I was handed an interesting business card yesterday.  The person has a social networking site and wants to drive traffic to his site, so his business card has his web site address and tells people don’t call, they can find him there.  However, only registered users can get to members’ personal information.  This is great [...]

Our creative director, Chris Swymeler, is featured in demodirt.com’s top current story, discussing the role color plays on our purchase decisions. Demodirt.com describes itself as as site that uncovers “uncovers the latest generational news and trends of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Matures, as well as the latest demographic news and trends by race, religion, gender, [...]

A couple of us were talking today about someone who always shows us support.   We don’t even know if we do any formal  business together, but he is always there when we have something going on for networking or other things.  We consider him an asset and ally.  Isn’t that what true networking is about?  [...]

This morning I was thinking of last week having a Friday the 13th and it reminded me of Garfield the cat, who feared Monday the 13th.  My oldest son was born on a Friday the 13th, and so was my grandmother, so I happen to like them.  But it made me think of brain food–stay [...]

Celebrating Bravery & Passion In Business
Friday, February 20, 2009 – 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Celebrating bravery and passion in today’s business climate
In today’s challenging (to put it kindly) economy, the overwhelming majority of companies almost instinctively stop in place. Growth plans are put on hold. Visions for world domination fade away. Hatches are battened. Belts [...]

Here’s our living list of favorite books from LaBovers and Contributors. Keep the ideas coming and we’ll keep adding to the list. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts.
1.  The Umbrella Stories by Barry LaBov (shameless but true)
2.  The Brand Bubble by John Gerzema and Ed Lebar
3.  How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in [...]

Seth Grodin wrote an interesting blog post last week about continuing to educate yourself after your formal education is complete (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/).  He even once wrote that 2 years in the workplace along with reading 30-40 business books is worth  much more than an MBA.  This is one of the reasons we’re compiling a list of [...]

What business books are you reading right now?  We’d like to start a list of recommended books and authors.  A couple of favorites around here are by Geoffrey Gitomer and Seth Godin.  What books outside of your profession help you with business?  For instance, have you read a book about an unrelated field that gave [...]

The Super Bowl, that annual day of celebrating the finest in advertising, with a football game thrown in, is over.  What was your favorite ad?  When considering it, don’t just think about what was personally appealing, but consider it in these terms:
* Was the messaging consistent with the brand?
*  Would it compel you buy it?
*  Would [...]