The first two months of the year in the marketing and advertising world has certain milestones that seem to come up every year. There is...

With the new year ahead of us, many people take time to reflect on the happenings of the past year, both personally and professionally....

Meeting a sales manager for the first time, I always like to learn about their background. It is always good to figure out how they got...

A few weeks ago, someone dropped a bomb on LinkedIN. Within my circle of connections, the post by Jerry Miller created a lot of ripples....

Attending the Hoosier State Press Association conference in September, I was fortunate enough to sit in two sessions conducted by Bill...

In my office at home is a picture of Abraham Lincoln and a motivational quote. The quote details how big a failure Abe was, especially...

If I randomly asked someone to label the newspaper industry, some of the words they would say might be: old, dying, not relevant, boring...

I grew up more of a Burger King fan as a kid, in part because my oldest brother used to be a manager at one and would con me into mowing...

We are a storytelling society. Think about someone you know, or perhaps someone famous and think about what attracted you to them....

I've always found statistics to be fascinating, which is probably an outgrowth of my love of baseball. Baseball is a sport that is nearly...

It isn't everyday that you get to spend the day at a Hoosier icon's house. And while officially it wasn't the actual house of Barbara...

Everything you read about Jeff Bezos leads you to believe he is a business mad-man. Cutting edge technology and business thinking that he...

I found myself with a longer than expected commute today, and got to spend some time with ESPN’s Mike & Mike program. Being from Indiana,...

Every marketing and advertising person has faced the question from an account. "How do I reach the next generation of my customers?" It...

My iPad is fully charged, my favorite tunes on my headphones and headed back home from a great weekend on the west coast, courtesy of...

The impact advertising has on consumer behavior, even in this age of track-ability, is still difficult to define. The old saying, "Half...

Tonight's Oscar broadcast is an opportunity for the movie industry to show off. It is also a prime time event that brings a premium for...

Facebook has made some news this week. On February 16, founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a 5,000 word essay on a wide variety of topics. As...

I was sitting in a restaurant, getting caught up on email and social media waiting for a former colleague to join me for dinner. As I did...

"Before anything else and above anything else, we are relational creatures." For many years, that was a banner that hung at a church I...