How The Grinch Saved Christmas | Weekly Report for December 22, 2023
I’ve always been a Dr. Seuss fan. My mom read Dr. Theodore Geisel’s books to me as a kid and I read them myself and I read them to my kids. One day I…
The Economics of Small Business | Weekly Report for December 15, 2023
I rode through the drive-thru at Arby’s the other day. Yes, they have “the meats,” but it’s been a minute since I ordered a couple roast beast combos. (Actually it’s been a…
Let’s Bring Back Humor in Advertising | Weekly Report for December 8, 2023
A few weeks ago I was joking with my son Jack at a restaurant. He asked, “What’s the soup du jour?” I replied, “I don’t know, but they have it…
Clear is Kind. Unclear is Unkind. | Weekly Report for December 1, 2023
The English language is one of the hardest to learn, even for people who speak it. There are thousands of words that have multiple meanings. There are words that sound the…
The Weekly Report Turns Fifteen | Weekly Report for November 17, 2023
In 2008, Madison+Main was in its third year of doing business. It was a great time for our business, but the economy was literally crumbling all around us. The housing market crashed….