Marketplace - Nov. 7, 2009
Strong brands and brilliant bastards
Why do certain companies seem like it's "fun" to work for them? The answer lies in the branding.
Tags: branding, marketing, corporate communications

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 11, 2008
Milwaukee, a complete lack of pretense
The Chicago Sun Times says this about out town, "one of my favorite things about Milwaukee is its complete lack of pretense."
Tags: pretense, Sun Times, Dave Hoekstra, Yi, Jianlian, Mader's, bronze Fonz, slogans, marketing

Marketplace - Jan. 19, 2008
Sometimes you gotta say, “Ah, bucket”
This intensely personal, customized marketplace already exists. Behavioral Targeting is the latest online marketing juggernaut, and the scenario above is just one feature it employs.
Tags: buckets, ipod, marketing, advertising, Behavioral Targeting

Marketplace - Sept. 15, 2007
Laura Richard: Consulting with consciousness
Meet Laura Richard, one of the driving forces behind the East Side Open Market, the Milwaukee Mass Portrait and more.
Tags: Laura Richard Consulting, Mass portrait, Hank Aaron State Trail, east Side Open Market, Temple University, marketing, public relations, Riverwest, teaching, environmentally conscious, liberal

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 19, 2005
Milwaukee's new mark forgoes frivolous phrase
Marketing a city is a must these days. Given that, how would you prefer to see Milwaukee hyped to the rest of the world? With a sleek, understated, classy mark that highlights one of the city's architectural treasures or with a pithy slogan?
Tags: Milwaukee, MAM, Calatrava, marketing, Spirit of Milwaukee, Amhaus

Arts & Entertainment - June 10, 2008
Marketing Mania
Monday June 9th, 2008 - Chicago, IL/Milwaukee, WII’m grabbing my new philosophy of life by the throat and not letting go. I asked Kipper McGee where his saying came from and he said he honestly couldn’t remember. He tried to Google it and what came up was my diary entry from yesterday...
Tags: marketing

Arts & Entertainment - June 7, 2008
What's In The Cards?
Friday June 6th, 2008 - Schaumburg, ILI took a detour from my path for a day and I enjoyed every minute of it. I’m working on my projects and I’ve been in a positive groove lately but I just felt I had to say yes when I was asked to attend the big sports card convention in the Chicago...
Tags: sports cards, collecting, marketing