PUTTING THE BUSINESS IN BUSINESS

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THE ‘BUSINESS’ PART OF BUSINESS

Tucson Arizona Pizza Shop Bans Legislators, Gets Influency

by Jeff Yablon | Feb 28, 2014 | Influency, Marketing | 0 Comments

I have a new hero. His name is Rocco Digrazia, and this week he showed the Arizona State Legislature how stupid they are by banning all its members from his Rocco's Little Chicago Pizzeria in Tucson. Talk about Influency! I last called someone my hero when Kara...

When Influency Costs 19 Billion Dollars

by Jeff Yablon | Feb 25, 2014 | Influency, Marketing | 0 Comments

Imagine owning a private company. You've sold a small portion of that company to Venture Capitalists for a bit under $60 million. And then suddenly you get acquired in toto for $19 billion. If you're WhatsApp, that's not just a dream. A few days ago WhatsApp was...

Louisville Basketball Coach Rick Pitino? An Idiot

by Jeff Yablon | Feb 21, 2014 | Business Process, Influency | 0 Comments

Rick Pitino is an idiot. Let me be clear that I have no insight into the highly successful basketball coach's IQ, and I certainly don't mean the statement literally. But speaking off the cuff and communicating in a manner that's designed to get both your attention and...

Is There Influency in a Really Quick Windows 8.1 Shut Down?

by Jeff Yablon | Feb 19, 2014 | Business Process, Content, Influency | 0 Comments

This one, as my hipster son would say, is gonna be weird. Back in the days when I was a journalist, one of the people I worked with from time to time was Gina Smith. I remember a conversation that Gina and I had one night. I was President of The Computer Press...