Tips

A week ago, the bills seemed certain to pass. But in one week, the tides turned. SOPA is now dead. The PIPA vote is cancelled. Mashable did a nice timeline: The Week That Killed SOPA: A Timeline This battle is over, for now. But more bills will come. Because the piracy problem is far from [...]

Prior to Wednesday, awareness and familiarity with the acronyms SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) or PIPA (PROTECT IP Act) was pretty low. Although there was chatter at the Consumer Electronics Show last week, until yesterday, the issues surrounding SOPA/PIPA were fairly unknown to the general public. Media coverage had been pretty limited. What a difference [...]

On Wednesday January 18, 2012, hundreds of sites around the country will go dark in support of the Stop SOPA movement. We’ll be one of them. The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States – the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP [...]

Scott Rowe, Partner in Charge of Digital Marketing will present “The What, Why and How of Quick Response (QR) Codes in Marketing” at the AMA luncheon on Thursday June 14, 2011 From airline boarding passes to business cards to t-shirts, Quick Response (QR) codes are appearing everywhere. They are already permeating marketing and providing consumers [...]

Scott Bishop, manager of social influence, will share tips, techniques, and things to think about when promoting a novel in the 21st century when he presents to the Heartland Writers Group. The presentation will include what’s new in the way of techniques, what’s notable, what’s on the cutting edge and what’s on the horizon.

I ran across this post today and really like it. Sometimes in the day-to-day stress of the job we need a little reminder. Treat clients like friends: Understand they have bad days, good days, days they need you and days they need to be left alone Give them a second chance if they make a [...]

We’ve worked with College World Series of Omaha, Inc for many years. In fact, our involvement goes way back to the beginning when one of our founders and a group of Omaha businessmen convinced the NCAA to bring the tournament to Omaha. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a labor of love for everyone [...]

Woo hoo! Less than a month. I can’t wait.  We’ve worked with the CWS of Omaha, Inc. for many years and it’s always exciting, but this year with the new stadium downtown (and oh so close to our new office) it is especially exhilarating.  It’s a whole new chapter.

On Wednesday, we threw our first party — an Open Agency party to welcome our clients, vendors, downtown neighbors and other friends to our new downtown space. Thanks to all who joined us! Missed it? There will be more parties to come.  But in the meantime, check out this video of the space’s transformation from [...]

It’s certainly no surprise that people don’t like change. So any change from what we’ve come to know, or are comfortable with, can, and often does, create resistance and fear — fear of the unknown or an expectation that we’ll lose something. But change is important for ourselves, our businesses and our cities. Standing still [...]