Social media is like a sandwich. You’ve got your bread-meat-cheese base like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Then you add on some lettuce, pickles, or tomatoes, or Google+, YouTube and Pinterest, in social terms. But what really makes it? The condiments. These are the apps and sites that add flavor to your social media experience. How […]
Read MoreFor the past few months, the buzz around the Sales Floor has focused on one thing: Tough Mudder. This grueling 11.8-mile obstacle is designed to test one’s mettle. Scaling walls. Jumping into ice water. Crawling through tunnels. And running through fire, electricity, and lots of mud. Best of all? We get to take on this […]
Read MoreGrowing up, my gramma was always the queen of colorful country colloquialisms. Some left me scratching my head (I still don’t know what gobbledygook is). But others were little gems of country wisdom. “He’s as windy as a sack full of farts,” to describe a particularly loquacious individual. “He’s so full of s#*% his eyes […]
Read MoreMy name is Aimee Brock and I am a huge nerd. Traditionally, Monday mornings have been rough for me – not just because they’re Mondays, uh, or mornings – they’ve been rough because of Game of Thrones. As a fan of the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, my Sunday […]
Read MoreBorn in the ‘80s and raised in the ‘90s, Millennials are a tricky generation to court. Confident but coddled, competitive but team-minded, social but independent, young professionals from this generation are a breed apart – and that can be a great thing for your business. Before you go fishing for young talent in the pool […]
Read MoreThe sun is shining. The flowers are blooming. And graduation season is in full swing. Statistically, 16 percent of 2013 graduates have jobs waiting for them. And, with a better employment outlook than there has been in the last 4 years, preparing to enter the workforce seems to be on everyone’s minds. Whether it’s your […]
Read MoreI’m excited. Really excited. Like, I-wish-I-had-a-time-machine-so-I-could-make-May-21st-get-here excited. Why, you ask? Two words: Daft Punk. For the uninitiated, Daft Punk is an enigmatic French duo that dresses like robots and manages to make the beeps and boops of house music palatable – nay! – infectiously catchy. The exciting part? They’re releasing their fourth full-length album – and […]
Read MoreHaving a unique skill set can be a blessing and a curse. In my case, I’m the go-to girl for graphic design projects. While there’s some degree of security in being the only person with that ability, being the only person that can do a particular task can get real overwhelming real fast. In the […]
Read MoreWhen a company is growing, it’s usually a great thing – more money, more employees, more tools…and more opportunity for misinformation and missed information. It’s common for any growing business to overlook internal communications. Implementing a communications strategy can take time and money that many companies feel are resources better served in money-generating efforts. But […]
Read MoreGather ‘round and I’ll tell you the tale of a girl’s email misadventures. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had a little Mac and a little time on her hands before a trip home for the holidays. Being the clever and professional girl that she is, she decided to take a […]
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