by Michael Carlon | Apr 28, 2011 | Traveling Observations
Traveled to Columbus Ohio this week followed by Phoenix Arizona. Some interesting experiences along the way. I was conducting in home interviews amongst hardcore dollar store shoppers. These people tend to have incomes under $40K a year but apparently have enough...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 21, 2011 | Publications
Mary Poppins taught us that “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” In other words, if we have to work for a living, we may as well try to have a little fun while doing it. This article summarizes the areas where I have some fun during the...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 18, 2011 | Traveling Observations
This week I had the pleasure of running a series of focus groups and accompanied shops in Kansas City. Ironically enough, all of my flights departed and arrived on time. This is noteworthy given the fact that I departed from and returned to Westchester County Airport....
by Michael Carlon | Feb 17, 2011 | Self Awareness
When you have a career that takes you away from your family on a somewhat regular basis, you tend to find ways of coping with the loneliness. Fortunately, my job has me interacting with people; mostly our focus group / interview respondents. In addition to those who...
by Michael Carlon | Jan 17, 2011 | Self Awareness
When people find out that my wife and I are the parents of triplets, we are reminded that our professors and managers were wrong; there are such things as stupid questions. Consider the following questions/statements that are posed to us on a somewhat regular basis:...
