You Won’t Find an Arby’s in Boston | Weekly Report for May 16, 2025
Arby’s has the meats, but you won’t find them in Boston. The chain, famous for sliced roast beef sandwiches since 1964, has 3,398 locations in the United States. Massachusetts has only two Arby’s locations –…
The Cost of a :30 Second TV Spot | Weekly Report for February 14, 2025
Every year for the past 15 years, I have watched the Super Bowl at home, on the couch, with a notepad and my laptop. I watch the ads more than the game….
Utopia, Virginia | Weekly Report for February 16, 2024
Last week I was doing some research on a quote for the Weekly Report. I found info on B.F. Skinner, noted American psychologist and the father of behaviorism. Behaviorism is essentially…
“When Did You Know You’d Made It?” | Weekly Report for February 24, 2023
Monday before last, in the midst of a self-created media frenzy, I sat down for a 30-minute, long-form interview with Mike King, host of ESPN Richmond’s “On the Mic With Mike.” Mike’s a…
Super Weekend | Weekly Report for February 10, 2023
The Super Bowl is Sunday, but of course, you already knew that. The single biggest global television event — other than the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana — is set to return this…