Traveling always takes a lot out of me. April was the busiest travel month I've ever had - and I hope I never have to travel this much, in one month, again. Still, every trip was worth it. The first trip I've already written about - Blogher NY. They just... Read more →
by Guest Blogger, Robbi Hess, Editor, ByLine Magazine Apparently almost everybody is “doing it” but not all of them are doing it with their “rightful” partners. This was the conclusion I drew from the pages of Pamela Druckerman’s book “Lust in Translation Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee.” While funny –... Read more →
by Guest Blogger, Lena West, Chief Social Media Strategist at xynoMedia Technology (Those of you 'in the know' will be able to connect the image below with the title of this post. If not, feel free to enjoy the post anyway!) Last week, a colleague forwarded a connection request on... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter As part of my web site renovation and "rebranding" last year, I decided I should have round business cards with a hole in the middle. Long story short, these proved to be impossible, unless I wanted to pay an arm and at least... Read more →
I've been meaning to write about this for a long time - long being a relative term - let's say weeks, not months. Anyway, the Sundance Channel has announced a new contest that I know some of you will want to enter and be part of. Here's the scoop: SUNDANCE... Read more →
by Guest Blogger, Lena West, Chief Social Media Strategist at xynoMedia Technology On May 6 and 7 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., the Center for Women’s Business Research is holding a symposium called Research to Roadmap: Accelerating the Growth of Businesses Owned by Women of Color (Full... Read more →
Ah, back to the days when you could go to the movies and enjoy a double-feature. Yep, that meant two movies for the price of one. That's what's going to happen today, on this blog. I'm writing about two movies...two movies full of drama, excitement, and... lots of blood. Ah,... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Bear with me - I'll get to a marketing point soon. We women do tend to be more sensitive to slights than men. Perhaps because we didn't go through manly bonding rituals like being forced to wear the same pair of dirty underwear... Read more →
Last week the Promotional Marketing Association (PMA) held its annual Integrated Marketing Conference in Chicago at the Downtown Marriott. My background is in promotional marketing so I’ve been a member of PMA for quite some time and was invited back this year to write about it. We were treated to... Read more →
Some people like to look the other way - when it comes to politics, women's issues, kids and the Internet, dog fighting, poverty, body image, and hundreds of other topics. It's just easier to pretend none of that counts for anything. It's just easier to ignore the elephant in the... Read more →