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Downtown Chicago Marshall Field’s Rally Sunday

Downtown Chicago Marshall Field’s Rally Sunday

CHICAGO – You’ve seen me write about the Marshall Field’s name change in the past. I only have one thing to add at this time that should send a chill down your spine: I’ve learned that certain merchandise that was once carried by Kmart, yes Kmart, is now carried in the landmark Marshall Field’s store [...]

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MashMeet Chicago: This Thursday

The informal event will be hosted at Fulton Lounge on 955 West Fulton Market, Chicago, between the hours of 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, November 29th. More details.

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Seth Godin Keynoting Search Engine Strategies Chicago and His New Book Meatball Sundae

In advance his upcoming speech at Search Engine Strategies Chicago, Seth Godin held a intimate conference call in regards to the conference and his upcoming book Meatball Sundae. At first I was thinking this would be a long speech, it was in actuality a short, crisp presentation followed by a spirited, fun and playful question [...]

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FCF07 – Social Media Brought My Jacket Back!!!

FCF07 – Social Media Brought My Jacket Back!!!

Wow!!! On Friday when I posted about my lost jacket, I stated this: Then I had a talk with security who informed me that there are multiple video cameras in the Grand Ballroom and if someone did walk off with it’s highly likely that they would be able to pinpoint the person especially since the [...]

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DMA07 – Pre-Conference Keynote John Adams The Martin Agency

John Adam’s agency leads the GEICO account recently with it’s multiple story lines. John asserts that two major things are changing at present in the advertising marketplace: 1) The destruction of integrated marketing and direct control of brands is no longer possible. 2) The nature of storytelling is changing. People can understand multiple branding messages [...]

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Chicago’s 2016 Olympic Dream Takes Dagger From Disorganized Marathon

Apparently the City of Chicago can’t even execute the simple task of providing water, amazingly Chicago’s most abundant resource from Lake Michigan, to a group of marathon runners. I’m both terribly saddened and civicly embarrassed by this event, yet almost nobody seems to see a need for significant change in Chicago government leadership to people [...]

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eComXpo is October 9,10,11, 2007

Chicagoland’s very own eComXpo is October 9,10,11, 2007. You can join the fun and learning from anywhere in the world though! eComXpo is the premier virtual Internet Marketing conference that is FREE to attend. I’ve also had the honor of speaking there previously. It’s a great resource for learning Internet marketing concepts and networking. Register [...]

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Chicago Midway Airport Security Tip

If all the lines are the same length – go with the one on the far right. After you pass the identification checkpoint that line spreads into several smaller lines that move more quickly. I’ve tried this a few times now with concsistent results so I thought I’d share it with you. Anyone else have [...]

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