(One tip has Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., going to the Congregation for the Clergy, but word to the wise: In the Francis era, personnel rumors have the approximate value of
buggy whip stock.)
They set out to develop new rules for the
buggy whip industry
After concluding our transaction, mom and pop and I went for a walk in the neighborhood and decided to stop in at the
buggy whip shop to see what new styles of
buggy whips the shop was now selling.
I assure you this isn't a sentimental "
buggy whip" desire for the return of yesterday s technology.
The classic example has always been the
buggy whip manufacturers of the early 20th century that were put out of business by the advent of the automobile.
But paper may soon go the way of the
buggy whip, said Craig Beattie, a United Kingdom-based analyst at Celent.
YOU COULD BLAME PAPERS' emerging
buggy whip status on corporate ownership.
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, called it a "blatant attempt to take an old media and hijack new media." His org bashed the plan with an ad that highlights its philosophical differences with the NAB, albeit in stereotypical terms: a horse dragging a vintage auto near the Capitol steps, with the warning "Don't Be a
Buggy Whip Industry--Oppose FM Chips in Cell Phones." (The "
buggy whip industry" tag was gleefully repeated by tech bloggers.)
You can still buy a
buggy whip, which is more than can be said for a copy of The Rocky Mountain News, Cincinnati Post, or Seattle Post-lntelligencer.
We don't believe in stuff like mission statements, but not becoming
Buggy Whip Monthly would be a big point in any such thing.
If the government required that 25 percent of cars be replaced by horse-drawn carriages, that also would create certain jobs (in
buggy whip production, for example), while destroying or forestalling others.
Of course, one could be the best
buggy whip company in the country, but people just don't use buggies anymore.
With the advent of online job search sites, cover letters and resumes submitted by mail have gone the way of the
buggy whip.
Most Marketing 101 courses will include a mention of what happened to the makers of
buggy whips. Inspired by rapid growth in the early 1800's,
buggy whip manufacturers transformed themselves from family-run businesses to national companies.
Keep your eyes open as you do not want to be the
buggy whip of tomorrow.
