I regularly have the privilege of speaking to conferences, conventions and companies about how to communicate more powerfully. Usually, a line forms afterwards with people who want to say thank you or …
Small Business Lessons from Big City Driving
(Mondays are Lynn Miles Peisker days at The Daily Blur. Lynn’s the Executive Sister and Chief Plate Spinner at the Imagination Advisory Group. Check out her growing archive of posts here.) Q. “You …
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Professional Tithing
I started my advertising career in 1995 for a country radio station in southern Illinois. I made $305.42 every two weeks. I would frequently pull the acoustical tiles off the wall, lay them on the …
How To Get Better Information From Clients
One of the most important things I’ve learned, I learned in 1997 from Christine Coyle - a fellow Saluki and one of the great copywriting minds of the 20th century. Christine taught me to record …
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How To Improve Your Next Brainstorming Session
Having sat through a few thousand brainstorming sessions over the years I feel I’m reasonably qualified when I say with all certainty that most brainstorming sessions are wildly flawed. If you’d like …
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Skittles Ripped Me Off
Big, pretty box. Inside? A bag that's 2/3 the size of the box, and that bag is 2/3 full. The skittles themselves are kinda, umm, grody. They are dull-colored and look like they've been wet at some …