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4/12/13
Business climate, Changing Markets, Chicago, Corporate management

Making It Better

I have been involved in my family’s third generation business for forty years.  Our family management team currently includes three family members from the same generation. Both my father and grandfather believed a non-family member with talent and ambition would never stay with a closely held company for any length…

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3/13/13
Business climate, Chicago, Social Networks

Developing Emotional Intelligence

I was fortunate to be asked to facilitate a small workshop as part of the program at DePaul University for Women’s Day last week.  The program was a full day of development and learning opportunities for the women who are involved in the University — faculty, staff, support personnel, professionals…

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2/27/13
Changing Markets, Connectivity, eBusiness, Marketing, Social Networks

Enter The Purly Gates

Purls, landing pages, QR codes… have you entered the realm of science fiction? If you have ever thought about multi-touch marketing and growing your business, it’s time to step inside the ROI (return on investment) zone.

Toys to Avoid Noise

Smartphones, handheld devices, library books (OK, we threw in that last one…

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2/12/13
Digital Imaging, eBusiness, Large Format Graphics, Printing, Technical documents, Working Tools

Bringing your Vision to Life

As the Director of Information Technology at Cushing, I instill upon our team a fundamental principal:  our mission is to get the right information to the right people when they need it.  This is vital not only for the internal operation of our company but, just as importantly, for helping…

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1/8/13
Digital Imaging, eBusiness, ePaper

New Year, New Concepts

Every year around this time there is “new” buzz from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas about the most recent toys to enter the consumer markets.  The CES also showcases a number of Concept Cars – ideas that aren’t actually coming to market as products this year but are…

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12/12/12
Business climate, Chicago, Lifestyle, Marketing, Social Networks

Having Holiday Fun

One thing that the long recession left us all with is the reality that we have to make our own good times.  And that doesn’t always mean having more money or “stuff”.  Good friends, valuing the relationships that have carried us through, enjoying sharing time and talent when the treasure…

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