Mike Hohnen

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A Valentine's perk from Starbuck's

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As recent surveys have noted, online dating is growing in popularity. And people who meet online typically like to meet for the first time in a setting that provides an easy “out,” so to speak. That setting, surveys also have suggested, is quite often a coffee house like Starbucks.
Armed with that data, the coffee giant has teamed with Yahoo! Personals to produce an “Espresso Dating Guide” that can be found exclusively online at https://personals.yahoo.com/espressodating The guide offers advice such as what to wear on a first date, what to talk about and, if necessary, how to end the date gracefully.

Chicago Times

Ten trends to watch in 2006

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Macroeconomic factors, environmental and social issues, and business and industry developments will all profoundly shape the corporate landscape in the coming years.

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Tom Peters – hits it spot on

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What it’s all about in 80 words:

Wildly altered context (technology, China-India, global terrorism, etc.)
Only answer: Adaptive skills and bold-breathtaking innovation (top-line focus rather
than cost-cutting focus)
Race way, way up the value-added curve (implemented “game-altering solutions”
rather than “services,” “experiences” rather than “transactions,” and more)
Radical (!!!) use of IS-IT
A “Roster” of Weird & Wondrous & Entrepreneurial “Talent” engaged in
“Wow Projects”
“Metabolic Leadership” (Passionate Leaders who instill a Discipline of Execution,
a Quick Tempo Culture and an appetite to “Eat Radical Change for Breakfast”)

Tom Peters

A great product

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The key to evangelism is a great product. It is easy, almost unavoidable, to catalyze evangelism for a great product. It is hard, almost impossible, to catalyze evangelism for crap. (Evangelism, after all, comes from the Greek word for “bringing the good news,” not “the crappy news.”)

So what is a great product – read Guy’s Blog

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BabyBoomer opportunity – are you on the bus?

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“The senior sweepstakes kicks into high gear this weekend as the first baby boomers turn 60 and states, cities, and small towns mount ad campaigns to attract up-and-coming retirees and their spending power.”

As Re-imagine! readers know, the pursuit of the boomer-geezer market is one of my hobbyhorses. So: What, precisely, are your boomer-geezer product-development and marketing-distribution plans? Despite the staggering #s (80M boomers in the U.S. alone, commanding Trillion$$$ in dollar-power), damn few firms have made a … Strategic Commitment … to this market. Hint: This is not a “Citigroup issue” issue/opportunity. It is an opportunity for almost all of us!

Tom Peters

The beauty of Now!

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My only goal is to have no goals. The goal, every time, is that film, that very moment.”

?Bernardo Bertolucci

Evereyday Leadership Lesson

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Our captain was a natural, though. He not only nipped a potential passenger riot in the bud, he also won over a tough crowd with his candor and charm. As unlucky as we felt to be on a thrice-delayed flight, we felt fortunate to have flown with him.

Fast Company