Our readers try to get the most out of their iOS-based technology, so it’s no surprise they have responded to our coverage of the iCade Bluetooth based arcade cabinet. One enterprising reader, solder_guyyahoo [dot] com (Rob Mitchell) went so far as to tweak his iCade to accommodate traditional joysticks and a breakout box, suitable for [...]
Diamond Packaging won two awards in the 2011 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry’s premier showcase for foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects. Awards were announced during the FSEA•IADD Joint Conference at the Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.The competition, which is sponsored by the Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA), recognizes [...]
I’ve seen a lot of styluses (styli?) over the years, but the latest offering looks like it will be a lot of fun, and for the right purposes, could be quite comfortable.read more
“Hello gorgeous. You know, I traveled over 1,000 miles to see you. Stepping through the doors of the hotel, there you were. A decade had passed, but it seemed as if we’d never left each other. Your warm smile, welcome hello, and gigantic embrace welcomed me back, picking up from where we’d left off.” Before [...]
By: Lisa Shackelford, M.S. Trade shows are a great way to meet potential clients face-to-face and build relationships. However, working an exhibit can be mentally and physically exhausting. In order to get the most out of face-to-face meetings with potential clients, it is necessary to be as alert and enthusiastic at the end of the [...]
Today’s 5 Questions for a Professional Voice Over Talent are answered by Melanie Haynes, a professional voice over talent based in Houston, Texas. 1. The beginning: When did you know you wanted to be a voiceover talent; how did your career begin (please include what year it started) and then when did your passion for [...]
On May 14, 2012, a federal district court judge invalidated new regulations intended to streamline union representation elections, finding that the National Labor Relations Board lacked a proper three-member quorum when it voted on the controversial final rule in December of 2011. The final rule, which has commonly been referred to as the "ambush" or [...]
Kari Hoffman, Operations Manager As a digital marketing agency, many of our blog posts are focused on well… marketing! What a concept, right? Last week, while my colleagues were deep in creative and strategic thought in Lake Placid, I was deep in the trenches of Workamajig’s Workology 3.0 conference in Chandler, Arizona.read more
In my business (which is copywriting), there is a subset of copywriting services that offer ridiculous pricing on copywriting. Prices that are hard to believe, quite honestly. Like “$5 for a 500 word article” pricing. To be clear, I’m not talking about “regular” competition. We all have competition – I understand that. But certain businesses, especially creative [...]
by Carl Turner, SVP, Director of Insight and Brand Strategy, Palio If 2011 showed us anything, it’s that the people have the power. Marketing messages and buying digital advertising is still important, but companies today are using advertising less to promote their products and more to direct consumers to their Facebook or Twitter pages. With [...]
After returning from the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) show in Dallas, Texas, one key topic stood out as a strong take away – like it or not, we are living in a digital world and there is no going back. As Terry Jones of Kayak.com stated in his presentation, “We are living in a self-service [...]
I read The Sunday New York Times, so you don’t have to: May 13 At 4:33 a.m., I heard the familiar coat-hanger-suspended muffler of my delivery guy creeping down the street, then the satisfying, heavy slap on the front stoop: The New York Times had arrived. And following a few weeks of time-consuming chaos that [...]
My friend Liz de Nesnera is starring in a made for telephone webinar on Monday, May 14 entitled Telephone Messaging as part of Voice-Over Xtra’s! seemingly endless stream of voice-over related webinars. Liz is clueless about NHL hockey but is very smart about all things telephony and has even saved my bacon on a couple [...]
This arrived in my email today from my teacher, Marice Tobias. I like her style for many reasons but to follow is a prime example. The LA Times article that ran May 7, 2012 is the perfect springboard for this installment. When Joe Flint asked to interview me, I asked if he wanted to write [...]
(Contact: Epoch 5 Public Relations) (Woodbury, NY) – It’s been an exceptionally busy six months for Joseph S. Bavaro, an attorney and partner at Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP (SSK&B) (Woodbury and New York City). Mr. Bavaro has been appointed to several significant professional posts in these last few months. Two high-ranking judges, The [...]
I invite you to join me in celebrating some good news—and pondering what it might start. If you’ve explored the other parts of this site, you know I’ve been working on a book. It covers many of the themes we explore right here—particularly the ancient “work of the soul” that can make dialogue not just [...]
I’m exploring how this style applies to different subjects. Here are examples from two ends of the lifestyle spectrum.
Zone 5 recently sponsored and hosted the preview party to kick-off the Vanguard Designer Showhouse event, which raises money for the Albany Symphony Orchestra.Kicking off the 2012 Designer ShowcaseThe annual Designer Showhouse is Vanguard’s major fundraiser. The visitors to the Showhouse have enjoyed seeing both historic homes in which beautiful decorative features from the past [...]
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This arrived in my email today from my teacher, Marice Tobias. I like her style for many reasons but to follow is a prime example. The LA Times article that ran May 7, 2012 is the perfect springboard for this installment. When Joe Flint asked to interview me, I asked if he wanted to write [...]