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Flashback: How Marketing Personality Models and Consumer Segmentation Ruled the 1980s.

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Executive Summary Fresh out of business school in the early 1980s. I entered the marketing world at a point that marked a significant evolution in marketing research. Rather than relying solely on demographic variables such as age, gender, income, and education, 1980s marketers increasingly adopted cutting-edge psychographic, behavioral, and geodemographic models to better understand consumer… Continue reading Flashback: How Marketing Personality Models and Consumer Segmentation Ruled the 1980s.

Art, Photography

Be different.

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In a sea of sameness, one red flower chose not to blend in. It didn’t ask for permission, compete for attention, or apologize for being different. It simply stood there—bold, bright, and beautifully itself. Sometimes the most memorable thing you can do is bloom in your own color.

Sports

A BRAWL FOR THE AGES: THE LEGENDARY BROTHERHOOD’S 12-ROUND VEGAS WAR.

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Reprint with permission for The Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — The neon lights of the Strip buzzed a little brighter that night in the early 1970s, but the real electricity was confined inside the squared circle. It wasn't Ali or Frazier dominating the marquee; it was a blood-and-guts family affair. The Stiel brothers, trading… Continue reading A BRAWL FOR THE AGES: THE LEGENDARY BROTHERHOOD’S 12-ROUND VEGAS WAR.

Art

Marilyn Monroe turns 100 this weekend. Time flies when you’re Marilyn.

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Here are a few tips on how to photograph the celebration! Palm Springs is going all out to turn the desert platinum for the Marilyn 100 celebration this weekend! The citywide tribute runs from May 28 through her actual 100th birthday on June 1, and the energy downtown is going to be electric. Here is… Continue reading Marilyn Monroe turns 100 this weekend. Time flies when you’re Marilyn.

Aerial view of clubhouse
Architecture

Leaving California Is Easy. Returning Is Not.

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Corona del Mar, California Leaving California Is Easy. Returning Is Not. California has a paradox: it’s one of the easiest places in the country to leave, and one of the hardest to re-enter at the same standard of living. That asymmetry is what many people underestimate. Top 5 Reasons It’s Easy to Leave California 1.… Continue reading Leaving California Is Easy. Returning Is Not.

Automotive

Porsche Palm Springs

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Porsche Palm Springs from our recent "Automotive Photography" workshop visit with my class of advanced photography students from College of the Desert. Porsche Palm Springs' Kids Design Studio Playroom Midnight temptation

Photography

The decisive moment. It’s in the imperfections.

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There are so many things wrong with this photo, but so much for me to thankful for. While videotaping an event at a ranch just a stone's throw from Joshua Tree National Park this weekend, a rare musical treat happened when 86-year old Harriet Allen, a local music legend, stepped on stage to join the… Continue reading The decisive moment. It’s in the imperfections.

Architecture

“Communications Building” at College of the Desert. Palm Desert, California.

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It was 105 degrees in the evening during my workshop on Architecture when students gathered to photograph this campus landmark. The College of the Desert commissioned tBP/Architecture of Newport Beach to design this LEED Silver Communications Building. Use of indigenous materials of the area on the exterior such as natural stone, smooth plaster and metal… Continue reading “Communications Building” at College of the Desert. Palm Desert, California.