Richard Laermer is an authority on marketing and media, a former reporter who is coauthor of Punk Marketing, and writer of the new book 2011: Trendspotting. He's CEO of New York's RLM pr, representing, among others, IncrediMail, ThisNext, Smith & Nephew, AirPlay, Anystream, Sky Films, Dealighted.com and TutorVista. He was host of TLC's cult program Taking Care of Business and speaks on trends and marketing for corporate groups. You can read Laermer on huffingtonpost.com/richard-laermer and on the mischievous but all too necessary Bad Pitch Blog…badpitch.blogspot.com
You may also find articles by Richard at TalentZoo.com.
It's summer so I thought of quotes worth sharing. I hope they bring you something. I don't know where, but she sends me there.
-Brian Wilson [crazy mad genius]
Something not understood is not the same as something wrong. -Anatoli Rybakov There are no problems, only solutions.
-John Lennon [rest his soul]
A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
-Thomas Jefferson [a staunch believer in all things "his way"]
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those of us who only dream by night.
-Edgar Allen Poe [quite a bizarre life of day/night dreams - and in NY no less]
If you decide to run with the ball, count on fumbling and getting the shit knocked out you, but never forget how much fun it is to run with the ball.
-Jimmy Buffett [can't listen to him but sure can consider him]
It is better to burn out than to fade away.
-Neil Young [who has an asteroid named after him; go figure]
It is easier to repent than obtain permission.
-Col. Stan Bailey, USAF [my credo, incidentally]
Regulation and doctrine provide convenient hiding places for the timid and unimaginative.
-Harold Cole
A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether he is doing right or wrong.
-John Steinbeck [JS knows how to de-complicate anything]
Human action is the result of human choice, life is choice and choice is willful.
-James G. March
Time is a scarce resource. If you want to know what a man truly loves, observe how he spends his time.
-Aaron Wildavsky
A wise prince seeks advice continually, but when it suits him and not when it suits somebody else.
-Machiavelli [our favorite Master of the Universe]
Stop blaming the box!
-David Zach
Instruction manuals are evidence of design flaws.
-Don Norman
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein [sci-fi, my ass]
Help ... send lawyers, guns and money.
-Warren Zevon [the great and much missed]
The future of the book is the blurb.
-Marshall [medium] McLuhan
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The CIA’s Mission to Protect Americans Claims the Lives of Seven Officers in Afghanistan
By: Philip Tufano | 05/01/2010The suicide attack on December 30th, 2009 that claimed the lives of six CIA officers, one American security contractor assigned to the agency and a Jordanian military intelligence officer was the second worst attack against the CIA since the American embassy bombing in Beirut in 1993, that attack killed eight CIA officers.
The CIA’s Mission to Protect Americans Claims the Lives of Seven Officers in Afghanistan
By: Philip Tufano | 05/01/2010The suicide attack on December 30th, 2009 that claimed the lives of six CIA officers, one American security contractor assigned to the agency and a Jordanian military intelligence officer was the second worst attack against the CIA since the American embassy bombing in Beirut in 1993, that attack killed eight CIA officers.
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By: Victor Ulasi | 05/01/2010Multi-billionaire businessman and father of the Nigerian arrested for a failed attempt to bomb a US plane, Alhaji Umaru Abdulmutallab would have gotten all his assets and wealth seized but for his effort in alerting the authorities that his son was radicalized, renowned Kaduna based lawyer,Yahaya Mahmood has said.
Textile Workers condemns Nigeria’s Vision 2020
By: Victor Ulasi | 04/01/2010The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) had condemned the Vision 2020 of the Federal Government of Nigeria stating that the government could not live up to expectation for the Vision 2010 at the first decade of Nigerian democracy.
NGO condemns religious killings in Nigeria
By: Victor Ulasi | 30/12/2009The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a Non Governmental organization made up of the 19 Northern states in Nigeria has condemned the killings in Zango Area of Bauchi State within a religious sect called “Kala-Kato”.
Military demands resignation of Nigerian President
By: Victor Ulasi | 30/12/2009A former Military Governor of Kaduna state Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar along with other unidentified Military said that the poor health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua tied with his dismal performance in all sectors of the nation’s economy within the last two and half years could no longer be tolerated and demands that the President resign with immediate effect.
Introducing “bad News Bores”
By: Richard Laermer | 24/11/2008 | News & SocietyI noticed it first at a Kwanzaa party late last year. Having trouble keeping myself amused, I started quizzing those holding drinks and discovered that everyone there was kind of "into" news and recent events.As a media junkie hanging out in a room of strangers, I realized it would be my lucky night if they all turned out to be informed and alive.It wasn't to be.
Sorry, Big Doesn't Get the Job Done
By: Richard Laermer | 08/10/2008 | ManagementThe CEO of a fast-growing Web company recently asked me why he should hire RLM PR, an 18-person firm, instead of a so-called name firm. Having been in a self-owned service business for 17 years, I was confused by this query. What's a name? Never one to say "no" to a challenge, I am herewith answering him in public.
Welcome to Bait & Switch: Yes, I'm Talking to You
By: Richard Laermer | 08/10/2008 | ManagementI've been watching service businesses pull some serious crap for years. I keep thinking a new economy will enter our lives and just stop what most everyone knows is a truly awful practice. But still, even after downturns, upturns, the price of coffee goes up, terrorism, wars, famine and Katrina…firms persist in pretending to sell people to new clients and voilá—having them disappear after the ink is dry. In kids' parlance: What's up with that?
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By: Richard Laermer | 08/10/2008 | ManagementHaving run a service biz for a thousand years, I haven't really thought a lot about what it's like to actually hire one of us. That recently changed for me big time.
Stories of Hr: Human Resources in Sore Need of an Upgrade
By: Richard Laermer | 08/10/2008 | ManagementSorry to get all serious on you, but it occurred to me that work/life balance is the key ingredient inside happy employees. Oh, you say you knew that? There are multitudes of firms doing their best to show they care, and boy they really, really do. Somewhere along the line, however, a change took place in the workplace that is now referred to as, yikes, “people over product.”
Time to Work: My Motto for June
By: Richard Laermer | 08/10/2008 | ManagementLaziness is not only when you don’t show up for work and hang on the couch. It’s also found in the language we use (“Sounds good” is just stupid). I also am starting to fully become bewildered by those people who use speaker phone or Sprint Nextel™ Walkie Talkies to have complete conversations in airplane lounges, just because they are too cheap to buy a headset or don’t want an ear to be too hot. Please.
A Barrage of Convenience: Hollywood’s Non-punk Sensibility
By: Richard Laermer | 08/10/2008 | ManagementTitles are among the biggest problems in marketing today. People don’t think before they name something. Monikers are all too cute. Why is Chase calling its new youth credit card “Plus One,” for instance? Why does Gloria Steinem call the women-geared radio conglomerate Greenstone Media? Why is there such a need to be techno-cute? Check the paper this week for the latest uh cool name for a service, be it Twitter or Thoof!! (yes) or Topix or Tampax…err, not that.