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Testimonials Let Customers Praise Your Good Graces
Whether you're a well-known company that's been around for years or a "new guy/gal on the block," establishing credibility for your company is vital.

Colorado Chapter of PRSA celebrates 50-year History
and all the members who relied on the skills, professionalism and generosity of each other to advance themselves and the profession, to build career tracks in multiple business, government and nonprofit settings, and to establish one of the strongest chapters in the national organization.

Advertising & the Internet: The Movie on the Cover: Animated Print Ads Are Here
For the first time in history, a magazine was sold at newsstands with an animated video ad on one or more of the pages. It sounds like science ficton, but it's here now.

Event Intent - Field of Dreams meets Pay it Forward
In memory of Philip Catalano, Mary Howard's father.

Advertising & the Internet: Beta Testing Your Website
With your Website appearing on various browsers, PCs and cell phones testing has become a lot more difficult, specially if you don't have a beta test program in place.

The Copywriting Evolution
Copywriting isn't what it used to be. Here's how to stay on top...

The Past, The Present, The Future
The top executives from one of Colorado's largest advetising agencies look at the past, present and future of advertising.

Steve Koloskus - A Two-Time Cancer Survivor's Rocky Route To Ride The Rockies
Cancer doesn't have to be a dearh sentence. He's the path one cancer survivor took.

Advertising & the Internet: On the Right to Own Software
In a decision that has major implications for everyone who buys or uses software for their business, a court has ruled that software is sold not licensed. Are end user license agreements a thing of the past? Maybe.

10 Critical Factors to Building Profitable Customer Loyalty
and why you have to do it, even (or especially) if the economy sucks. Here's how you do it, by the numbers.

Culture Clash: Fitting in at a New Job
Fitting in at a new job is becoming a critical job skill, especially with turnover the way it is these days. Here are some good tips.

Demographics at Trade Shows - Obvious and Hidden
There's more to trade show demographics than there may seem to be. Here are some angles you may not have considered.

Advertising & the Internet: Wargame Provides Visual Content for TV Documentary
Graphics in video games have become so incredibaly good that The History Channel used a $50 war game to create epic battle scenes for a 13 part TV series.

The New Rules of Engagement Branded Content - An Old Idea Comes of Age
Companies like Weber are using self generated branded content to help win and keep customers. Chances are your compamy can too. Here's how.

Advertising & the Internet: Scrum & Sprint in Website Project Management
A relatively new way to manage Website development is becoming popular in Silicon Valley. Adobe, Yahoo and SAP are just a few of those using it. It's easy to use, and can be explained in one page, like this one...

Database Marketing - A Smart Marketer's ToolBox
We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us." Moment of reflection… The great part about changing ourselves and our business is that there is a profound set of tools that can help embrace change and continue to be a Smart Marketer. Here they are...

Advertising & the Internet: The Persistence of Memory, and Other Incriminating Evidence
Everday employees, and the companies they work for, generate data trails they may not be aware of that may be used against them later. Former NY Govenor Eliot Spitzer seems to have forgotten this, you shouldn't.

Addressing and Deciphering Green
2007 saw a new round of green initiatives and green requests from clients, environmentalists, regulators and legislators. Being green and using green products & suppliers has moved from being a great marketing strategy to, in many cases, becoming a requirement to do business.

GREEN MEANS GREEN
Key objectives of marketing communications and advertising programs have always been to increase market share and drive revenues - powerful motivators for changing how we go to market, do business and alter the courses we take. Today's market presents another key objective to help reach our goals: Go Green.

New Year's Resolutions For My Business
I'm submitting a list of resolutions all we marketers should make - and keep! Here goes...

Advertising & the Internet: The Greening of Expectations
It's a fact of life that an increasing percentage of consumers want the businesses they buy from to be “green.” It's not a fad, it's critical to our survival.


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The All-American Ad Series
cover The All-American Ads series published by Taschen is the most comprehensive collection of American graphic advertising ever produced (one per decade except 1900-1919). Grand in scope, and beautifully printed in lavish full color, this set should be owned by anyone in love, or otherwise engaged, with graphic advertising.



  Recent Stories:

Rebranding Means More than a Logo Change
Rebranding a company can be a daunting task. That's because so much more is involved than simply creating a new logo. Here's one approach.

You Can't Beat the ROI of Email
A recent Direct Marketing Association study found email marketing has an incredible ROI (Return on Investment) of $57.25 for every dollar spent, over 150 percent greater than the ROI of non-email online marketing. Email remains one of the best online marketing tools of all time.

Need for Copywriting Jobs Increase for 2008; Where are the Copywriters?
There's a shortage of copywriters developing. If you're a copywriter here's how you could take advantage of the current market.

Advertising & the Internet: Apple's Logic Studio is an Unbeatable Bargain
Apple's Logic Studio 8 has twice the features of version 7, and for half the price. It's hard to argue it's not the best bargain in digital recording software. Read about it's huge feature set here.

NEW MEDIA: A Two Way Street With Customers
A distinguished panel looks at what new media is, and what it offers.

On the Rise: Remaining Competitive as Creative Salaries Increase
There are ways to manage salary increases in your company, and your employees may know them, too.

Retaining Top Creative Staff in a Competitive Market
Demand for creative talent is greater than the supply. Here's how you can cope with it.

Advertising & the Internet: When Less is More - How and Why Working Less Hours Can Mean Greater Productivity
Long hours don't necessarily mean greater productivity. In fact they can guarantee the opposite. Here's how efficiency can generate the best return on investment.

Special Feature - 2007 Best of Show Winners
The Best of Show Awards this year features winners from the Art Directors Club of Denver Annual Show, American Marketing Association Gold Peak Awards, Business Marketing Association Gold Key Awards, Colorado Healthcare Communicators Gold Leaf Awards, International Association of Business Communicators Bronze Quill Awards and the Public Relations Society of America Gold Pick Awards.

LONGING FOR 'THE GOOD OLD DAYS'
Another story of disruptive technology. More proof that technology, like corporations, makes a good servant but a bad master.

Advertising & the Internet: A Model of Success
A hong Kong based model company has redefined both what a plastic model can be and how to market it. There are lessons to be learned here.

The New(s)Paper Chase
A story of disruptive technology and disinformation.

weneedtochat.com
Your name could go here - targeted marketimg get personal.

Advertising & the Internet: Is Sarbanes-Oxley in Your Future?
The Sarbanes-Oxley was targeted at just the biggest corporations but that could change. Here's how.

Special Edition - Social Marketing: What, Why, How?

Social Network Media Marketing - Getting Closer to 1-on-1 Message Delivery
A look at an important new media vehicle for audience segmentation and customized marketing message delivery.

Social Marketing - What is it?
For us it's business marketing that reaches into online conversational media where there is an opportunity for two-way communications.

Social Marketing Has People Talking
Here's how to integrate social marketing into your organization's mix.

Social Networking - the move towards business applications
A look at the many business applications of social networking.

Advertising & the Internet: How Your Business Could Use a Wiki
Fortune 500 companies have discovered that having a Wiki for use in-house can pay dividends in productivity, efficiency, morale and improved customer satisfaction. You can set one up too.

Creating Memorable Experiences More Critical Than Delivering Excellent Service
Selling to consumers is getting harder, and it's only going to get worse. Earning their trust is critical to getting their business. Here are some tips, and some examples of some companies that have done both.

Advertising & the Internet: The Process of Quality
W. Edwards Deming believed that businesses should concentrate on improving their business processes and not on improving their products. Sound crazy? Well it worked for the Japanese, and helped them wreck the Americam car industry. His ideas can work for you, too.

So You Want to Freelance?
For some freelancing is the only way to work. Here's how you could do it.

Locating and Working With Creative Freelancers
Freelancers can fill a valuable role for many companies, if they can be found, and you know how to work with them.

Advertising & the Internet: Desktop Manufacturing Hits the Home Market
The long predicted home manufacturing systems are finally hitting the home market. This is the start of a major revolution. Read why, here.


 
Special Report:

  Export Controls and the Bureau of Industry and Security
In response to the 911 attacks, a new government agency, the Bureau of Industry and Security, has been formed to establish export controls to prevent any technology from being exported that could be dangerous to US security. Penalties for violating these controls range from fines to lengthy jail terms.
To help businesses understand these controls, the BIS publishes "Don't Let This Happen to You!," An Introduction to U.S. Export Control Law, With Real Life Investigations of Export Control and Antiboycott Violations. PDF
BIS Mission Statement
The mission statement of the Bureau of Industry and Security provides an overview of the bureau's purpose and the scope of its authority, which is significant.

BIS 2005 Annual Report
The 2005 Annual Report of the Bureau of Industry and Security give a good idea of what the bureau actually does over the course of a year.

BIS Export Controls
This is a guide to how the export control process actually works at the procedural level, including how to determine the classification of a product, what restrictions it is subject to, and how to legally export it, if possible.

BIS Export FAQ
This Frequently Asked Questions will give you an idea about when export controls kick in and how to avoid stiff fines and jail terms for business conduct that used to be legal.


Our Podcasting Series:

  Advertising & the Internet: GarageBand Ideal for Podcast Production
Apple's GarageBand makes podcasting about as easy as it could possibly be. GarageBand even includes jingles and sound effects, built-in vocal processing, and much more.

Advertising & the Internet: Making Your Podcast Sound Professional.
Podcasts need to sound professional. Here are some tips on format and production values.

Advertising & the Internet: How Podcasts are Distributed
Podcasting relies on RSS for distribution. RSS is Really Simple Syndication, and it may be the most effecient system for syndicating content ever created.

Advertising & the Internet: The Payoff of Podcasting
It may be the fastest growing technological trend in history, and advertisers can use it to reach consumers in a new way. Read how.


Tools:

  Mac OS X: Tracks of the Tiger
Apple's latest verion of OS X is full of new features useful to business users. Combined with their new Intel based Mac mini, there's never been a better time to buy a Mac.

BBEdit Adds Precision to Website Development
BBEdit can save time and money producing and maintaining a Website. Apple's used it for years. Here's why you should.

Band-in-a-Box - The Ultimate Music Library
An application to help musicians practice has evolved into the ultimate music bed library.

Automated Website Testing: iOPUS IIM and Other Low Cost Alternatives
With iOpus you can automate testing your Website for a fraction of the cast of WinRunner or Silk. Finnally, automated testing has become affordable for the small to mid-sized business.

The AMR Data CD: Answers to a Million Questions
The Advertising & Marketing Data CD is a "Greatest Hits" collection of the most popular and useful publications from the Department of Commerce. Read about what's on the CD here.


Zip Code Business Patterns Search (Enter ZIP Code)
 

The Department of Commerce's ZIP Code Business Patterns publication presents data on the total number of establishments, employment and payroll for more than 40,000 ZIP Code areas nationwide. In addition, the number of establishments for nine employment-size categories is provided by detailed industry for each ZIP Code.



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