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The Key to Failure

May 26, 2009

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” – Bill Cosby As eBay marches toward the bargain basement, I can’t help but think back to a conversation I had with Kevin Pursglove when we worked together at eBay. Kevin was eBay’s spokesman in the early days, [...]

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Straight from the John Donahoe Guide to Disruptive Innovation…

May 13, 2009
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Just a quick thought on last week’s marketing fiasco presided over by KFC. In case you missed it, well, you missed it – no chicken for you. Kentucky Fried Chicken unveiled their new UNTHINK KFC marketing campaign to promote their new – grilled – chicken. (In which case I think it should be “KGC.”) Oh [...]

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Imagining eBay Live! 2009 – Atlanta

April 6, 2009

I’ve tried to imagine what some of the class topics would look like, along with a potential agenda – in light of all that’s happened since last year. This year’s theme would be a twist on previous themes. Instead of The Power of All of Us, for 2009 it will be The Power of Some of Us.

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