There Was Shrinkage!

shamelessly borrowed from the world-wide infoweb

Yes, BaselWorld is officially shrinking this year.  And given the wailing, wringing of hands and rending of garments from some of my more well-heeled colleagues in the Fourth and Fifth Estate, you'd think we were in end times.  Clearly flying coach and staying in an Air B&B is not a pleasant reality after so many previously well-funded trips ; )  

No Time for Nostalgia

Courtesy of The Wire (HBO)

I've been thinking about this for a few weeks now, and a recent series of conversations has brought this to the fore this morning.  And it seems appropriate with Labor Day just around the corner.  

Longing for the "good old days" is counter productive.  Moreover, refusing to consider new, alternative solutions is an even greater waste of time.

The business has changed, irrevocably.  

So it's time to either adapt, or die.