It must be a big old bummer to be the Gap’s ad agency this morning. After the company unveiled a new, modern logo, pesky fans on Facebook posted more than 2000 comments mocking, attacking and arguing that the company should have never moved away from the blue box design. See […]
We are sitting in the sun on a glorious morning in Southern Vermont. It’s hard to describe the cloak of calm and relaxation that one puts on when you take your clothes off and spend time in a place like this. Our table included professors who were regular visitors to […]
Tomorrow I’ll be back on the road, writing an article about a visit to a clothing optional resort in the Green Mountains of Vermont. We will visit Abbott’s Glen, where we are hoping that an Indian summer is in store. I remember well when I flew out to San Diego […]
What’s the best way to advertise a town? How about on TV? My fellow Deerfield tourist-driven businesses and I are signing a contract to appear on live TV, in hopes of drumming up more Deerfield Daytrippers as a result. We will be creating two days worth of programming on channel 22’s […]
Today was a sodden yet rewarding day. That’s because I got a card from a former intern, Christa Romano, who has found a job in the Big Apple and starts work in a PR agency next week. Christa was one of our interns and did a great job…so to pay […]
I continue to enjoy reading this new book about the life of Frank Sinatra. Today’s installment described the absolute mayhem that ensued when the singer first began getting famous and attracting legions of young women to his shows. Sinatra left Tommy Dorsey’s band and in 1944 went from a $400 […]
A new book is out about the man who has more cities and towns named for him than anyone else in America. Come on down George Washington! The book by Ron Chernow was reviewed in the Weekend WSJ and revealed that the big man definitely married for money. Martha’s family […]
In marketing these days, poor consumers are all the rage. Corporations like Nestle and Gillette are realizing that growth isn’t going to come from middle class or rich consumers, but from the bourgening legions of those who make just a few dollars a day. Soda in poor countries often is […]
In Las Vegas, one of the biggest attractions besides casinos where you can lose your shirt are pools where women take off their shirts and their tops. This new “Euro style” topless pool scene has attracted voyeurs and sun worshippers making nearly all of the pools crowded and popular. ‘Pictured […]
An email popped up on my phone this morning from GoNOMAD Shooter Paul Shoul. It was good news. Our Google PageRank has bumped up to a PR6 from 4. Why does this thrill us? Because as travel website publishers, Google is God. All of us hate to admit it, but […]
I was like a kid at Christmas the other day when I pored over a box of books from the Number One Reader, Kentski, who favors all types of nonfiction. I chose one called Sinatra: The Life, by Anthony Summers, and last night I most enjoyed our quiet reading time […]
When you want to find something compelling to read on the net, go to theatlantic.com and just browse. Here’s where I found out about an inspiring idea…a mobile vegetable farmer’s market stand, that prowls old neighborhoods in Burlington Vermont, with hot peppers, carrots, leeks, tomatoes, watermelon, sweet corn and herbs […]