"It marks a big step in a man's development when he comes to realize that other men can be called in to help him do a better job than he can do alone." Andrew Carnegie

"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance." Louis Brandeis

"Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar." William Wordsworth

Today's image: Yes, it really is that blue! by *christopher*. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.


Birds of a feather: Thanks to OMMA and David Honig we are made aware of this incredible insight...

"Any person in contact with an existing customer of a firm is three to five times more likely to respond to a message from the firm."

This from research conducted in 2004 by Chris Volinsky, AT&T Labs Research with Foster Provost, a NYU business professor and Shawndra Hill (then an NYU grad student now a professor at the Wharton School).

BBQ does not mean cooking out. BBQ is not a verb. BBQ does not = grill. BBQ = meat, special meat: The BBQ Song. Thanks and kudos to the smart marketing folks at Alka-Seltzer, they're making Speedy proud. Video is 3:25 and well worth your bandwidth. [Related: The Alka-Seltzer Great American Road Trip here. The important lesson here is..."How fun is your brand?"]


Have an amazing week. Making something remarkable happen.