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Comment on Twitter for Travel by Brian Heustis

Brian Heustis — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:29:50 +0000

What the hell is tweeting anyway?? Is that like the coconut wireless?

Comment on S&K’s End Game by David Valenzuela

David Valenzuela — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:49:18 +0000

I was the General Manager of an S&K Menswear in Louisiana before it closed down Novemeber of last year.

S&K was actually trying to reinvent itself, but it was alienating it’s core customer. The company was trying to move towards a high fashion, urban company instead of a traditional suit store.

Most of the problems also came with the fact the company always was a debt free company until Joe Oliver began an aggressive expansion of the company and loans were aquired to accomplish this.

Comment on S&K’s End Game by Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:11:58 +0000

Great observation . . . S&K is just one of many companies unable to reinvent themselves

Comment on S&K Menswear Against the Ropes by S&K’s End Game « Daniel Durazo’s Blog

S&K’s End Game « Daniel Durazo’s Blog — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:08:53 +0000

[...] I wrote in my last post about S&K, I think S&K Menswear is done and these latest developments only help to confirm [...]

Comment on The Top 7 Things Newspapers Need to Do to Survive by Newspapers Fight for Survival « Daniel Durazo’s Blog

Newspapers Fight for Survival « Daniel Durazo’s Blog — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:19:49 +0000

[...] blogged on this topic before and I believe that like the strategy adopted by The Californian, newspapers are in the best [...]

Comment on The Top 7 Things Newspapers Need to Do to Survive by Daniel Durazo’s Blog

Daniel Durazo’s Blog — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:18:53 +0000

[...] blogged on this topic before and I believe that like the strategy adopted by The Californian, newspapers are in the best [...]

Comment on The Top 7 Things Newspapers Need to Do to Survive by Kristina Hill

Kristina Hill — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:52:30 +0000

This is an awesome post. I especially agree with the notion that newspapers need to focus on making local content stronger. The local community is the bread and butter of daily newspapers. Let’s get back to the basics of what makes a city tick and its people thrive – and leverage new media to make these stories come alive in ways that could not happen in the past. New tools to make great reporting even greater.

Comment on S&K Menswear Against the Ropes by Russell Pander

Russell Pander — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:59:04 +0000

Unsolicited advice from a long time marketer.

Should S&K really be trying to sell or save themselves I hope they read this blog and fix some fundamental things.
Stuart or Jonathan, this is for you.

You have an important brand during these trying times known for value clothing. Consider a 360 degree approach to your customer. Make sure EVERYTHING you do is in line with what your brand stands for. this means from the way you answer the phones, the way your greeter is dressed and how the image of your store is viewed by the consumer.

Retrial is nearly impossible. Give a customer a bad experience and think they are going to return when there are so many similar choices within a mile of your store—not likely.

Perhaps Stuart and Jonathan should take a walk-about their own stores and see for themselves what they are offering the public and ask themselves, how can I better meet the needs of my customer? Having a wall full of nice pants in one size does more harm then good. You might as well take them off the shelves and put them on ebay where there may be people searching for an item in just that size.

I for one will be interested in seeing if these guys are serious about turning this 40 year old brand around. Right now is the time to revitalize a brand in this position, I hope they have the wisdom and enough commitment to see it through.

Comment on Top 10 Reasons Circuit City Will Go Out of Business by S&K Menswear Against the Ropes « Daniel Durazo’s Blog

S&K Menswear Against the Ropes « Daniel Durazo’s Blog — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:33:08 +0000

[...] is a nice guy and I’m sure he will go on to bigger and better things. In the spirit of my prediction that Circuit City would crash and burn, similarly I think S&K Menswear is done and here’s [...]

Comment on The Top 7 Things Newspapers Need to Do to Survive by Chuck Ebeling

Chuck Ebeling — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:11:27 +0000

Yes, connectivity is what newspapers should be all about. Since I retired as chief spokesperson for McDonald’s, in leacures to college students studying pubric relations, I’ve been saying that the profession is miss-named — it should be called “public relationships,” as it is really all about building two-way relationships with media and also directly with targeted audiences. Whether it’s building “connectivity” or building “public relationships,” it’s all about enriching a communications continuum in society, and changes in technology and cost efficiency continue to redefine how that continuum is structured and maintained. But just as changes in industrial technology result is massive dislocations of employees, the changes we see underway in communications technology mandated dislocations, retraining and redefines journalism and the “public relationship” profession. the article above outlines a good path for newspapers to take in meeting these dramatic challenges.