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“IT”

…is Rare This isn’t about sports, although the guy who prompted this was certainly in the business of sports — but it really could have been any business or venture.

Brand Thyself, Michigan

…and use the wide-angle lens I’ve been reading with some amusement, and much amazement, the news stories and related comments about the State of Michigan’s incentive/tax credit program designed to […]

Location, Location, Location?

More importantly, image, image, image. I remember the first time we drove through Knoxville, several years ago. I was amazed at the cleanliness of the city and its surrounding areas. […]

Pure Unbelievable

Common Sense Minimized The current limited spending, limited government groundswell around the country is a wave that many of us find easy to climb on. After all, who doesn’t sometimes […]

There’s No “I” in Team…

But there is in “winning.” During a lengthy production meeting last week on a particularly complex project, I was again reminded of just how many different, highly-refined skills would be […]

Slinging Mud

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the annual staff and student exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit. Located on Jefferson Avenue across from Waterworks Park, close to historic […]

I Was Born In A…

Small Town Like the feeling of active, growing small towns? The Detroit metro area has dozens of them. In 2009, CNN Money magazine listed the 100 top small towns in […]

Lesson Of The Past

Anyone related to the image business will tell you that one of the first lessons learned is the importance of the history of a client’s company: its people, products and […]

Blame The Medium?

How About the Message. It’s no secret that the newspaper business in this country is deteriorating – in some cases rapidly. Because subscriptions and daily sales are down, advertising revenues […]

Is “E” The Best Solution?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Okay…I’ll get the bragging part out of the way quickly. A couple of weeks ago, we won twice in the 2010 GDUSA American Web Design competition. […]

Imperfect Game… Perfect Response

Two days ago, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga made nationwide news for what amounted to an imperfect “perfect” game. As most probably know by now, a perfect game in baseball […]

Fill In The Quote

Show Us Your Stuff It’s Tuesday, and also a short week. So instead of taxing my brain (not hard to do), I decided to challenge you to tax yours. In […]