Larry Mannino's Blog - Latest Comments

Re: Self-Fulfilling Stupidity

Lawrence Mannino — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:53:25 -0000

Hey Mike,
If you're the Mike I think you are, long time - good to hear from you. Agreed on the chord: as always, we all seem to be caught in the media current these days - getting a bit tougher to swim upstream ;) Tough, because too many folks seem to blindly ingest, rather than question or consider. Hmmmm...

I'll do my best to make sure that the novel's good reading - just finishing edits, then to an agent or Kindle - who knows? Likely an agent as it's a series and I've started the next already - we'll see. Stay in touch and I'll keep you posted -

DP
L-

Re: Self-Fulfilling Stupidity

Mhiller — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:57:46 -0000

Hi Larry. I came across your blog and, more particularly, your post about the self-fulfilling prophesy of media-inspired gloom and economic doom. It really strikes a chord.

Let me know when that novel of yours gets published. I'm always interested in reading good writing.

All the best,
Michael Hiller

Re: The Future of Retail: a Nice place to experience a Brand (but you probably won’t be taking anything home).

Lawrence Mannino — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:30:08 -0000

Another Larry Mannino - marvelous! And you worked at MTA - imagine if we combined our efforts: Larry Mannino X2 (or perhaps LM 'squared') - likely, the results would be exponentially spectacular ;) Thanks for commenting - would love to hear more about your work with Traub as well - Best, Larry

Re: The Future of Retail: a Nice place to experience a Brand (but you probably won’t be taking anything home).

Lawrence Mannino — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:40:22 -0000

Hi Larry,

I am also Larry Mannino; I started at Bloomingdales many years ago and worked for Marvin Traub.

Sincerely,

Lawrence J. Mannino I live in Scotch Plains, NJ. 908-347-6323

Re: Explaining Branding to a Six Year Old.

Briankn58 — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:16:19 -0000

Brilliant blog.

Re: Looking for The End-Of-Year Poem? Look No Further!

Chewchman — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:41:14 -0000

The only thing we have to fear is Fear Itself!!! -FDR 1932
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/...

Re: Quick Post – Great NYT Book Review Comment

Abner — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:45:43 -0000

Couldn't agree more!

Re: Touching the Screen Just Ain’t the Same – and What That Means to your Marketing Strategy.

Larry Mannino — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:04:31 -0000

@The Fat Kid
I agree with that observation, and especially like the idea that the human computer is an 'analog device'. I think it's also worth mentioning that as biological creatures, we are unable to evolve either physically or mentally as quickly as the technology to which we exposed - Moore's Law doesn't apply to my gray matter- and that's probably a good thing.

As far as the Apple versus Nexus and clothing points, I actually have an upcoming post on that very same issue on the draft pile which takes an educated stab at where I think it's all going - should be up soon - thanks for the comment -Larry

Re: Touching the Screen Just Ain’t the Same – and What That Means to your Marketing Strategy.

The Fat Kid — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:56:03 -0000

I think part of the take away is that the human computer is an analog device, that more often has interface to a digital world. For that communication between parties to work, a translation, or transformation, must take place. It's in that translation that the experience is lost. When the translation is done well, the experience is better. An experience will seem more "real" if there is less to interfere with that inter-communication.

I was just metioning to someone that a good example of where digital marketing has trouble is clothing retailing. That is one area where online sales have to still compete with people wanting the tactile experience of feeling fabric, or trying things on. (Though I am guilty of seeing something in a store and then searching for a better price online). Appple recognizes the tactile need with their brick & mortar stores. They have realized the importance of the actual hands-on experience. An example of a failure would be Google's Nexus phone. They had a great product that they attempted to sell purely in a visual/digital way. Didn't work out so well.

Re: Touching the Screen Just Ain’t the Same – and What That Means to your Marketing Strategy.

Ben Waugh — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:28:06 -0000

Hi there,

I looked over your blog and it looks really good. Do you ever do link exchanges on your blog roll? If you do, I'd like to exchange links with you.

Let me know if you're interested.

Thanks..

Re: Why The Event will fail (or why you can't shine, well...).

technician jobs — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:20:43 -0000

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Re: Why The Event will fail (or why you can't shine, well...).

sitcom fan — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:23:56 -0000

There's too much blood in my caffeine system.

Sent from my iPhone 4G

Re: Facebook? Stick a fork in it.

Dan — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:26:40 -0000

I agree. Facebook's become as routine a medium as drive-time radio. It's just there, whether you're paying attention to it or not.

Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

Larry Mannino — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:28:07 -0000

Hi - thanks for the interest - I'd be happy to, and am looking into a few link-exchange plug-ins right now - should be up and running soon - I did have a look at your site http://nikehalftruth.blogspot.... - wasn't exactly sure how the process might work on your site - please advise - just cutting my teeth on the technical aspects blogging - thanks!

Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

medical assistant — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:11:38 -0000

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Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

radiohead_alla — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:59:17 -0000

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Is this possible?

Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

Larry Mannino — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:44:12 -0000

Sure - feel free to quote, send a trackback/ping if you could - much appreciated. Also, twitter...hmmm - actually, I do have an account, was dormant, but I think I'll start trying to use it - been busy, and 140 characters is tough for me to stick to, but I'll give it a go ;) The account is @LarryMannino - Thanks!

Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

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Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

Larry Mannino — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:08:41 -0000

Good to see a fellow Carlin fan. Nowadays it seems more like ‘go out to the homogenized big-box store to buy more homogenized stuff to bring back to your homogenized house and fill the gaping hole in your homogenized existence’, but then, maybe I’m just cynical ;) Thanks for the comment -

Re: Built with passion or just up to code? (Or, why holding on by your fingertips only delays your doom)

gixxer guy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:50:51 -0000

A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.

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Re: Google, You’re Mistaken. We Don’t Really like you. We’re Just Using You.

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