Random obvious opinions that are entirely my own. I hope you disagree with every one of them.

The cost of the “inner circle of experts”

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in soccer | No Comments »

Originally published at: TourneyCentral.com The lifeblood of a successful soccer tournament is the army of volunteers who run the concession stand, sell the sponsorship ads, stand duty as field marshals, sell ... Read more..

The ROI of “social networking”

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Brand Awareness, Social Media, Stuff, Technology, soccer | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_794" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Soccer photo from the Mead Cup Soccer Tournament in Dayton, Ohio"][/caption]I received a panic email from a graphic designer at a local city magazine yesterday who ... Read more..

A funeral dirge for trade shows?

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Stuff | No Comments »

Apple announced today that will no longer participate in Macworld Expo, the largest annual show for Mac enthusiasts. In a press release, Apple says: Apple is reaching more people in more ... Read more..

The recession will affect soccer tournaments

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in soccer | No Comments »

Make no mistake about it; the current recession will hurt some soccer tournaments. Attendance will be down as teams will travel to fewer and fewer tournaments. And some tournaments, especially ... Read more..

Hey people

Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Stuff | No Comments »

Hey, setting up gerardmclean.com on Wordpress. Seems like the easiest thing to do. If you care what I think or are just curious about who Gerard McLean is, poke around. Read more..