Daylight Savings Time
More than anything, we’re reminded that the weather stands still for no one, and neither does time. Daylight savings time ends on November 4, at 2:00 am.
Montblanc CEO Shares Pricing And Brand Marketing Insights
Montblanc CEO Shares Pricing And Brand Marketing Insights Written by Lorna Pappas Friday, 19 October 2012 09:52 As showrooming and online price comparisons induce brands and retailers to lower prices, many products and services essentially have become commodities....
At The Mark Twain House, A Pen Befitting The Man
By Dan Haar On October 11, 2012 | The Haar Report | Hartford Courant What would Mark Twain say about a commemorative fountain pen made in his honor, that cost $2,520? That’s easy — he’d mock the company that made it, and promptly buy a handful for...
The Close – Interview with Jan-Patrick Schmitz
Montblanc North America's CEO Jan-Patrick Schmitz joins Michael Hainworth to take a look at how the company is fairing in an uncertain luxury goods market. About: The Close Michael Hainsworth guides you through the vital last half-hour of trading, where anything can...
Forbes: A Conversation with Jan-Patrick Schmitz
A conversation with former CEO of Montblanc, Jan-Patrick Schmitz about the history, strategy and success of the global luxury brand.
Bloomberg TV: MoneyMoves with Deirdre Bolton
See the Pablo Picasso Pen That Retails for $33,000 Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Montblanc North America CEO Jan-Patrick Schmitz talks about the demand for luxury products. He speaks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television's "Money Moves." (Source: Bloomberg)....
Montblanc banks on selling splendor
By RICHARD MULLINS | The Tampa Tribune Published: September 16, 2012 Updated: September 16, 2012 - 5:48 PM TAMPA -- Walk into the newly expanded Montblanc store in Tampa, past the glimmering display cases, past the sparkling cabinets...
Canon 1Dx – finally here
WAITING FOR GODOT Today, the friendly man from UPS (not a marketing slogan - he is actually a really nice chap) rang our door bell and handed over the much awaited package from B&H. Finally! Several years ago I bought the Canon 1D Mark II N...
CMO Interview: Brand Management
The CMO.com Interview: Montblanc North America's Jan-Patrick Schmitz PUBLICATION: CMO.com Exclusive DATE: June 13, 2012 LINK: Original Article AUTHOR: Tim Moran, Editor In Chief, CMO.com Tim Moran, editor in chief of CMO.com, recently sat down with...
Rosie Perez Brings Urban Arts Partnership to LA
The New York based organization emphasizes the importance of arts in school By Lolita Lopez NBC Channel 4, Southern California | Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Updated 8:58 PM PDT "Fat lard, Fat Albert, fat diabetes kid, only some of the names I would be called...
Urban Arts Photography Master Class at Newcomers High School
On Wednesday, May 9th, I led a Photography Master Class at Newcomers High School in Queens, my second session with Urban Arts students. After lesson-planning and preparation with Teaching Artist Seren Divine, I stepped into the after school photography class to...
Luxury Stores Pull Out Mandarin Phrase Books
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD, published in the NEW YORK TIMES on April 14, 2012 Over five days in January, a group of visitors to New York was treated to a private concert with the pianist Lang Lang at the Montblanc store, cocktails and a fashion show attended by the...
2012 CMO Spotlight Forum: Retail and Consumer Goods & Services (New York)
2012 CMO Spotlight Forum: Retail and Consumer Goods & Services (New York) April 5, 2012 Jan-Patrick Schmitz President & CEO Montblanc North America Interviewed by: Tim Moran Editor in Chief CMO.com [Tim Moran]: Hello, everybody. I’m Tim Moran,...
CNBC Consumer Market Outlook
Luxury Retail Continues to do Well: CEO CNBC | THU 22 DEC 11 | 05:40 AM ET Jan-Patrick Schmitz, CEO of Montblanc North America, told CNBC, "when you look back at 2011 you see that in particular the luxury segment has done quite well compared to the rest."
Urban Arts Master Class
his week, I spent an afternoon at the UAP's new partner school, Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology in New York City, for a Master Class on portrait photography with students in the after school...
Mark My Words
MARK MY WORDS was a once-in-a-lifetime event which was made possible under the patronage of Montblanc. It was a conversation between three of America’s most popular and beloved authors. Moderated by author and community activist Malaak Compton-Rock, this was a...
In eigener Sache
A growing selection of my photographs is now shown on Artflakes.com. The site displays and sells the work of artists, photographers, designers and archives. It is their mission to help all individualists of this world to stop buying standardised goods off the...
John Isaac: The Vale of Kashmir
Review of John Isaac’s “The Vale of Kashmir”