Tonight all of us at Shapiro+Raj will walk down a red carpet into one of the country’s hottest clubs to celebrate our 60th Anniversary. ‘Dress to impress’ was the direction on the invitation and excitement is in the air. As we toast with a signature drink we are… Read More

There are car-lovers. There are art-lovers. There are gadget-lovers. A confession… I am a gadget-lover. Over the years, I have been an early adopter of every kind of new technology gadget. From getting the first Nintendo to getting the first pager (yes, aging myself here!) to… Read More

I live in Chicago and I travel for business primarily out of O’Hare Airport on either United or American Airlines. As an incorrigible road warrior, I have top-tier status on both of these airlines so I choose to fly one or the other because they generally take decent care of… Read More

Hello Friends and Colleagues, It has been a month since the launch of my new book, Marketing For Tomorrow, Not Yesterday: Surviving and Thriving in the Insight Economy™.  I wanted to reach out and thank all of you again for helping spread the word and for… Read More

The original founder of Shapiro+Raj, Leo Shapiro, passed away on Monday at the incredible age of 94.  According to Crain’s Chicago  Business, “With supermarket Jewel Tea as his first client, Shapiro founded Leo J. Shapiro and Associates here in 1955, having learned how to… Read More

This is my first blog post in almost three weeks. A number of readers have inquired as to the reason for this tardiness. Here’s why. I’ve been finalizing the manuscript for my next book. It’s titled Marketing for Tomorrow, Not Yesterday, and is scheduled to be released… Read More