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Mishandling Management Communications Sends Top CEOs Packing

Scandals. Bad leadership. Poor communication. This trio of bad news might be great for must-see TV series, but it often poses a more serious threat to leaders than they expect. The CEO of Target Gregg Steinhafel just resigned amid the bad press over the retail store’s data breech, which negatively impacted thousands of consumers. Chicago-based Challenger’s…

Solution for Yet Another Quickbooks Fail!

How to fix the printing a single check in Quickbooks for Mac This is for all the Quickbooks for Mac users out there who have encountered yet another Quickbooks FAIL! It appears that printing a single check has been malfunctioning for quite some time in Quickbooks for Mac. I searched the web and user forums,…
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Hilarious Truth About Conference Calls

Some things are just done right! This is one of them. And somehow we get a taste of this regularly.
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When You Need More Helvetica

This—Helvetica Perfume—shouldn’t surprise me that Helvetica could become a perfume when we see it in every other facet of our lives. This is almost as good as when I generated a promotional piece from a client that requested I use the typeface, “Hel-teef-a.” This is one gag gift item that I had to share as…

Type is Universal

It’s no secret that I am a bit of a type geek, as well as a lover of documentaries. Whenever the two collide, I’m dancing on the inside (or outside… or both). The OffBook series continues to be an invaluable resource. Their video library is full of little digestible clips of design related topics and…

Fit for the Victory…

New Marketing Strategy Helps VictoryUs Fitness Kickoff Healthy Innovation It’s always fun to help a business launch. And it’s even more meaningful when you have personally experienced the impact of that business. Victoria is a certified AFPA (American Fitness Professional & Associates) instructor for women, teaching cardio kickboxing, yoga, ballet barre and more. When Victoria…

Digital Connections…

New Online Marketing Campaign Helps Orthodontist Increase Patient Engagement, Streamline Services For nearly 20 years, Dr. Toni Goins has crafted beautiful smiles for youth and adults in Webster Groves and Kirkwood (Greater St. Louis area), boosting their confidence and improving their overall dental health. She and her caring staff strive to offer individualized orthodontic services…

Manufacture Creativity with 3D Printing

As creators, we were fascinated by this video on 3D printer, Shapeways. 3D printing has almost become a buzzword, but this excellent web series, Small Empires on the Verge, shows us how it works and how an average person can use 3D printing. It made us want to start designing stuff!
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Strike a Pose

Need a confidence boost? Check out this video on Power Posing. After watching this, I’ll admit I do the Victory pose whenever I need a pick-me-up. It’s amazing how little things can not only improve your business initiatives and relationships, but also upgrade your attitude.    

Headed in the Right Direction?

Every day we see companies doing things to market their companies… and hoping that it will equal more sales. Sending out an email. Creating a sales sheet. Cold-calling prospects. Paying for an ad. In fact, quite often we get a call from someone at company and they say, “We need a… (fill in the blank).”…