Monthly Archives: July 2008 »
Same Box, Same Price, Less Food
The boxes, cartons and cans at the grocery stores are getting smaller – although you have to look really carefully to notice. As reported by MSNBC, manufacturers have begun “short-sizing” their products. The practice
Read More »Open the press release floodgates
You’re about to read a sentence no newspaper/magazine has ever written. Please send us your press releases. That’s not a typo. We’re not off our meds. We just launched a local PR Newswire. Now
Read More »The business media can build, and it can destroy
The media sword can cut both ways. In May I wrote about how Richmond-based job board Snagajob.com owes much of its success to its media strategy, and the mainstream media that made such a
Read More »FBI nabs Virginia movie uploader
A Virginia man is facing 10 years in prison for posting movies online. His website once released the latest Star Wars movie six hours before it hit theaters nationwide. Investigations by the FBI, including
Read More »Business called Schwing
I saw a construction vehicle from Schwing Concrete on the road. Things must have gotten tough after Wayne’s World
Read More »Which Richmond Starbucks might go?
Yesterday Starbucks said it is going to close 600 stores around the country. There are at least 10 in Richmond. Click here for a map. The company said it will close relatively new stores
Read More »Pay the Toll
Everyone has done it. You’re driving along, minding your own business, trying to figure out that personalized license plate in front of you, and suddenly you realize that you’re about to come to a
Read More »Does Carytown have a vacancy problem?
Heading east along Carytown, for every 10 to 15 occupied buildings there’s a vacant one with a placard inviting you to call a commercial real estate broker. Richmond BizSense did an unofficial count of
Read More »How to use MySpace
Someone asked for info on how to use a Myspace page, so here you go: Myspace is free, so anyone with an email address can create a page. After a local business registers with
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