http://www.marketsmithinc.com Every Company Needs a Marketsmith Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:22:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/09/restoration-hardware%e2%80%98s-gary-friedman-leads-the-%e2%80%9clunatic-fringe%e2%80%9d-with-magnificence-and-i-am-in-love/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/09/restoration-hardware%e2%80%98s-gary-friedman-leads-the-%e2%80%9clunatic-fringe%e2%80%9d-with-magnificence-and-i-am-in-love/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:52:03 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1765 The reason why I love Gary Friedman... How many Brands put it out there? I mean really put it out there like this; with a bold, refreshed and exquisite eye?]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/09/restoration-hardware%e2%80%98s-gary-friedman-leads-the-%e2%80%9clunatic-fringe%e2%80%9d-with-magnificence-and-i-am-in-love/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/09/facebooks-friendly-new-tab/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/09/facebooks-friendly-new-tab/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:35:43 +0000 Marketsmith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1750 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/09/facebooks-friendly-new-tab/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/08/marketsmith-favorites-our-top-3-emails-of-the-week/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/08/marketsmith-favorites-our-top-3-emails-of-the-week/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:43:09 +0000 Marketsmith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1675 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/08/marketsmith-favorites-our-top-3-emails-of-the-week/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/postcards-%e2%80%93-everyone-is-doing-them/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/postcards-%e2%80%93-everyone-is-doing-them/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:35:27 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1421 Over the last couple of months I have noticed the rise of the mailbox disrupter, the postcard. It comes in all different shapes and sizes, and from a range of different places including Universities, Dell, DRTV Brands, retailers, cable providers, e-tailers, the Government, outlets, financial organizations and auto manufacturers. ]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/postcards-%e2%80%93-everyone-is-doing-them/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/lord-taylor-brings-me-home/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/lord-taylor-brings-me-home/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:22:04 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1413 In July of 2001, which seems like so long ago, I lost my Dad. Father’s Day since then has never been easy. My Dad always enjoyed the fact that the day was all about him. One tradition we had was going to Lord & Taylor to buy him an outfit. I loved doing it and he loved wearing it. Lord & Taylor was very much a part of the fabric of my parents’ generation. They treated it like an institution, a hallowed place.]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/lord-taylor-brings-me-home/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/the-star-gets-brighter-for-macy%e2%80%99s/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/the-star-gets-brighter-for-macy%e2%80%99s/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:10:31 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1403 The other day in the mail I got a folded piece from Macy’s titled “Star Rewards.” The piece really grabbed me. It was awesomely executed, well appointed and with a great point of view. It engaged me immediately and continued to keep my attention as the piece unfolded and expanded on its message.]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/the-star-gets-brighter-for-macy%e2%80%99s/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/has-the-world-gone-to-gagaville/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/has-the-world-gone-to-gagaville/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:04:57 +0000 Jon Brown http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1386 As I logged into FarmVille last week, I was greeted with notices of GagaVille, an entirely Lady Gaga themed area of the game.]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/06/has-the-world-gone-to-gagaville/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/05/officially-trumped/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/05/officially-trumped/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 20:10:41 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1373 Ok I admit to being obsessed with Trump’s appeal. Back in the late eighties, when I read everything under the sun about being successful, the greatest companies in the world, and how to be happy, one of my reads was Donald Trump’s first book. At the time I read it, Trump was in huge financial trouble and everyone counted him out.]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/05/officially-trumped/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/05/tory-burch-retail-driver-a-surprise-treasure/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/05/tory-burch-retail-driver-a-surprise-treasure/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 18:26:43 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1337 Since I am a self proclaimed fan of Miki Racine Berardelli, Chief Marketing Officer of Tory Burch, I was reluctant to judge the book. My family happens to be customers of the Brand and we love the style, the community, and the in-store experience as well as the outlets.]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/05/tory-burch-retail-driver-a-surprise-treasure/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/04/the-economics-of-gaga/ http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/04/the-economics-of-gaga/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:13:19 +0000 Monica C Smith http://www.marketsmithinc.com/?p=1324 This last Friday I had a chance to see Lady Gaga in concert at the Prudential Center, Newark NJ. What was absolutely astonishing to me was the economics of the event and the fact this event was a microcosm of every night in every city she has played around the globe. No matter whom I told I was going to see Gaga, each said to me, “She played here last week,” “My cousin just saw her.” Even my eight year old son wanted to go. ]]> http://www.marketsmithinc.com/2011/04/the-economics-of-gaga/feed/ 0