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Jan 13, 2011

The Top Ten Best and Worst Communicators of 2010

(BrightCitizen.com) This is something we look forward to reading each year. The Decker blog makes their conclusions on the best and worst communicators of the year. Here’s that summary-

The 10 Best
1. Sebastián Piñera – Excellence above and below the surface
2. Scott Brown – Refreshing face and voice
3. Sandra Bullock – Grace under pressure
4. Admiral Thad Allen – Rock solid under pressure
5. Marco Rubio – Articulate power makes a new political star
6. Luke Russert – Chip off the old block, beyond his years
7. Buster Posey – Speaks softly, but carries a big stick
8. Elizabeth Smart – Character and maturity
9. Emmitt Smith – A winner at many things
10. Steve Jobs – Just has to be in the Top Ten, again

The 10 Worst
1. Tony Hayward – Appalling
2. Dick Fuld – Never learned
3. Christine O’Donnell, Joe Miller, Alvin Greene – Not ready for Prime Time
4. Gordon Brown – Consistent stumbler
5. Mel Gibson – Rant after rant
6. Jan Brewer – Inconsistent stumbler
7. Eric Massa – How can one believe?
8. Bertha Lewis – Like many under scrutiny, talks with forked tongue
9. Harry Reid – This politician is no stem-winder
10. Obama – Cadence, teleprompters and arrogance gets him here

Check the Decker assessment for 2010 here.

Jan 7, 2011

Instant Americans, Japan And Korea

We see many Korean and Japanese couples going to the US to birth their babies. It seems Hawaii is the favorite destination with many Japanese experienced. The motivation is to get their children US citizenship.

In Japan and Korea, you have to be born of Korean or Japanese parents to have the citizenship of that country. In the US it is called Birthright Citizenship. It looks like things might change. Check out the articles here.

Jan 6, 2011

Apple Expands It’s Software Business

Today, US time, Apple will be opening their App Store for Mac.

They’ve got it for the iPhone, iPads, and other iOS devices but this marks the first time you can buy apps for your OSX devices.

What are the implications? Are they trying to control the market? It seems they will certainly become the middleman. Let’s see how it goes.

You can check out their store here.

Jan 4, 2011

Playing the Pirates Marketing Game

Disney has done an excellent job of creating a fad. The Pirates of the Caribbean advert promoting there move demonstrates the marketing power they have. They turned a theme park ride into a multi-million dollar brand. Probably why we saw people wearing all sorts of clothing designed with skull and crossbones integrated in the material in 2010. A bit morbid…

This advert in the subway stairwell in Ginza promotes the new movie and their website and probably costs them about $3000 USD. It is promoting Pirates of The Caribbean 4- On Stranger Tides to be releases in March 2011.

It will be interesting to see how long this fad can hang on. Evidently someone is buying it.

Jan 4, 2011

The New Year Begins- Tokyo, Seoul

It seems every 1 January the retailers have a zillion sales going on. This pic of H&M at ShinMisato’s Lalaport was no exception. The difference was there were so many Brazilians in the store you though you were in San Paulo.

We had a wonderful year in
2010. We are very excited about 2011. Buckle up!

Dec 24, 2010

Broadcasting Jesus on the streets

Every year we see people on the streets in Ginza or Shibuya. I am glad to see their willingness to tell people but I am wondering about the effectiveness of it.

What do you think? Is this an effective way to bring people to the Messiah Jesus?