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I’d like to share my experience and what works best for me and my family, after getting asked this often over the years. It will vary for everyone. Ever since I started NeuConcept in 1996, I thought the security I needed in the health world was what I’d always had and should continue with: insurance.…

The NeuConcept team is honored to be selected to be a part of the Cloudways Experts program. Essentially, the experts program is designed to help companies looking for website help. NeuConcept as been handpicked by Cloudways for this program, which features: Designers, developers & marketers Business skills Knowledgeable experts on the Cloudways Platform What does…

Great music around the corner.If you have an appreciation for quality tunes or ever played an instrument in your lifetime, consider checking out these events. I hope to be at as many as I can!😉 Sunday, May 19, 2019, 7pmSnarky Puppy Pavilion at Atomic Cowboy$35+FEEShttps://www.atomiccowboystl.com/concert-listing/8930475/snarky-puppy/ Saturday, June 15, 2019, 3:00pm-10:30pmCHESTERFIELD WINE & JAZZ FESTIVALDave Weckl…

Cord cutting is nothing new, but folks like me like $$, or keeping as much of it as they can. I do find it ironic that many now pay close to cable costs with the multiple streaming services. I am not one of those, currently just holding onto Netflix (even with their ridiculous regular increases)…

Update (May 2019): ESPN has discontinued IFTTT integration months ago, and I’m still looking for a simple alternative rather than scraping scores with some custom Python code or something similar. Suggestions welcome, as the below info May no longer apply. Hacker Fun for Baseball Drink Deals: Want to take advantage of local deals based on…

I’m a fan of anything shiny and new. New toys, new features, new fonts, new file system, Augmented Reality (AR) goodness, 64 bit only apps, and on and on… Unfortunately with this comes some headaches at times. iOS 11 uses a new photo format, (HEIC High Efficiency Image File Format) As I was preparing to migrate…

At the start of this new year, I started an experiment. I read neuroscience research said the simple daily ritual of writing a 2-minute thank you email had been been shown to make a person happier and improve their relationships. It’s now been three weeks that I’ve been writing thank you cards, emails and texts.…

It’s been great fun to participate in the 20th Anniversary celebration of Markarian Orthodontics. We’ve helped Dr. Randall Markarian and his team with marketing for over 15 years, so it’s been a blast to celebrate and reminisce how much things have changed. It’s also great to remember that the important things—excellence, customer service and trusted relationships—stay…

Unlike the rest of the NeuConcept staff—and probably most other people my age—I was iPhone illiterate until 2013. To illustrate my ignorance, I didn’t even get what an “app” and “Apple ID” were, although I heard those terms bandied around all the time by savvy users. Oh the jealousy! Is anyone else out there in the…

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…

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…

I’m always digging to see what other designers are crafting and am amazed that we’re still finding ways to create clean, creative logos and branding systems in just a few marks. When I’ve spent way too many hours staring at a computer screen, looking for inspiration and following trends, I pop open an old fashioned…

Creativity is a muscle. Everyone has it. Some personalities are driven to pump it up, while others are in denial that a creative anatomy exists within. The key to developing this elusive muscle is simple: practice. The Process From marketing and design to scientific research, the world depends on people who will reference their knowledge…

PBS Off Book created a mini documentary on logo design, and although it’s impossible to capture the essence of the history, purpose, style, and process of creating logos in six minutes, it’s fun to at least get a glimpse. My top take-away: Design with the brand’s personality in mind. This “mask” will represent your brand…

Determining a URL to represent you or your company is no small task. Besides selecting a name that is representative of your goods, services, or values, you want something memorable, searchable, and SEO friendly. But what if ignoring some of these rules actually helps you to stand out? The key to breaking from the norm…

We watched an interesting documentary show on the Sundance Channel, called Iconoclasts. This particular episode focused on Sumner Redstone, who controls media empire, Viacom, and movie producer Brian Glazer. Redstone said some things that were worthy to be quoted. So I paused the Tivo and took notes. Here’s a few words of leadership wisdom from…

I’ve been devouring my “magazines to read” pile. I came across an excellent article on trust in Associations Now magazine by Michelle and Dennis Reina. It’s critical to being a good leader, which seems to be something everyone should know if they don’t. However, one little sidebar on the article really stood out to me……

I was able to celebrate my birthday last week with the fun folks at the Public Relations Society of America – St. Louis Chapter. The monthly luncheon featured a fascinating topic by a world-renowned expert. Author and PR Exec Leslie Gaines-Ross of Weber Shandwick shared how a company’s reputation can be destroyed in seconds during…