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You know that moment when people talk about how our treatment towards kids is so different than it was “when we were kids?” You might hear someone over the age of 30 say something like, “I used to wear flip flops to ride my bicycle without a helmet, and would stay...

I know that this is kind of a strange question since we should all know ourselves pretty darned well. However, recently I read about a research project from the University of Michigan that focused on how consumers use self-assessments as a guide for what products to...

So you say you have this social media app that you want to launch and are looking to make a really big splash? Hey, that’s easy. Just find yourself an immensely popular, 7-foot-1 basketball player to announce his retirement with it. That’s what “Tout” did yesterday....

Everyone knows the old joke about the camel being the result of a committee effort to design a horse. But when you stop to think about it, a camel is actually a very efficient animal, perfectly suited to its environment and its function. Maybe committees take longer...

I have a new moonlighting gig this spring. I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to teach as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Communications at Elon University near Burlington, NC. I teach a senior-level class in strategic PR campaigns, and it’s a...

I don’t like to write blogs. I usually have a hard time coming up with something interesting to talk about that incorporates my work place and my position - production manager. However, after listening to a story on NPR (Yes! I listen to NPR) a few weeks ago, I was...

I have officially been working downtown for nine months now. Coincidentally – I have not seen the inside of a gym in nine months. Developing new workday routines can be easy. My new routine does not, however, include any type of physical exercise… but rather lots of...

Back in my high school and college days, I loved to get the Sunday paper. Not so much for the narcissistic opinions, the slanted reporting or the ridiculous sales circulars. What I really looked forward to was the comics section. In particular, Calvin and Hobbes. On...