears newbies […]