Posts filed under 'economy'
marketing in tough times
Social Networking can be a great marketing tool!
We hear it over and over again, and see expanding proof of its truth: times are tough, and it looks like they will be for a while. A few months ago, I was pooh-pooing this fact (and for a while we got reports that “everything’s getting better right now!”), but the evidence is striking closer and closer to home, most recently in the form of massive layoffs in my home town (it was a few months ago, and the effects are dramatically evident now in the form of house foreclosures, empty storefronts, and so on). What do you do when you’re trying to stay afloat? How do you market your business and stand apart from your competition, who might be doing what you do, but at a discount?
Add comment July 16, 2009
the power of community
When community is at the heart of commerce, everyone wins.
Continue Reading 1 comment March 19, 2009
the power of hope
It’s Monday. Do you feel as though it’s a rather more extraordinary Monday than most? I do, mostly because 2009 seems to hold so much promise! We are poised on the brink of a new era, and the world is watching. And everywhere there is evidence of hope, despite all the bad news…
Continue Reading Add comment January 5, 2009
the trickle-down theory and why it will not work
Once again, our friend Asher Edelman has come out with a response to the current bailout plan. In no uncertain terms, he refutes the idea that the trickle-down economic policy will work in this case (or in any case in this country’s economic history). We are inclined to agree. Read on… (more…)
Add comment December 18, 2008
the power of a bailout?!
This is a repost from a friend, Asher Edelman, who has particular insight into the economy. We agree with him that the economy will not be helped by propping up failing financial institutions without making them responsible for their failings, and without helping the people who are being harmed. A strong economy is dependent on a vibrant middle class — and that middle class is the group most beset by the current financial crisis. Please feel free to pass along Mr. Edelman’s insights to whomever expresses an interest, and to those who may actually have some influence over the current flailing going on at the high levels where these decisions are being made
Add comment November 24, 2008
the power of the economy
With all the fearmongering going on right now about how awful the economy is, one thing that a lot of people forget is that it comes and goes. Like everything in our existence, the economy goes in cycles, pendulum swings if you will. (more…)
Add comment October 7, 2008
the power of yes
Why are we so fond of bad news? Likewise, why are we so fond of “no”? Instead of finding reasons why something cannot be done, isn’t it better to get creative about finding ways to say “yes”?
Continue Reading 2 comments January 11, 2009