Comments on: The City Sleeps http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/the-city-finally-sleeps/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kelly http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/the-city-finally-sleeps/#comment-236 Kelly Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:16:10 +0000 http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/?p=431#comment-236 Ben, Thanks for the praise and the proofing! Ben,

Thanks for the praise and the proofing!

]]> By: Ben Weeks http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/the-city-finally-sleeps/#comment-235 Ben Weeks Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:52 +0000 http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/?p=431#comment-235 Great article! (PS: "Sewn" should be "sown") Great article!

(PS: “Sewn” should be “sown”)

]]> By: Kelly http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/the-city-finally-sleeps/#comment-119 Kelly Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:55:02 +0000 http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/?p=431#comment-119 Thanks Chris. In 2006 I had the opportunity to do some training with their marketing team and I was impressed by the talent and thinking. Unfortunately, I was also saddened by the lack of power to really move the organization. Over time, the short-sighted thinking drove off many of their best people. I think they always saw the marketing department as the people who cranked out tactics rather than people with good ideas for the brand. It doesn't help to have good people if you marginalize them. Thanks Chris. In 2006 I had the opportunity to do some training with their marketing team and I was impressed by the talent and thinking. Unfortunately, I was also saddened by the lack of power to really move the organization. Over time, the short-sighted thinking drove off many of their best people. I think they always saw the marketing department as the people who cranked out tactics rather than people with good ideas for the brand.

It doesn’t help to have good people if you marginalize them.

]]> By: Chris http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/the-city-finally-sleeps/#comment-118 Chris Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:01:34 +0000 http://culturalexploration.wordpress.com/?p=431#comment-118 As someone who worked there briefly between agency gigs (and during the days of Divx and Carmax no less), I can attest to the fact that they really didn't have a clue when it came to marketing. In the last few years, I thought they managed to do a nice job with their site, but the store experience was a total disconnect. As such, I'd use CC.com to research, then go make a purchase at Best Buy. As someone who worked there briefly between agency gigs (and during the days of Divx and Carmax no less), I can attest to the fact that they really didn’t have a clue when it came to marketing. In the last few years, I thought they managed to do a nice job with their site, but the store experience was a total disconnect. As such, I’d use CC.com to research, then go make a purchase at Best Buy.

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