Category: Opinion

by Rachel There has been discussion between Gini Dietrich and Mark Schaefer, which I have been calling, The Great Debate. Essentially, the argument is whether or not social media really levels the playing field. According to Gini, it does because as a business, “no longer do you need millions of dollars to spend on PR […]

By Joseph Baxter Retired Chief Petty Officer in United States Navy Boot Camp, 1983 A century ago, in a place many people would find challenging to identify on a map, the presumptive heir to the throne of a fading empire died at the hands of an assassin.  Within a month, one country had declared war […]

By Rachel For the past 10 weeks, I’ve been developing a downloadable product, A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Social Media, which is scheduled to be released on November 5. As the end nears, I’ve been thinking of everything that led to this point. Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly of developing a […]

By Rachel Last week, my parents left for Honolulu for a trip they won courtesy of Wheel of Fortune’s Watchers Club. While they were away, one of their cats – Slate – went missing. He was gone for three days. My brother Matt was upset, as it was his responsibility to take care of the […]

By Rachel Recently, Mark Shaefer wrote a blog entitled, “How the physics of social media could kill your marketing strategy.”  He states that while the amount of available information continues to grow exponentially, our capacity to process it all remains the same. At the same time, the glut of content available on the internet and […]

This summer, the USA Network is running a limited series event called Political Animals.  When I was in college I really enjoyed the television series The West Wing and this show reminds me of that witty, behind-the-scenes view of the White House. One of the main characters (or political animals) is a newspaper journalist for […]

By Amanda I had heard about this book from several of my colleagues over the past couple of months and after reading The Happiness Project, I can definitely see what all the fuss is about! Author Gretchen Rubin and writes about how she wanted to be happier in her life.  She spent a year working […]

The following is a guest post by SEO partner and friend, John Webster. Like it or not, a college degree does not offer the same advantage it once did. I am one of the lucky ones.  I finished my college education in 1992. That simple accomplishment opened doors and helped me land my first job […]

The following is a guest blog by Mark Griffin of In HIS Name HR. Mark read our blog, “Two Years in Business: The Search for Balance Continues,” and decided he was not going to put his vacation on hold for another minute. I encouraged him to write a guest blog about balance – let it […]