Early Strategist Prints

"May I have your attention? For Christmas, all I want is for everyone to write a note on how smart, charming and social I am. I'm collecting college reference letters before I enter my terrible teens."

A fight in the Boardroom.

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

'Ah, Galagher, we made good use of your proposal.'

"Any questions?"

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

After a day long meeting, the decision, as usual, is made in the hallway.

"I haven't started playing the violin. I hide my vegetables in here!"

Ideas Ahead of their Time

Sweep the board.

"I don't understand it! My nerd detector's going crazy!"

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

'How do you like my fantasy weekend so far?'

Target your customer.

"... It's just that, when you said you had a couple of tickets to see the big game..."

"So what's this special distracting tactic you've developed?"

'What are we, wimps? Are we gonna let a bunch of rabbits push us all over the field? Come on, big guys.'

'She'll never look for me here.'

"Now I'll demonstrate how, with a minimum of capital investment, you can make a mountain out of a molehill!"

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

Maybe it's now time to review our customer care strategy!"

'You both know the rules -- walk 1 paces, turn, and tee off on each other.'

"It's not bulls**t if we call it strategy."

"I finally cleaned my room. You don't think she'll look in the yard, do you?"

Business Target

Game changing

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'We're well positioned, but we lack leadership.'

"When it comes to online marketing, I'm puzzled."

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

'Good news from the field, sire! Attila did not like the referee's call, so he's folding up his tents, taking his ball and going home!'