Perhaps the greatest challenge for data collectors and marketers in the coming year will be complying with the regulations concerning the collection and use of consumer data. After years of mega-breaches of internet websites, consumers have awakened to the amount of private information that was collected and distributed without knowledge. In the first six months...Read More

Image Credit: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock.com To many, it seems that it is a really bad time to even ask the question: Is now (2021) a good time to start a new business? Bad economies come and go every decade or so, but worldwide pandemics come along about once every hundred years, at least...Read More

As we begin a new decade, it is a good time to not only reflect upon the past but a time to look forward and review the aspects of your business that have contributed to the company’s success to date. Not all things are forever; in fact very few things once created are immune to...Read More

Training camps for the National Football League’s 32 teams are abuzz with the preseason grunt and grind in the weeks leading up to kick off of the league’s 95th season, which opens in early September. While at its core, professional football may still be a game, often played with childlike fervor and enjoyed by fans...Read More

Annual “Best Places to Work” and “Happiest Employees” lists such as those found in publications like Forbes, Fortune Magazine, and more have taught us that keeping employees proud and satisfied can have extremely beneficial effects on a business. A sense of pride stemming from feeling appreciated in a company has been frequently cited as leading...Read More

Watch a set of advertisements during any major television event, and you are bound to see a spot for a Budweiser, Miller, or Coors product. Domestic macrobrewers have notoriously gigantic budgets for ad campaigns, and in terms of sales of their flagship offerings, the rate of return on investment is excellent. Initially introduced in 2007,...Read More

November touts “Best Places to Work” issues across many major media outlets. Most prominently, Fortune releases its list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, but numerous other outlets partake in the ritual of recognizing how essential happy employees can be to a company’s overall success.  Websites like Glassdoor.com, which presents a list generated by...Read More

It was hard to miss the 4-page spread in The New York Times celebrating IBM’s 100th anniversary.  Ranked by Forbes as the 31st largest company in the world, IBM proves its staying power despite the loss of its founder, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. The company operates on  the principle that a business’ long term success...Read More

June 7, 2011– ATLANTA, GA:  Junction Creative Solutions (Junction), an Atlanta-based strategy firm, expands its team to include Russell (Russ) Cherami, Director of Strategy, Sales Development. Russ, a seasoned advertising executive and sales strategist, is a key member of Junction’s strategy team where he is focused creating highly customized and detailed sales strategies for its...Read More