#Laura and #Marco are both forecast to be in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time as named storms (e.g., >=39 mph). If these forecasts verify, it would be only the 3rd time on record (since 1851) w/ 2 named storms in Gulf simultaneously. Other 2 times were 9/5/1933 & 6/18/1959.

Cabot Phillips Treating 那个 as having anything to do w/ racist language is the closest thing to racism going on here. To refuse to engage with Chinese culture & make the Chinese language conform to one's American experience is cultural ignorance at best--racism at worst.USC should be ashamed.

Interesting article about the economics of operating a vending machine business. 👍🏾

Interesting pessimistic and even a bit concerning perspective on the efficacy of digital advertising & what it means for consumers. medianut.substack.com/p/does-digital…?

This falls in the category of: from adversity comes innovation & opportunity. Fueled by consumer behavior changes in food consumption, the new service category of shoppable recipes is booming. thespoon.tech/sidechef-now-o…

This is not a subtweet of anyone in particular and it's going to annoy some people since I have a lot of PhD followers/friends and also I'm a stubborn guy myself but...one thing I'm noticed is that once someone gets a PhD, it become 10x harder to convince them they're wrong.

Here's a case of clever brand-building and engaging customers with a political ad without a trace of partisanship. The campaign promotes a virtuous behavior that almost everyone can agree on in a memorable way. It's worth watching. #branding youtube.com/watch?v=AAnYeS…

The strategies pursued by South Korea, Vietnam & China are paying off. As of Nov. 1, the cumulative death rate per million is: 🇺🇸U.S.: 696 🇬🇧U.K.: 685 🇫🇷France: 563 vs. 🇰🇷South Korea: 9 🇨🇳China: 3 🇻🇳Vietnam: 0.36 [Chart shows data correct as of Oct. 30] trib.al/X4AUjxs

A match made in hell is still a @match. Latest work from Maximum Effort #2020LoveStory

My favorite pricing maxim for managers is “Smart pricing is raising your earned prices without raising your asking prices.” There are many ways to do this, but here are two that companies are using during the pandemic. #pricing #Covid19 #branding bit.ly/35brk6I

As I struggled to deal with the impact of COVID on my family members in India, I got delayed by a day for submitting my reviews for a conference & I got a message from a senior reviewer with the blurb below. My humble request to everyone - pls don't say this to anyone ever! [1/n]

Unbelievable.

Why do customers hate participating in surveys? A problem that needs some serious problem-solving. Here's my new piece from my Substack called "The Pricing Conundrum." Consider subscribing. It's free. #pricing #marketing #retail bit.ly/34I5VS1

My new piece on the Harvard Business Review site on how to communicate price increases in the post-pandemic boom is out. Among others, avoid euphemistic messaging and use value narratives. #pricing #branding #marketing bit.ly/3qx87WR

If you want some idea of how completely broken healthcare pricing is in the US, read this article. How can you apply any framework or pricing process when there is no rhyme or reason to prices and no one seems to even know what they are? #pricing #healthcare #hospitals

A set play. 👍🏾

Companies are hoping to escape consumer backlash by making price increases hard to evaluate. Here are common ways companies raise costs covertly: on.wsj.com/30Htool

Pay what you want for the Rockstar Games Humble Bundle and choose where your money goes! humblebundle.com/games/rockstar…