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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Throughout this recession, a fair number of thought leaders have opined on whether American consumers have been permanently (and perhaps beneficially) changed in the process.
Here are some interesting related reads: Time Magazine’s “The Great Recession – America Becomes a Thrift Nation,” Time Magazine author Kurt Andersen wrote a feature article and later a book, “Reset: [...]
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Another good post about real unemployment, this one from Yahoo! News. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/What-recovery-Unemployment-apf-563122944.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=6&asset=&ccode=
Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Love this post about Warren Buffet’s outlook on the economy of late http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/memo-to-warren-buffett-pu_b_359899.html
Legal issues of doctors and social media
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Here is a good post I just saw about the legal side of social media and doctors. http://mamedicallaw.com/blog/2009/10/19/social-networking-101-for-physicians/
Thanks to Dan Dunlop for posting about it on LinkedIn and David Barlow who was one of the interviewees for the article
Over 400 hospitals are participating in social media
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Just came across Ed Bennett’s blog on social media. Great resource. http://ebennett.org/
Do Boomers Really Embrace Social Media?
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Saw an interesting article today from an author who is skeptical about whether Boomers are embracing social media as much as the buzz would have you believe. The author argues that
1. while Boomers are embracing Facebook in increasing numbers, overall the penetration is still very small compared to younger consumers 13% for over 45 compared [...]
Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay?
Thursday, October 15th, 2009I recommend you check out this recent Time Magazine article, “Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay?” Lots of good info. Fundamentally, our economy is changing. According to John Mauldin, real unemployment (taking into account people who have given up or are working temporary/part time jobs) is at 18% in the US – [...]
Your Smartest Competitors Aren’t Napping Due to the Recession – Are You?
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Today I want to share two client anecdotes that hopefully will convince you to begin marketing (again) in earnest.
For confidentiality reasons I won’t reveal the identity of these two clients, but I can tell you that both are respected doctors who also run highly successful businesses. (The principles will apply to you whether you run [...]
Healthcare Recession Survey Results
Monday, October 5th, 2009On my last post I mentioned that recent audiences I have spoken to were exceedingly skeptical about the possibility of an impending economic recovery. So, I decided to poll doctors and corporate people on a larger scale. To elicit response, I posted the survey in many relevant places on the Internet and also sent about [...]
Doctors Overwhelmingly Skeptical About Recovery
Monday, September 28th, 2009I don’t know what your experience is, but the doctors I speak with are overwhelmingly skeptical about the possibility of an impending “economic recovery.” Let me explain:
Because I am a partner in a health care marketing company, I give lots of speeches to health care professionals at venues nationwide, and I also speak with doctors [...]