Online Means No More Shopping to Die For

No one used to love shopping in stores on Black Friday more than I did. It was a ritual that started with my mother on Thanksgiving morning, before the turkey and stuffing even made it into the oven. Getting the morning paper was like Christmas Day, with the anticipation of shopping. We’d map out our [...]
Nov 06, 2012 | Categories:Advertising, Features, Marketing, Media, Social Media, Technology | Tags: Amazon, Best Buy, Black Friday, cloud, Deloitte, holiday sales, holiday shopping, IBM, mobile, mobile apps, mobile shopping, National Retail Federation, online shopping, retail, retailer, shopping, shopping stampede, SOASTA, the economy | Leave A Comment »
Hold the Phone

[Originally posted on Stamford magazine's website.] Last Saturday morning, you could say I had a bit of a wake-up call. We sat eating Nova on Fairway bagels with a few weekend guests, our banter made a bit fuzzier by the previous night’s homemade sangria, courtesy of my sister, and icy margaritas from Jim’s son, courtesy [...]
Jul 03, 2012 | Categories:Features, Insights, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: 140 characters, 24/7/365, Advertising, BlackBerry, C-suite, cloud, connection, digital, distractions, intimacy, Jay Chiat, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mark Wnek, mobility, smartphone, Social Media, solitude, telephobia, telephone, text, virtuality, voice, voice mail | Leave A Comment »






