Category Archives: Marketing
Reinvigorating USAID
It occurred to me that I might have a great way to inject some vitality and vigor into USAID. Granted, this is somewhat of a flippant post and doesn’t address all the serious policy issues that USAID has to deal … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Government, International Affairs, Marketing, Policy
Inefficiencies: Everywhere
I have this running series of posts grouped into “Inefficiencies”, where I want to look at really poorly-run business sectors and figure out how to attack them if I were an entrepreneur in their space. Thanks to the US’s infatuation … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Government, Internet, Marketing, Web
Hawai’i Trying to Be a Better Place
[NOTE: Some of the stats used in this article are outdated but I think they still capture the depth of Hawai'i's energy risks.] Hawai’i wants greater energy independence and is taking active steps and forming policies to do so. This … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Economics, Energy, Globalization, Government, Marketing, Policy, Politics, Tech
Enlarging the Playing Field
Tonight I was watching 60 Minutes and they were running a story on Obama’s advisors and how they managed the campaign. Anita Dunn, the communications, research, and policy advisor, said of David Plouffe, the campaign manager: “David’s mantra was that … Continue reading
Imprinting
I opened up a Shelfari account and populated it with most of the books I’ve read from 2005 on — I don’t have a list of what I read before then. It’s quite an easy service to use. Search for … Continue reading
February Plans
When I get home (soon), I’m going to be over-hauling my web site. A lot will change for the better, offering a more distilled, pure version of benturner.com. I have a lot of new ideas for content. Most significantly, much … Continue reading
