All work and no play make Jack and Jill dull. We know that. I would guess that there still exist some organizations that insist that everything be all work. Fortunately, we are not one of those organizations. Don’t get me wrong, we work. We work hard. We meet the deadlines; we deliver the goods. But […]
It’s been nearly two years since I’ve posted to this blog. SERIOUSLY? TWO YEARS? Technically, that doesn’t make this a blog. It’s more like an archive. But I do have a legitimate excuse. I’ve had this new website in development for over 18 months. There, that should make you feel better. As I re-introduce this […]
CustomXM created a cost-effective way to create a value experience for patrons while collecting feedback & a customer information database
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) was participating in the Arkansas Early Childhood Association Conference. Their goal was to introduce “Better Beginnings,” a new Quality Rating Improvement System for childcare providers.
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette is a daily newspaper reaching more than 600,000 people throughout the state. It is the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi River.
Over the past couple of years, through our popular quarterly Lunch & Learn programs, we have tried to present new marketing tips, tricks and techniques. Our goals are to continue to help you add more arrows to your quiver to enable you to make your marketing efforts, and the measurement of those efforts, more effective. […]
(With apologies to Jimmy Buffet.) Mother, mother offset I have heard your call, Recognized the smell of your ink Since I was three feet tall. You’ve seen it all, You’ve seen it all. ~~~~~ Watched the men who ran you, Switch from film to plate. And in your rollers you held the treasure We thought […]
Having recently attended an industry conference, it’s always refreshing to take the time and go through my notes to see what nuggets have been gleaned. I am a firm believer that if I can find three or four “takeaways” that allow me to improve what I am doing, then it was money well spent. This […]
Summertime and the living was (supposed to be) easy. Theoretically, at least. Traditionally, our business does experience a slowdown during the summer months. Or maybe I do. They say summer allows us time to recharge our batteries, reinvigorate our drive, and rejuvenate our thinking. I’m not sure if all that is true or if I even understand […]
If I recall correctly, we retired the phrase “think outside the box” a few years ago. And rightly so. It was a tired cliché, and its use rarely led to a win-win situation that allowed us the opportunity to wrap our head around it to continue the paradigm shift. So I won’t go there. Recently, […]
