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Problem Comparison: Tiger Woods vs. Jay-Z

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Some still frames from “In Search of the Singing Voice” - the Rouse/Warren Thanksgiving Day 2009 movie.

In Search of the Singing Voice

This is what a packed conference in Scottsdale looks like. 460+ derm PAs coming together to learn, network and grow. Glad we’re able to be a part of it in some way.

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Someone likes jelly.

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empire state of mind | jay-z and alicia keys

Last night was great. I finally got to meet Gary Vaynerchuk at Vroman’s in Pasadena. @monkeysplat got me into @garyvee back in May of 2007 while at Event Design in NYC. From that point on, I’ve been a huge fan of not only what he’s done in the wine world, but really his consistent passion and hustle. It would have been really easy for Gary to throw in the towel back in the Fall of 2007 and settle for less but instead he kept the energy and level of commitment alive and continues to press on and build his personal brand. Gary’s thoughts on business, media and storytelling are nothing new but it’s his consistency that people admire. He’s not some flash in the pan hack that’ll be gone in six months. He’s the real deal and I hope you all get a chance to experience @garyvee at some point in your life.

Question: “How much of the cost of a BMW goes to covering their media costs?”

Answer: About 1.5% per BMW sold in North America.

Here’s the logic behind the answer:

In 2008, BMW sold 249,113 BMW’s in North America.

Let’s just say the average price is $40,000 per BMW. I understand it could be less, it could be more, but for this let’s stick with $40k/ea. So $40k x 249,113 = about $9.96B. Keep in mind that BMW does about $76.6B in global sales every year.

Now, let’s take their ad budget - which in 2002 was rumored to be $150M. It’s probably more now but let’s keep it at $150M for this (it’s more with inflation but with economic cutbacks it could be a wash).

So basically, $150M = about 1.51% of $9.9B. I know it’s rough but it’s a starting point.

Some thoughts on “A Serious Man”

I liked it. It’s a small film, lots of great moments. I don’t do good film reviews.

Let’s see: Adam Arkin’s character mentions Tuchman Marsh, the same name mentioned in “Burn After Reading.” Deakins is amazing (as always). It has an odd ending but interestingly enough you accept it. Good flick. Glad I saw it.

This is probably the only photo I have of our recent event we did for DIRECTV in Marina del Rey last week. 160+ sales executives gathered together to review Q3 and plan for the future. Good times. This event was produced by Steve Hand and The HAND Company. We provided some graphics control, video editing and on-site stage management.