Image via Wikipedia Not dying so much as really sick Someone commented on a previous post about Prepress job trends saying they thought physical printing is breathing its last. At first, I was going to say I agree. Then I actually thought about it, and I can say that I strongly disagree. No question, there [...]
Please for the love of god keep in mind that this blog is completely my opinion. I really respect and admire the effort Lexus and their marketing/advertising people have put in over the years to create a truly personalized experience for customers and prospects alike. They’ve done some really creative things, things which even I [...]
Marketing has long been the platform of choice for $#!t-shovelers, wise-crackers, pseudo-scientists, bs-artists, hucksters, shysters, and so on. I believe the Post 9-11, post-internet-boom, “social media” era has upended a large rock under which these people have been hiding, crawling, secretly practicing their weasel words, inventing new ones, creating verbs out of nouns and vice [...]
I run into so many job postings that make me think “Huh?” that I’ve decided to save the most bizarre for posterity. Here’s the first: Domestic goddess wanted, w/ style (S.E. Denver) Date: 2009-03-04, 9:53AM MST Actually 3 jobs… First, recent move out from rental house near Arapahoe and Parker rd. Need rental house cleaned… [...]
By jlazerus | Published:
February 27, 2009
Image by MonkeyBoy69 via Flickr It seems from the chart below that jobs with the phrase “Digital Printing” in the job description (being precise here) were definitely trending up, even ignoring the anomalous spike in Summer ’07. Of course, the trend has turned down now. The situation for prepress jobs is far more dismal, as [...]
By jlazerus | Published:
February 20, 2009
Image by technokitten via Flickr Is it wrong for me to be such a fan of this person? Wow! Jeff, thanks so much for your support! You know, I met Seth Godin this week, I have a page on my site: /sethgodin.php I must say, he has been very helpful, he even mentioned me in [...]
By jlazerus | Published:
February 19, 2009
First, it’s going away from magazines. No surprise there. According to MarketingCharts.com, 62% of marketers plan to increase spending in their online marketing budgets. Money is going away from print, and going to online. This is a trend we’ve been seeing for the past two years at least. Marketers are getting better results for less [...]
By jlazerus | Published:
February 14, 2009
This kind of post is always interesting to me. Someday, I’ll figure out why, but for now suffice it to say that when you claim to be an expert about something, at least follow your own rules. The article (a self-referential metablog which attempts to give you some rules for making a good blog) instructs the [...]
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By jlazerus | Published:
February 10, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife I can say “RULES” and not sound unprofessional, right? Anyway: I first saw this website after a SethGodin post and was inspired! It is actually one of the most interesting sites I’ve ever seen, and considering the buzz about it, Ling is doing something right! So I am reading [...]
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