Fight One More Round

July 20th, 2009

How many of us have experienced a time when everything seemed to go wrong simultaneously? You know…take a step forward and step on a nail. Move forward, watching your next step this time, and hit your head on a low hanging plant– which incidentally– swings off the hook and falls on your foot. You understand what I’m talking about, right? Read the rest of this entry »

“How Long Until My Ads Start Working?”

June 9th, 2009

I’ve had an opportunity to spend a good deal of time over the past few months with my good friend and colleague Lorie Gardner at Mad Monkey Productions.One day we got on the topic of internet advertising and the immediate nature it affords of seeing results.That was followed by a commiseration of how people (clients) have come to expect “immediacy” from all of their advertising investments whether online or via traditional means.

So, for all you “readers” (and client types)out there—here are a few things to think about when advertising your product or service…anywhere (and yes, even online). Read the rest of this entry »

Back to the Future?

March 23rd, 2009

“There are two classes of people who tell what is goingto happen in the future: those who don’t know and those whodon’t know they don’t know.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

Yesterday, I was watching the Steven Spielberg movie, Back to the Future, which was a phenomenal box office success, as was the sequel, Back to the Future III. Both movies took us back to the past from our present day. It was Back to the Future II that was a huge bomb. I think part of the reason it bombed so badly was that it took us into the future; a future of flying cars, not a future of the internet, iPods and cell phones. Read the rest of this entry »

Township Auditorium Foundation Retains Marketing Performance

March 12th, 2009

The Township Auditorium Foundation has retained Marketing Performance, LLC to complete a comprehensive fund raising program that will run concurrently with the Township Auditorium’s $12 million renovation project.

Construction is slated to begin in the summer of 2009 and includes an expanded lobby, backstage support area, upgraded box office, modernized concession area and improved restroom facilities. All money collected during the fund raising campaign will be used to further programs of the Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »

Protocol School of Washington® Retains Marketing Performance

March 12th, 2009

The Protocol School of Washington® has partnered with Marketing Performance, LLC to promote its new professional development e-learning series. The series, a sequence of online tutorials, is expected to be available to the public by April 2009 and includes lessons on body language, socializing in professional settings, appropriate business attire and electronic communication etiquette. Read the rest of this entry »