I was talking to a reporter today about networking. For those who do it well, it’s easy to forget that there are others out there who panic at the thought of having to make conversation, especially with strangers…in public. I think certainly there are those extroverts with the gift of gab who know instinctively how [...]

Put another notch under “success story” for Nashville, Thirty Tigers is celebrating its 10th year of business this March. Specializing in marketing, distribution, and management, the company opened up shop as a small home-based consultancy that manifested to a nationally distributed imprint. Co-founded in 2002 by industry veterans David Macias and Deb Markland, the business [...]

I dare you to not get choked up watching this ad: This could have just as easily been a little girl twirling around and around in her living room trying to turn into Wonder Woman. What kid from Gen X on down hasn’t tried to use the force – not just pretend, but really be [...]

The Google logo. I look forward to seeing what Google will cook up on Mother’s Day, Halloween, Martin Luther King Day, or even better, what they’ll teach me on obscure days like the anniversary of Dr. Suess’ birth (pictured). There was a time, and some would still argue same, when playing with branding like this [...]

I went to a great event tonight hosted by the Nashville Chapter of the American Marketing Association. The always awesome Justin Davis was moderating the panel, which focused on the modern and blurring lines between online marketing, tech and pr. On the panel was the also always awesome Dave Delaney and other local heavyweights in [...]