Ramblings from Dave Kalman

December 28, 2022April 3, 2024Brand Community Media Process, Brand Community Media Strategy, Ramblings from Dave Kalman, Uncategorized

Starbucks Announces Rewards Program Inflation Supernova

Just in time for the holidays, Starbucks has gifted its most loyal customers with stellar inflation. Starting Feb. 13, 2023, the value […]

November 12, 2022November 25, 2022Ramblings from Dave Kalman

What Has Hillary Clinton Done?

I was not a Hillary Clinton supporter…. I saw a FB post listing a bunch of her accomplishments and milestones and decided to do a little research to see what was true, and what was a lie.

January 2, 2022May 22, 2024Ramblings from Dave Kalman, Terrella Media News

Blast from dPast: The dBASE Language Handbook (1989)

In 1988, I signed a contract to write a cross-reference book under the Microtrends nameplate featuring the dialects of the programming language […]

July 31, 2021April 3, 2024Brand Community Media Process, Brand Community Media Strategy, Custom Media, Email and Social Media Marketing, Ramblings from Dave Kalman

When Promotions A.I. Goes Bad

Does the Starbucks promotions platform cross the line from benefit to bully? By David Michael Kalman Starbucks is the world’s largest coffee-house […]

October 5, 2011May 21, 2018Ramblings from Dave Kalman

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

My first computer was an Apple II Plus. I paid more than $3,000 for it so I could write—and then edit without […]