Humor

It’s a Volatile Market

By Mark Anderson - Sep 26, 2008 - 8 Comments

I'm not sure there's a great story behind the creation of this cartoon (I do remember the man behind the desk being really fun to draw), but it seemed especially relevant this week. * * * About the Author: Mark Anderson's cartoons appear in publications including The Wall Street Journal … Read More

What, Me Obsessive About Checking Email?

By Mark Anderson - Sep 19, 2008 - 12 Comments

I'm obsessed with checking my email. I'm positively Pavlovian about it. I hear that little DING! and I simply must know who's contacted me and why! It's one of the reasons I bought a Blackberry and later an iPhone. I feel better if I know I'm connected. You can imagine how I feel when I … Read More

Doing the Lateral Career Move

By Mark Anderson - Sep 12, 2008 - 9 Comments

This cartoon came the way so many of mine do, reading the paper and jotting down stuff that catches my interest. I ran across the phrase "lateral move" and, after a fair amount of coffee and staring out the window, I remembered that crabs walk sideways, and a cartoon was born. This was … Read More

Instantly Improve Your Sales Numbers

By Mark Anderson - Sep 5, 2008 - 12 Comments

I have a thing for sales graphs. There's an awful lot of visual fun to be had with lines, bars and pies. This graph cartoon came after looking at one of my previous cartoons sideways on my desk, and noticing that the downward trending line was pointing up when viewed from that angle. After … Read More

Employee Motivation for Clock Watchers

By Mark Anderson - Aug 29, 2008 - 26 Comments

This business cartoon came after hearing the Dolly Parton song '9 to 5' one day. I was playing with different clock ideas when I was also reminded of a previous manager who had a thing about looking to see what time it was. 'Don't worry, I'll let you know when you can go home!' she'd … Read More

Introducing Mark Anderson, Newest Expert

By Anita Campbell - Aug 29, 2008 - 7 Comments

Professional cartoonist Mark Anderson, who does business under the brand Andertoons, is a regular visitor here and on other blogs. His Andertoons daily cartoon is one of my favorite Facebook applications (because it entertains but is well-behaved and does not annoy like so many Facebook apps … Read More

Fun Business Cartoons

By Anita Campbell - Feb 14, 2008 - 11 Comments

I love Ted Goff's business cartoons, called "Mostly Business." Here is one that illustrates what our fractured days as business owners and executives are like sometimes: Ted says he has been "drawing cartoons forever, and selling them since 1980. I suppose being a cartoonist is a slightly … Read More

Catblogging Explains Pet Business Trend

By Anita Campbell - May 30, 2007 - 9 Comments

Laura Bennett, the CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance, and one of our guest experts here on the topic of pet industry trends, invited me to write about my pets over at the Embrace Pet Insurance blog. Having been an observer of the trend of catblogging, I decided to give it a try. My little essay about … Read More

Using Spam for Trend Spotting

By Anita Campbell - Oct 9, 2006 - 2 Comments

Spam is the modern-day menace of email, following us like a herd of rapacious predators, kept at bay only by anti-virus and anti-spam software. Yet, there is a positive side of spam. You can use spam to to spot trends. Think I'm joking? No. (Well, maybe this is a little tongue in cheek, … Read More

Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?

By Anita Campbell - Aug 11, 2006 - 2 Comments

Rob May, the world-famous BusinessPundit, today wrote one of the most hilarious business blog posts I've ever read, answering an age-old question. Entitled "Are Entrepreneurs Born, Made, or Simply Loaded Up With Parasites?," Rob writes: The debate has been going on for decades. Are … Read More

The Tinbasher Bashes Scams

By Anita Campbell - Mar 22, 2006 - Leave a Comment

The Tinbasher has a sweet new look -- and more humorous posts. The Tinbasher, in case you have not run into it yet, is one of the most famous business blogs in the U.K. When I was doing my PowerBlog Review series, back in the day, I reviewed Tinbasher as one of the 86 small business blogs in the … Read More

Interview with Business Humorist Hesh Reinfeld

By Hesh Reinfeld - Aug 26, 2005 - 1 Comment

Hesh Reinfeld is a business humorist. His humor columns are syndicated and published in a long list of publications. We've published one of his humor columns nearby. Hesh is an example of the new breed of Baby Boomer entrepreneurs, who build new businesses after having held successful careers. … Read More