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Paying Attention: At one time, J.Crew was the hottest brand going. It had perfect pitch for millennial styles. The right sweaters (cashmere). The right shoes (ballet influenced flats). The right cut to the suits; the perfect fabric for the shirts. And then…they lost the touch. It happens and–warning to brand management pros everywhere–it’s going to …
Continue reading “When Bad Things Happen to Goodwill: The Unwinding of the J.Crew Brand.”
Paying Attention: John Lennon was assassinated on 8 December 1980, thirty-five years ago. He was shot outside of his apartment in New York City–a place he had moved because he believed he could have more “freedom” than in England. In New York, John Lennon could become anonymous…but not anonymous enough. The irony is powerful and unmistakeable. …
Paying Attention: It’s December and you’ll be home for the holidays. With plenty of time to watch some great new films or old classics…on Netflix, maybe. Netflix is a disruptive company. They crushed Blockbuster (and Blockbuster’s oppressive late fees) with a simple order-it-online/return-it-via-mail DVD business model, then upped the ante again with major league streaming technology …
Paying Attention: It’s the Holiday Season. You’ve been good. You’ve been bad. You’ll be getting stuff. (“everybody’s getting sumpin’”). Maybe you’ll getting a new Mac for Christmas. If you do, after it’s unpacked, plugged in, connected, and configured with software, you might want to check out this list of the very best apps for the Mac, …
Paying Attention: First, the basics: Justin Timberlake can dance better than you can. He can also sing better, put on a better show at the Grammies, and probably beat you at golf. He’s just one of those guys, but maybe the best thing about him is he is so human, so normal, so down-to-earth that, …
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Paying Attention: Two years ago, late at night, restless, I was diving through an LL Bean catalog. I am a big LL Bean fan. I have a duffle bag from them is that is about thirty years old and, of course, I also have their famous “Duck Boots”, along with hiking and climbing …
The Nightshift, our daily international newsite with links to the major English language newspapers throughout the world, follow the Olsen-Ecker post. Please scroll down to access it. Editor’s Note: Three years ago, we lost a great friend and massive creative spirit. Brad Olsen-Ecker left far too soon. But he’s still here …
Paying Attention: The cars listed and noted below are from the Pinnacle Portfolio, a collection of twenty-five (25) extremely desirable modern collector’s cars which will be auctioned off at Pebble Beach by RM Auctions/Sotheby’s. This is only a sampling. Complete information is available at the RM Auctions/Sotheby’s Site. You are encouraged to view the entire collection by …
Continue reading “The Paddle Economy 2015: A Pebble Beach Shopping List, Part I”
Paying Attention: It’s that time of the year again: Pebble Beach Concours Week. To the automobile enthusiast, this is the best week of the year (or at least one of the best) and for collector’s the world over, it’s the week in which pricing trends and new highs are set for the collectibles that go …
Continue reading “The Paddle Economy 2015: A Pebble Beach Shopping List, Part II”
Paying Attention: Did you miss out on starting your own hedge fund? Not to worry (we’ll have an article on that coming up soon)…you can go in a different direction and start your own ETF. No, it’s not quite as glamorous as having an entire floor of a skyscraper in NYC full of computers and …