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When people screw up . . .
Jan 16th
Miller’s Move – Brokeback dilemma part 3
Jan 16th
My boss was asked to comment (from a PR consultant standpoint) on what he thought about Larry H. Miller pulling Brokeback Mountain from his theater.
Miller continues to remain silent about the reasons behind the decision.
But one public relations professional, Politis Communications’ president David Politis, doubts that Miller’s decision was a calculated move.
“I believe it was the result of a spur of the moment decision, a passionate reaction that came about after he learned what the movie was about,” Politis said. “We’ve seen him make split-second decisions in the past when things have upset him.”
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13 principles of prosperity
Jan 15th
* Principle 1: God is the author of prosperity
* Principle 2: Faith begins with self-interest
* Principle 3: Agency implies stewardship
* Principle 4: Perspective determines action
* Principle 5: People are assets
* Principle 6: Human life value is the source and creator of all property value
* Principle 7: Dollars follow value
* Principle 8: Exchange creates wealth
* Principle 9: Profit is the tool of validation
* Principle 10: Productivity is the standard
* Principle 11: Force destroys freedom and prosperity
* Principle 12: Collective action has no unique moral authority
* Principle 13: Personal liberty requires private property
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Bloggo mojo
Jan 12th
I have been working all day on putting together a blog about technology in Utah. It’s not quite ready, but the plan is to offer a little more news than the local emails that go around . . . cough . . . Connect . . . cough . . . DigitalIQ.
Let me know what you think. Feel free to contribute.
Brokeback Update
Jan 10th
I have been thinking more about my earlier post about Larry H. Miller and his pulling Brokeback Mountain from his theater’s.
Look at these numbers – 5 weeks. $22,436,190 divided among 543 screens. The movie is a loss by Hollywood’s standards. Do they care about awards and good film? Yes. But it’s all about the money. That’s about $5 million a week, and that’s taking into account that it has probably had twice the press attention of any movie I can recently remember. Thoughts?
Now, granted, Larry H. may have had his reasons for pulling the film, it’s history in the box office isn’t promising for a conservative, family-friendly place like Jordan Commons Theaters. Thoughs?
Quotable Kawasaki
Jan 10th
Guy Kawasaki is so quotable.
“The purpose of innovation is not cool products and cool technologies but happy people.”
After attending CES last week, I don’t think a lot of companies get this. You see a lot of wasted marketing dollars at CES, and we found out that the show sees a 40 percent turnover in companies from year to year.
CES Trip 2006
Jan 10th
I took a bunch of pictures at CES, and made a slideshow. No music. I don’t think the pictures are all that great either, but I took most of them in about 3.5 hours. I was buzzing through the show floor just trying to get a glimpse of everything.
Other CES Blog Posts
CES Transcripts
Coverage of CES
Relationships vs. Transactions
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