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Three Rules of Career Management for 2012

January 29, 2012 No comments yet

The biggest difference between today’s employment world and that of our fathers’ is the rapid pace of corporate change. Expectations of company stability and long-lasting employment are a thing of the past. If one isn’t tuned into the signals of corporate change it can mean an unexpected layoff and months of unemployment and job searching. [...]

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A Zyxpyx By Any Other Name

December 17, 2011 3 comments

At this point you’re thinking — which puts you in a different class than me right off the bat — you’re thinking, what in the wide world of integrated marketing communications are you jabbering on about? Have you lost what small scattering of marbles were formerly clanking around in her head?

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Doe-Eyed Young Personhood Needs You

November 14, 2011 No comments yet

I see that our AMA has initiated a Marketing Mentee program. This is wonderful. I encourage you to volunteer to offer guidance and support to a doe-eyed young person recently embarked on their career. I encourage you to provide this service to said young person because, and I say this with all due self-respect, I [...]

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Lucky to Be Among the Charleston Marketing Community

November 4, 2011 1 comment

Yesterday was a day to celebrate the companies and individuals that make Charleston’s Marketing Community what it is. As we all gathered together for a delicious lunch by Charleston Marriott and dessert from Glazed and Wild Flower Pastry, the buzz around the room was contagious. Warren Peper led the ceremonies while throwing in a little [...]

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2011 Marketer of the Year Finalist: Will Bullock, Slant Media

October 28, 2011 No comments yet

Will Bullock, Slant Media wbullock@slantmedia.net 263-c king street charleston, sc 29401 (843) 722.2221 www.slantmedia.net twitter.com/SLANT_HQ Nomination: Will’s experience and training as an architect continues to influence how he approaches graphic design for Slant Media’s clients. Slant’s client list ranges from retail-based to service-based businesses. In everything he does, his ultimate goal is to bring clarity [...]

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2011 Marketer of the Year Finalist: Jessica Munday, Trio Solutions

October 28, 2011 No comments yet

Jessica Munday, Trio Solutions Trio Solutions Inc. 505 Belle Hall Parkway, Suite 202 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 p: (843) 216-0442 f: (843) 216-5790 www.trio-solutions.com www.facebook.com/triosolutions www.twitter.com/triosolutions Nomination: Jessica is a bright marketer with a heart of gold. She has worked in the marketing communication and health care industries for more than 15 years and has [...]

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2011 Marketer of the Year Finalist: Soraya McKay, Little Dog Agency

October 26, 2011 No comments yet

Soraya McKay, Little Dog Agency Soraya McKay, VP Little Dog Agency PHONE: 843.856-9201 FAX: 843-856-9207 3850 Bessemer Road Suite #220 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 www.littledogagency.com Follow the ‘dogs’ on Twitter @LittleDogAd and facebook.com/littledogagency. Nomination: Soraya McKay leads Little Dog Agency, a small four person firm, in the handling of several major events; the Oyster Fest, [...]

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Their time to shine…

October 14, 2011 No comments yet

The 2011 Post and Courier Marketer of the Year Nominees have been announced! Click here to view the full list of nominees and cast your vote! We will be taking the time over the next few weeks to recognize and spotlight each of the nominees individually. Check back for daily updates and to learn more [...]

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QR Codes Popping Up Around Your Town

August 22, 2011 No comments yet

What are they? How are they being used? What are the privacy/security concerns? by Ryan Jones Quick Response, or QR, codes seem to be showing up everywhere, and marketers are scrambling to figure out how to leverage this emerging technology. What is a QR code? A QR code is a specific matrix barcode that is [...]

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Sparing You the Details

July 15, 2011 1 comment

Likewise, if you weren’t among the motley crew of 196 — and by “motley crew” I mean “printer reps” — there is a low likelihood in the vicinity of a Cubs pennant or a Snooki Ph.D. that you give a monkey’s butt about a party you weren’t at. Anything worth hearing about would have made it to the 11:00 news.

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