When a pet passes on, it’s just like losing a member of your family. I’ve gone through it many times already and am not looking forward to going through it again. Animals share an incredible bond with their human companions and when they suddenly pass, you immediately notice that missing… Read More "1-800-Flowers.com Drops the Ball."
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"Is Your Business an Airline?" Or, "Are Pay Toilets Coming to Spirit?"
Is your business an airline? It may sound like a silly question, but it’s an important question to ask yourself. Airlines are notoriously known for their lack of even the simple rules of customer service. They’re in the business of moving people from Point A to Point B in the… Read More ""Is Your Business an Airline?" Or, "Are Pay Toilets Coming to Spirit?""
"Stop the Presses – The Newspaper Ain't Dead Yet!" Or, "I Love the Smell of Ink in the Morning."
Every morning before 5am, the paperboy tosses the daily edition of the local newspaper in my driveway. Every morning before 9am, I pick it up and toss it in the trash. It’s a ritual I’ve been going through for years despite the fact that I send my check for $226.20… Read More ""Stop the Presses – The Newspaper Ain't Dead Yet!" Or, "I Love the Smell of Ink in the Morning.""
"Bloopers!" Or, "Promoting eCommerce Via a Laugh."
A few weeks ago, Solid Cactus introduced the latest version of Solid Cactus eCommerce – a shopping cart platform for online stores. When it came time to get the word out to our base about the new cart, we decided to do an email blast that directed people to a… Read More ""Bloopers!" Or, "Promoting eCommerce Via a Laugh.""
"Drop and Give Me Twenty!" Or, "Time for eCommerce Boot Camp!"
I’m looking forward to a pretty busy week back in PA as I host the 8th or 9th eCommerce Boot Camp for Solid Cactus. I tend to forget how many of these things I’ve done over the years, but it’s been a few – including one on the Disney Wonder… Read More ""Drop and Give Me Twenty!" Or, "Time for eCommerce Boot Camp!""
"An Unforunate Event at the Circus." Or, "Cast No Blame."
Readers of this morning’s Wilkes-Barre, PA Times Leader and Citizens Voice newspapers, were shocked to learn that an elephant killed his groomer in between shows at the Irem Shrine Circus that is currently playing at the Kingston Armory. According to published reports, “Dumbo” the African elephant, fatally injured the groomer… Read More ""An Unforunate Event at the Circus." Or, "Cast No Blame.""
"The Trouble with Anal Glands." Or, "Peanut the Cone Head."
I can’t stand it when one of my pets become ill. It’s time like these when you wish they could just talk and tell you what’s wrong instead of trying to guess at what ails them. Case in point, Peanut. Tuesday night, I noticed that he just wasn’t himself. He… Read More ""The Trouble with Anal Glands." Or, "Peanut the Cone Head.""
Remembering Ed Wallison
I was sad to learn that a former co-worker of mine passed away over the weekend – Ed Wallison. I met Ed back in 1987 when I got a job at the former WARD-AM in Pittston, PA. Ed was doing afternoon talk, something he loved, at the first talk radio… Read More "Remembering Ed Wallison"
"Join the TiVo-lution." Or, "TiVo Premier, This Ain't Your Father's DVR."
As a kid growing up in the 80’s, I remember one of the era’s most popular inventions, the VHS recorder. Those big, bulky devices that you would hook up to your television and record shows on tape. Like the machines themselves, video stores sprung up like dandelions in a yard… Read More ""Join the TiVo-lution." Or, "TiVo Premier, This Ain't Your Father's DVR.""
"Hey Obama, This is a Big Fu**ing Deal! A Big Fu**ing Deal!" Or, "Welcome 94.3 The Talker."
By now you’ve probably seen the video clip of Vice President and Scrappy Kid from Scranton, Joe Biden, dropping the f-bomb three times as he introduced President Barack Obama during a news conference after signing the health care bill. “Today American becomes a whole lot wealthier because tens-of-millions of Americans… Read More ""Hey Obama, This is a Big Fu**ing Deal! A Big Fu**ing Deal!" Or, "Welcome 94.3 The Talker.""