tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72783448310131890082012-02-16T19:57:47.488-08:00The ramblings of a branding cowboy.BrandCourierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537368549093674234noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278344831013189008.post-31730251977664502832009-07-27T19:36:00.000-07:002009-07-27T19:55:03.881-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">What brought about the Dark Ages?</span><br /><br />Lack of branding?<br />Lack of financing?<br />Lack of ideas?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I doubt it.</span><br /><br />I believe, more today than ever, that the Dark Ages were brought about by:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Settling for Mediocrity.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tunnel Vision.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Listening to the selfish advisers.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Beheading the heretics that history proves had it right all along.</span><br /><br />Was it the King that brought it about? No. It was the Kings' thousand advisers.<br /><br />Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!<br /><br />Welcome to the Dark Ages<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dead-icated to the kings that die, and die and die</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Enigma/_/Le+Roi+Est+Mort%2C+Vive+le+Roi%21?autostart"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.last.fm/music/Enigma/_/Le+Roi+Est+Mort%2C+Vive+le+Roi!?autostart</span></span><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O8KnIfpKIpk/Sm5nIkv8XLI/AAAAAAAAAD0/UFqWVTHl1UU/s1600-h/le_roi_est_mort_vive_le_roi_b000000wc1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O8KnIfpKIpk/Sm5nIkv8XLI/AAAAAAAAAD0/UFqWVTHl1UU/s400/le_roi_est_mort_vive_le_roi_b000000wc1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363337603246218418" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278344831013189008-3173025197766450283?l=brandcourier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrandCourierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537368549093674234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278344831013189008.post-13490377502827835992008-05-13T10:46:00.000-07:002008-11-18T22:17:08.544-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O8KnIfpKIpk/SCnUgBA91PI/AAAAAAAAAAM/QTB6b8ck_sY/s1600-h/smile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O8KnIfpKIpk/SCnUgBA91PI/AAAAAAAAAAM/QTB6b8ck_sY/s400/smile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199920891269338354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is my first blog post. It's where I'll try things out and experiment. Don't expect anything useful from this page. We'll, rethinking that - the message to your left is useful. Great message, great old photo, great woman who knew how to "live the smile". Enjoy - Greg Werner<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278344831013189008-1349037750282783599?l=brandcourier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrandCourierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537368549093674234noreply@blogger.com