http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:56:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is my pleasure to announce the opening of my new showroom, Far From Timid. It would make Alexander Giraud very proud. 321 Takeoff, our branding company, is still going strong and as one of the leading branding firms in New York, we are poised to help retailers and ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=3 The recent collapse of Wall Street is the first financial crises in our Gen X/Y lifetime where every sector in every city in every country will be affected. Alas, although I am worried about our economy; I am more worried about the impact to the American culture. People’s response to this ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=4 I have been on my knees lately…with my ear to the pavement. Waiting. I hear Change coming and I wanted to see how close it was. Change is here and I want to introduce it to you. We’ve been talking for about an hour, so I know it a little better ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=5 A lot of people have been emailing me some random questions and inquiries on branding and marketing strategies in this unpredictable market. I've recommended a pathway to a bigger, stronger brand on a smaller budget: 1. Rewrite for the new economy. Remember this isn’t 1998. The world changed ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=6 I’ll be taking a pseudo-serious look at brands performance on a weekly basis. This is more Cindy Adams than Forrester's, but after branding companies and people for 15 years, design and branding is my outlook and how I measure things. While I usually opt for a local coffee shop over Starbucks, ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=7 Back To Basics I went to the National Press Club a few weeks ago for a Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) awards ceremony. PRNews gave awards to companies and their agencies that successfully protect their interests while protecting the interest of others. In the morning before the awards ceremony I was finalizing ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=8 While our agency has been out creating and developing strategic social media modules for clients, I’ve been on a personal media starvation diet for the past 30 days. The marketing benefits of social media are clear. But I wanted to know, mentally, how each person will make room for all ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=9 As many of you know, I recently ran the NYC marathon. So it goes without saying that I’ve been at the gym 5 days out of 7 for the past few months. At my gym there is a sandwich shop—it’s run by a separate company—that makes lovely sandwiches and has really great electrolyte drinks, ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=10 Daniel Abadie once commented that Sonia Delauney’s influence on culture was so clear that it was her textile designs that gave the Paris streets their modern look. Like Delauney, I wanted to design the streets, from chairs to clothes to jewelry but I knew that would take a few lifetimes. However, ... http://farfromtimid.com/farfromquiet/?p=11