Author: Andy Marken

“The only one that thinks that this is a game is you, man. This is real. We are here to show those guys that are inching their way on the freeways in their metal coffins that the human spirit is still alive” – Grommet, “Point Break,” 20th Century Fox, 1991

Living on the Edge, Dealing with Customers

Dealing with Customers, Issues in Realer than Real Time You probably won’t believe this but companies are spending millions every year on their Customer Relations Management (CRM) systems. In fact, it’s about a $13B...

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Next Gen Payments and Cybercurrency

Cybercurrency is Slowly Making its Way Around the Globe Standing in the Starbucks line the other day I watched folks stand there with their eyes glazed over as they chose the size, flavor, foam/cream...

“That'll teach you to lecture me. Get me another anger management therapist.” – Colonel Moon, “Die Another Day,” MGM, 2002

Social Media … Spying

Social Networking is Loads of Fun … Just Watch Your Step   Just as the Internet turned 40, a “Wall Street Journal” article suggested email was “over the hill.” Today’s online tools enable folks...

“For the last six months, he’s gone to Harvard and Berkeley. I’m betting he can get a passport.” --Carl Hanratty

Marketing Just Got Turned Upside Down

Catch Me Years ago, the CEO of a very successful client announced he was going to spend a week with the sales people and visit customers, prospects. After the third day, he returned to...