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Meg Whitman Reminds Me of Us

No, not the former eBay chief/billionaire business woman part.  That is completely foreign to me. What reminds Meg Whitman of us was watching her quest to become the governor of California as it dragged on and on these past couple … Continue reading

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Yeah! It’s Election Day! We Can Almost Watch TV Again!

Yes we only have to grit our teeth and bear one more evening of this biennial horror show…  Just one last painfully-drawn out election season evening where all the networks do their breathless, time-honored live TV grind of reporting early … Continue reading

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I Know The Latest On US Durable-Goods Orders, Consumer Spending, and First Time Jobless Claims Yet Still Know Nothing

Funny thing about this massive internet data engine we all plug into: I have access to more information than ever and still don’t really know anything.  At least regarding the US economy; I do know way too much about pop … Continue reading

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Opinion’s Omnipresence Renders Traditional Conceits Like "Brand Truth" and "Consumer Truth" Irrelevant

The HSBC ‘Points of View’ Campaign For the past four years, HSBC has run a provocative poster campaign from JWT.  Using a brilliant media buy in high traffic airport jetways, the ads highlight paradoxical points-of-view.  Simple graphics and headlines illustrate the … Continue reading

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