Today, Daft Punk releases Random Access Memories, the duo’s first studio release in eight years, and it’s likely to be a big hit. It didn’t take much in the way of advertising,…
Daft Punk Lets Its Fans Do Most of the Advertising
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Three Simple Lessons Small Businesses Can Learn From Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong owes Manti Te’o a thank you card. The bizarre unfolding narrative about the football star’s fake Twitter girlfriend made Armstrong’s confessional interview with Oprah a comparative non-event this…
How Small Businesses Can Win Black Friday Without Opening Their Doors
One of our favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. Compared to others, it’s straightforward: get together with family and friends, eat, and hang out. It’s easy to focus on what the day…
How a play about knitting sold the 10th most tickets in the 2011 MN Fringe
The 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival featured 167 productions, all crammed into a maddeningly packed two-week schedule. I was referred through a family friend to the production team of a play…
I don’t understand this billboard for Caribou Coffee
I like coffee – I’ll happily drink the amazing European stuff, crummy vending machine swill, and anything from one of the numerous chains that operate here in the Twin Cities….
The low risks and big payoff for DollarShaveClub.com
In just a week, over 3.2 million people watched this pitch for Santa Monica startup DollarShaveClub.com. Not only have millions of people seen the spot*, if you believe the YouTube comments,…