A Brand is a Terrible Thing to Waste
I’ve recently been seeing a lot of ads from the area’s largest luxury jeweler, Smyth. But it’s not what you might think. These aren’t ads for Rolex or Tag Heuer watches. It’s not about Hearts On Fire or Martin Flyer. These are ads for buying scrap gold. Yes, just like you see from the scores […]
Is the Customer Always Right?
I was watching Jeff Bezos on Charlie Rose the other day and there was one quote that really struck me. He was asked about Ebay and other competitors and he said, “Don’t obsess over your competition, obsess over your customers.” I appreciate that and thought about it for a while. The guy is brilliant – […]
I Can Status Update 250,000 People
So I wrote in a previous post that we had a crazy Facebook Fan page. That was in November when it was at 90,000 fans. Now it just hit 250,000. We started it a year ago this month, and in 3 1/2 months it’s grown by 160,000 people (almost triple). Pretty ming blowing stats. We’re […]
Phish Reunion
So Phish is reuniting in Hampton, VA this weekend. I used to see Phish back in college – first in 1990 at The Bayou in DC (which has since closed) and then at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Both very small venues. In Atlanta, you could walk right up to Fishman and then walk back […]
Credit Crisis? How About Market Opportunity!
So the Dow is getting crushed and even gold is leveling off and everybody wants to know what is going on. Well, I don’t have a crystal ball, and I’m not sure what’s going on either, but I here’s a video that my friend tweeted that explains it pretty well – a little long but […]
Have You Driven a Ford Lately?
I talked about Burger King doing it right in a previous blog post. They’ve been running some good viral campaigns lately like “Delete 10 Facebook Friends and Get a Free Whopper” and others. So they get the social media stuff. Now I just ran across Ford doing the same. Now, before I get started I […]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all. We had our usual last minute rush, but no biggie this year. I am hopefully headed up to NYC next week to do a little biz – and I might even come back with a good video for ya. For now, take a look at this Larry David video. It’s […]
We Are Moving, We Are Moving!
“We are moving, we are moving” is one of my favorite lines from Trading Places. Well, we are moving our store across the street. Please check out our Flickr Page to see the progress. We are very excited about this change for our store and for the entire block. The corner we are on now […]
Cash4Gold on the Super Bowl?
Well, Cash4Gold is buying a Super Bowl ad. Let me let you in on a little secret. They are a scam! I’m not just saying this because they’re competition. Forget about the fact that they do not require ID and don’t report their items to the state (as you are required to do as a […]
The Important Things in Life
I just lost a buddy of mine and it makes me think about the stuff my grandparents always used to say. Back when I was younger, they would always say stuff like, “If you got health, you got wealth” and “As long as you have your health” and other lessons that Jewish grandparents tell you […]
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