This past Sunday I was on hand at the opening of the 2010 ICSC RECon Trade Expo, where both exhibitors and attendees were encouragingly optimistic about a return to business deals. The past couple of years haven’t been easy on this show, which once was considered one of the top spending events per capita in [...]
Finance executives predict increases in spending, according to findings published in the third annual American Express/CFO Research Global Business & Spending Monitor, a survey of 479 senior finance executives from the around the globe. Nearly three-quarters (71%) see expansion over the next 12 months and are optimistic about continued growth. Nearly half (49%) percent of [...]
By the time I’ve finished this blog I will have finally spent two consecutive nights in my own bed, which is something that anybody in this crazy business would agree is one of the best feelings you can have after being on the road for consecutive events. The only thing that beats it is being [...]
So it’s been three plus weeks since my past writing. My Google reader has had nearly 2,000 undread alerts and my volume of tweets and Facebook posts has dropped. Call it a Social Media hiatus. Call it burnout. Call it whatever you wish. The simple fact is, I’m stuck. Even more frustrating is the fact [...]
For the past week I’ve been in L.A. where the National Cable & Telecommunications Association held the The Cable Show. I was there with Accenture and Echelon’s newest client, Entropic Communications, a leading producer of fabless semiconductors that enable home networking for your favorite devices such as Xbox 360, Tivo, etc. We recently completed production [...]
