Buy some space or time, write some copy, bust up an ad on InDesign (or in Final Cut), and away you go. Steve Jobs built Apple in a garage, so why can’t you? So rake it in and repeat? Nope. And for sure not halfway through the second decade of the 21st century. Advertising, marketing and PR (and...Read More
When one opens up a copy of the Economist magazine, one does not expect to see a full-page ad from Shell touting the superb innovation chops of Evansville Mater Dei High School. The front section four-color ad (which also appeared in Sept. 6 Time magazine) profiled the Evansville school for building...Read More
“Focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” So said the late Steve Jobs, CEO extraordinaire, way back before iPhones, iPads or much...Read More
Innovation. A living dichotomy that can represent either critical differentiation or a meaningless slogan. Every company wants its transformational capacity, but at the same time, as Wired magazine noted, “Innovation has become the buzzword of the decade in the worlds of business and education.” So...Read More
The numbers are all up, but nobody believes them. U.S. economic news looks better than it has for years, but a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll (in August 2014) found “widespread economic anxiety” at “record levels.” Why? The devastating Great Recession scarred millions, leading to stubborn...Read More
For many hospitals, early fall is strategic planning and budgeting time. What can a hospital do now to make 2015 a standout year? As the healthcare regulatory and compensation environments swirl ever more complex, can smaller and rural area hospitals and clinics effectively compete with larger urban...Read More
Cookie-cutter or stand-out? In the days before selfies and raw cut video, people were memorable for a reason. While I’ve had the privilege of meeting and working with a number of celebrities in my career, few top the class exhibited by the late Lauren Bacall. What might that mean for you and your personal...Read More
Sometimes an infographic just sums it up. Original graphic came from Scott Aughtmon (@rampbusinesses) http://www.RecessionSolution.com posted on ContentMarketingInstitute.com Read More
