With Sony Investment, Vinyl is Officially “Back”
With the advent of digital music, many in the biz scoffed. Those iPod things were just a fad, another Steve Jobs gimmick that would fizzle out. They, as we all know, turned out to be very, very wrong. But now music has come even further than that. Ask any 20-something you know, and you will find they don’t even download tunes anymore. They’re subscribed to a service that builds playlists based on preferences.
Read MorePower of Rock Expands The Show at The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland’s Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame recently introduced a new exhibit that invites fans to learn what it feels like to be a star inducted into the Hall. The new exhibit, “Power of Rock,” comes with film clips, laser lights, smoke and recorded stories by Hall inductees.
Read MorePuerto Rico Pushing for Statehood
Almost lost in all the contention and politicking since the inauguration of Donald Trump this past January is the momentum building in the statehood push for Puerto Rico. Recently elected Governor Ricardo Rossello is working hard to build a coalition to demand statehood for one of the United States’ closest territories.
Read MoreChipotle Hack Has Customers Concerned
Chipotle is in the news again, and, once again, the headlines will lead to a public relations problem for the company. According to multiple media outlets, many different Chipotle locations fell victim to a hacking attack that allowed the perpetrators to gain access to credit card information of customers.
Read MoreLeBron James Doesn’t Care if He’s the GOAT
As his Cleveland Cavaliers approach yet another NBA Finals, superstar LeBron James continues to be mentioned in the same conversation as others considered to be the Greatest Of All Time. Is he better than Jordan? Better than Bird? Better than Magic or Kareem or any of the others often held up as the best to ever dribble a basketball. Ask most of these guys, and they’ll likely say “it’s me.” Ask LeBron, and King James may just shake his head.
Read MoreWells Fargo’s Full Page Mea Culpa
Sometimes, when you’re the boss, you have to take the bullet, even if it’s not your fault. Such is the story of new Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan’s open letter on the pages of major newspapers, coast to coast. When a company makes a huge mistake, there are two big questions that immediately arise: “who will take responsibility?” and, “will consumers accept that?”
Read MoreCrafting a B2B PR Strategy to Help Grow a Business
Your B2B PR strategy happens to be a vital piece of an all-inclusive marketing program. If planned and implemented effectively, PR is a great lead generation, awareness and credibility tool for every B2B organization.
Read MoreSpaceX Does the Impossible
In the history of the space race, one “truth” has been constant: you can’t reuse a rocket. There’s currently a ton of “space junk” floating around out there and other materials came crashing back down to earth because the space-going nations of the world did not have the ability to bring it back down safely.
Read MoreCHiPs Big Screen Reboot Panned by Critics
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, most American kids – and many of their parents – were big fans of CHiPs. The program followed the exploits of a pair of California Highway Patrol officers out to do good, help people, and generally look cool cruising on their motorcycles. The episodes were fun brain candy, a chance for the whole family to hang out and share some TV time.
Read MoreDan Palmier: Boston Renaissance Man in Action
Boston entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Palmier faces no shortage of challenges in his life, and doesn’t back down from any one of them. He’s managed to find a strong balance between his work life and his social life, by bringing his knowledge and skills together with members of his family to not only build business’ but to help local and global charities as well.
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