Archive for March, 2008

That Little Extra Value Makes The Huge Difference

Published March 24th, 2008

In a post worthy of Ernesto Seth Godin makes a great case for how “the great restaurant” gets that way: by adding great value.
I love it when I find examples of this.
It’s the travel agent (mine, in this case: Jim Hurlburt of Tradewinds Travel in Tequesta, Florida) whose customer-focused, value-added service takes his competitors (and [...]

Nation of Givers

Published March 20th, 2008

In a letter from my alma mater (Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School), I just learned about something called the Giving USA Foundation, which releases annual statistics on charitable giving (among other services). They have a fascinating web site, titled “Thought Leaders in Philanthropy.” Combing through the site, I find this press release from last June, which [...]