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Transparency, Socrates and the Red Pill

By Marc Davison | March 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments Categories: Transparency, Zen

“When people feel information is being withheld from them, they become even more skeptical and their trust begins to wane.” — Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. For months he demanded greater transparency from AIG. And for months information regarding who benefited…

Replaced

By Marc Davison | March 15th, 2009 | 16 Comments Categories: Agents, Branding, Change, Ideas, Marketing, Zen, real estate technology

Nicole sat across the dinner table from us Friday night. She was not her usual positive self. Something happened. I decided to pry. Replaced A former actress, Nicole followed her true calling behind the camera. She did film. Music videos….

Literature of the doomed

By Brian Boero | March 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment Categories: Zen

BoingBoing highlights some poignant boom artifacts found on Amazon. Caveat emptor and all that, but excuse me while I go barf. — Brian Boero

Lost and found: Surviving real estate reality

By Marc Davison | February 20th, 2009 | 9 Comments Categories: Zen

You’re thinking, “Not another Top 10 things to do to survive in ‘09 list!” Relax. That’s not my style. I’ll offer two simple ideas below. But first: Lost I am a big fan of the show, which follows the fate…

Brushing the sands off a brand

By Marc Davison | December 28th, 2008 | 6 Comments Categories: Branding, Real estate market, Starbucks, Zen

This was one of my last posts of 07. It’s one of the many posts I wrote last year about branding, a subject I have a particular expertise in having worked for 20+ years in show business building personal celebrity…

I believe in Father Christmas - Holiday cheer U2 style

By Marc Davison | December 26th, 2008 | 5 Comments Categories: Holiday message, U2, Zen

I couldn’t resist posting this. Whether you love U2 or not, this rendition is simply gorgeous. And frankly, there is no musical sound more beautiful to me than The Edge playing his 12-string Rickenbacker, piped through a Korg SDD3000 digital…

Dissolving the bars of your mental cage

By Marc Davison | December 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment Categories: Articles, Zen

I wrote this in October of 07 after watching the Wizard of Oz with my kids. During the flick I found myself comparing Dorothy to the traditional agent and her manifestations - the Scarecrow, Tin man and Lion - to…

A couple of things, a few ideas and well wishes

By Marc Davison | December 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments Categories: 1000watt, Change, Holiday message, Ideas, Zen

As 2008 winds down, the news continues to distill fear, confusion, and sepulchral predictions for 2009. No doubt, there will be challenges in the coming year. But so what? When aren’t there challenges? Since I’ve been working inside this industry…

Life 1.0: The killer app

By Marc Davison | October 9th, 2008 | 12 Comments Categories: Zen

In a time past We looked before we crossed. We checked our change. We spent only part of what money we had. The rest we saved. In a time past We read books from cover to cover. And articles from…

A huckahula real estate

By Marc Davison | September 12th, 2008 | 7 Comments Categories: Zen

My red-eye left Honolulu last night.11:00pm. Touched down this morning. 7:00am. LA time. I waited 20 years to take a full week’s vacation, I promise I won’t wait 20 more. For the most part, I detached from all things real…

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