Planning

Originally published in the Boulder Daily Camera and the Longmont Daily Times-Call.

I up and quit one day. I gathered my juice, my animal crackers, and set up camp in the closet. Being a child, I figured that my parents would be so sorry that I was gone that they wouldn’t make me do my “job” anymore.  But they didn’t notice I
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Originally published in the Boulder Daily Camera and the Longmont Daily Times-Call.

Twenty-seven years ago this month, I founded my business. “Experts” advised me that my business would likely fail within the first five years. Thoroughly encouraged, I set my sights on creating the kind of business that I would want to patronize, one that would be successful. I was determined to
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Originally published in the Boulder Daily Camera and the Longmont Daily Times-Call.

Where do we go from here? It’s a question being asked by businesses and organizations throughout the entire world. While things have changed, much remains the same. Understanding these differences is vital when it comes to creating productive marketing and advertising campaigns moving forward. I’ve been thinking about current opportunities,
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Originally published in the Boulder Daily Camera and the Longmont Daily Times-Call.

Priorities are what we do.  Not what we say we’re going to do. Dad used to point this out to me on a regular basis. I usually responded with an eye roll. But I knew he was right. For years I said I wanted to run the Bolder Boulder.  He
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Originally published in the Boulder Daily Camera and the Longmont Daily Times-Call.

In 2009 I wrote what would turn out to be one of my most read, most re-published, columns ever. It hit home with many people, and was shared with businesses and individuals throughout the country. A news organization even had a copy of the column hanging in their advertising department
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