Happy 232nd- July 4, 2008 This year's patriotic plug, even it disparages a few Virginians. Happy Fourth. Throw another burger on the grill for me....http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/happy_232nd.html Era-Ender- July 4, 2008 The more I think about it, the less this is like "slip-sliding into a recession" than "End of an Era." Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday effectively ended its era of blanket expansion by saying it will close 500 more locations in the U.S. and cut 7% of its work force. Starbucks...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/eraender.html Nostalgic Fourth- July 4, 2008 What they do in my hometown on the Fourth....http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/nostalgic_fourt.html No Mas, Por Favor- July 3, 2008 I got a Verizon LG ad on my MyYahoo page this morning. In Spanish. Rest assured that, though I have lived in California, in classic dumb amuhrican mode, I do not speak Spanish. Yahoos, you're going to have to prove you target a little better if you're going to get...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/no_mas_por_favo.html Promoting Baseball the Old-Fashioned Way- July 3, 2008 I really like the creative for the subway advertising campaign that's running in support of baseball's All-Star Game, which is in Yankee Stadium this year. I wish I could link to it, but I can't find any online references, even after searching pretty hard. Modell's, Nike, and the MLB seem...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/promoting_baseb.html Best Wishes, Charlene- July 2, 2008 Best wishes to rival fellow analyst Charlene Li on her new adventures. Even if they do call it "social computing" -- bleah -- in Cambridge.......http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/best_wishes_cha.html More Tail-Wagging- July 2, 2008 The Journal's Lee Gomes goes after the long tail again, aided by a Harvard Business Review article. Wired's long-tail hypemeister Chris Anderson responds, and a little more. To paraphrase myself from some Jupiter research, it's not saying much to acknowledge there are long-tail markets. Rather, you have to prove: -...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/more_tailwaggin.html Can TiVo Save TeeVee- July 1, 2008 TiVo as the savior of the television business, rather than the scourge (Of advertising, that is, see Figure 2) You know, I almost buy it. Sourced from Alley Insider. We have an updated DVR forecast for clients (25% US household penetration going to 38% in five years - in line...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/can_tivo_save_t.html |