Month: December 2023

Yesterday, I wrote about my one published book. Novel… the adjective, not the noun. Novel in that it’s the only book I’ve published… or written. My book sold only three copies and I was the…

I wrote a book! Don’t congratulate me just yet… it was 24 years ago! My dissertation! NOW you can congratulate me! The title and the topic: Consumer Regret.  Don’t look for it on Amazon! Don’t…

Thank you, my marketing clients, students, and friends. As we near the end of our semester and enjoy student final presentations, here’s a big thank you to the clients and friends that have helped my…

It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! The final presentations are done! The clients seem happy! The students seem like they understand marketing and maybe even like the topic more than…

Harry Chapin was an amazing folk singer and humanitarian who died at age 39. He was born on December 7, 1942.   One of his earliest and greatest songs is called Taxi and there’s a…

Let me tell you about another conversation I had with a now-retired colleague. This one wasn’t really a conversation, though. My colleague and I were on a departmental committee together, one that I was asked…

Speaking of mentors and mentoring… This conversation really occurred while walking down the hall with a colleague. I don’t remember what we were discussing. Senior faculty member: “Now, Dave, I’m my own harshest critic….” Junior…

It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Would you look at today’s date? Ah one, ah two, ah one-two-three! Let’s rock! Let the music play. Celebrate a beautiful day! What’s in…