Just like those cute little squirrels, we too are making an app. Our app for members and registrants will allow them to more easily and quickly interact with important information, including their orders.
Sam Gross, who drew many cartoons for The New Yorker, passed away this month at the age of 89. I've been a The New Yorker cartoon fan for years, and often include them in the footer of our emails to clients.
I'd not thought of the people behind those cartoons, but it's people like Sam that labor over them.
Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio, a software company valued at $28 billion, was recently interviewed in the Wall St. Journal. When he shared who his advisors are, I was surprised to see Danny Meyer, the restaurant kingpin who owns Shake Shack (another publicly-traded company). Mr. Lawson read Mr. Meyer’s book “Setting the Table” and was impressed to learn about the difference between service and hospitality. Service is the delivery of the technical aspects of ...
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Businesses like Walmart, Disney, and Discovery are bundling services and adding the “+” suffix to denote them (e.g. Disney+, Discovery+, W+, etc.). In a recent article in RetailDive, we learn that Walmart is giving its customers free, six-month trial Spotify accounts. I think W+ bundling services is smart. Last week, I compared running a gym to offering software. I spoke about bundling services with things that people like to increase their usage, such as work ...
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How 'scary' is retail these days? This Dean & Deluca cartoon from the New Yorker magazine sums it up.
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August 31, 2019
August 31, 2019
Bridge helps 450 brick-and-mortar, Main Street stores in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean. Our βbricksβ are HTML and our βmortarβ is hard-working store owners.
PS - Thanks to the New Yorker for this clever cartoon.
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August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019
Maker Scarlett Markham is actually a former Parkleigh employee! She developed her line, Flour Pail Kids while working here. We thought our customers would be as amused by it as we are by Scarlett. Her quirky sense of humor mixes nostalgic icons with the edge of today to inspire her work. What could be more full of Rochester spirit than a tiny Genny Beer pin? Her Rochester icon t-shirts are also a stand out among others around town. When Scarlett isnβt designing or doing one of her jack-of-all-...
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August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
Whenever you add a product or Chalk to Bridge, the software suggests taking a moment to tell a joke to a friend. This New Yorker cartoon reminded me that we better keep finding ways to speed up the process. Ha ha.
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