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Lessons from the CEOs: Making the Connection to Success

February 15, 2013 – 10:01 am

In this series, we explore some less-frequently discussed ideas about running a successful business utilizing the experiences of real CEOs. Skip Prichard is an accomplished CEO, turnaround business leader, and keynote speaker. He is known for his track record of successfully revitalizing companies and dramatically improving results. Most recently, he was President & CEO of [...]

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The Hat Trick

January 8, 2013 – 2:51 pm

A little over 2 months into the a lockout between the National Hockey League and its players, the results of a public opinion poll were published in an editorial in Canada’s The Globe and Mail suggesting that the league’s brand had suffered damage equivalent to or even worse than British Petroleum (BP) following the 2010 [...]

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How Necessary Cutbacks Can Lead to Growth

August 30, 2012 – 1:50 pm

You’ve heard the phrases repeated over and over again like mantras; bad economy. Tight budget. Business is slow. Even UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company and recognizable icon of industrious business everywhere is acknowledging the severity of the situation and projecting continued sluggish growth for the global economy. In reaction, the company is cutting [...]

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Marketing Spend: Maximize. Optimize. Measure.

August 31, 2011 – 2:30 pm

Companies have shifted focus from growth to sustainability as the economy rebounds and recovers. As seen with the financial giants, even the largest and most powerful companies are searching for strategies to maximize spend across all business units, especially marketing/advertising. Fortune 500 companies depend on marketing dollars to raise awareness, capture market share, and meet [...]

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Atlanta Shows Strong Support for Local Startups and Growing Businesses

August 4, 2011 – 3:26 pm

With news that hiring had slowed, preventing unemployment levels from dropping as predicted, 2011 began with an inauspicious economic outlook. Georgia in particular entered the year seeking to end a three year slide of job losses. While the times have been hard on business across the board, startup and budding small businesses in the heart [...]

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What Financial Marketers Want from Digital Marketing

June 8, 2011 – 3:54 pm

On June 3rd, 2011, Junction attended The Gramercy Institute’s Journal of Financial Advertising & Marketing (JFAM) Forum held at the New York Stock Exchange. Bill Wreaks, Chief Analyst, JFAM, assembled seven powerful groups of panelists in a fast paced, 30 minute per panel discussion of “What Financial Marketers Want from their Digital Marketing.” Bill gave [...]

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Richard J. Eydt Joins Junction As Executive Director of Business Development & Partnerships

May 3, 2011 – 4:45 pm

Junction Creative Solutions (Junction), an Atlanta-based strategy firm, expands its team to include Richard J. Eydt, Executive Director, Business Development & Partnerships. Richard (Dick), a seasoned executive, joined Junction in February 2011 and led the company to achieve record growth in Q1. Dick brings more than 30 years of experience as a successful marketing and [...]

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