Networking Since Age Five

Networking Since Age Five

When I was in nursery school at age five, my teacher foretold my future when she wrote on my report card that, “Jeff stands out in nursery school as an especially likable little boy who is very popular with the children.”Born to NetworkI...
A Marketing Haircut

A Marketing Haircut

The barber’s poleMarketing budgets often have to get a haircut to ‘make the numbers’.  A little snip here, a bit of a chop there and eventually you end up sheared.I remember Red the BarberI remember vividly as a child visiting Red the Barber on Morris...
The Present

The Present

Walking in my neighborhood, I was taken aback by the beauty of the leaves changing colors. I didn’t have to travel thousands of miles…just outside my front door. It occurred to me that as we celebrate each moment it becomes more obvious that each second of...
Marketing Hat Trick

Marketing Hat Trick

Hats off to Nomacorc During my ritual fall cleaning exercise where I take everything out of the front hall closet and try to find things I no longer need, I stumbled upon my collection of baseball caps and hats. Sitting on the shelf are hats from my Slim Jim...
Bonding with Barry

Bonding with Barry

I had an interesting moment twelve years ago when I got to bond with Barry Bonds.As a kid, I was a pretty decent baseball player who loved the Mets, loved to play catcher and could swing a pretty mean bat. I never really dreamed of playing major league ball but...