Size Matters For YouTube

by: George Bounacos July 30, 2010

Video is a great equalizer for small business success and YouTube now allows more time. See our ideas here.

Name Power

by: George Bounacos July 27, 2010

What’s in a name? Ask Bob, who is now responsible for cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico.

Exposure to Pharma Advertising Drives Patient Demand

by: George Bounacos June 1, 2010

Canadian researchers look at the impact of pharma advertising on consumers with surprising results.

What Image Does Your Company Project?

by: George Bounacos May 13, 2010

What images is projected by your company’s normal operations? While wandering through a Target recently, I was pleased to see that the lights in the refrigerated food cases (it’s a big Target) snapped on as I approached them.  They really do care about the environment was the message I took away.  A few seconds later, [...]

Google’s Voice Gives Critics Pause Like It’s 1999

by: George Bounacos July 13, 2009

Google Voice has critics concerned, but Silver Beacon shows how tech leadership is running in 10 year cycles.

9 Hours and No Obama Update? – Fast Friday Fact

by: George Bounacos May 29, 2009

Let me first give mad love to the Five Guys Burger chain that started here in DC.   Before common sense, my family and a nutritionist stepped in, the store occupying the 4.4 miles from my driveway to my office parking space was awfully darn convenient. President Obama found a convenient location today too and dropped [...]

Reconsider Vanity Phone Numbers – Fast Friday Fact

by: George Bounacos April 10, 2009

More telephones continue to ship smaller models that don’t have letters on the dialing keys. Be careful using vanity phone numbers.

Reputation Smearing Online

by: George Bounacos March 19, 2009

Spiders in supermarkets and gang members at Wal-Mart are part of today’s nonsense reported upon by traditional and online media.

Denizen Hotel – Video Game or New Brand?

by: George Bounacos March 10, 2009

Hilton has named its new brand of hotels DENIZEN. Silver Beacon looks at the dictionaries and web art galleries to see if that was wise.

Services Affordable for Small Businesses – Guest Blog

by: David Silversmith March 5, 2009

Small businesses have more creative options than ever before to compete with larger company strategies like focus groups.