Archive for October 11th, 2008

Among the many things that fascinate me is the art of slight-of-hand, popularly known as close-up magic. Nobody’s every going to confuse me with Blackstone, Mark Wilson, or the other magic greats, but I can do a number of coin tricks that are good enough so that I don’t embarrass myself. Back in the day, I worked my way through college, playing guitar, singing, and doing table magic at restaurants. It was fun, and, oddly enough, taught me some valuable lessons about marketing. So in the vein of the book Everything I needed to know, I Learned in Kindergarten, here are my thoughts regarding lessons learned in magic that can be applied to marketing… Read the rest of this entry »