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We have a visitor for the day and her name is Miss Lucy!  This sweet little girl belongs to me, and loves to help in the office whenever possible.

I am a part of a community garden in the Winterfield Neighborhood.  We have 28 plots that are rented by the community and 18 plots for the kids of Winterfield Elementary to use.  There are about 25 kids that are a part of the Garden Bud Club.  We are growing everything under the sun.  We [...]

Being a member of the business community in a city aggressively going after new business, I am continually hearing conversations about the importance of innovation.  It’s important because it keeps jobs local, pushes people to think forward, keeps students interested in what’s to come, shows the rest of the world that we still have some [...]

In doing some research for a potential client I cam across this film and wanted to share it.  Please take 13 minutes to watch it.  It will be interesting to watch the next generation of influencers emerge. http://www.influencersfilm.com/#/Film

One of our local agencies was asked to be on the pitch and it aired this past Sunday on AMC @11pm. http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-pitch http://www.thedenveregotist.com/editorial/2012/may/15/pitch-episode-4-%E2%80%93-popchips-and-homer-simpson?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I came across this article today the list 6 tips on how to improve your facebook advertising results.  The article was written by Andrea Vahl for Social Media Examiner.  Take a look and see if any of the tips might be helpful. http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-ad-results/  

Busy is good but being prepared for the down times is better.  We hear it time and time again from clients “thanks for reminding me we need to finish that project but we’re really busy right now, can we talk in a few months?”.  My answer is that’s great, sure we can.  Internally we know [...]

AIGA State of the Union Annual Meeting, May 10, 2012 at Little Architects. I attended the AIGA Annual meeting last night, along with a solid attendance of members, students and associates. Mr. Doug Powell, National President of AIGA gave a fabulous presentation on Designing for Good and the power that design should and can have [...]

Saw this in AdWeek Memo to One Million Moms: Timing is everything. The conservative group, a unit of the American Family Association, is once again taking aim at JCPenney. Not content with being slapped down by the retailer after taking offense over its selection of spokesperson Ellen DeGeneres, the organization is now urging members to [...]

A few photos from Anvil’s booth at the DESIGN & Manufacturing South convention in Charlotte, NC.   Banners-designed by Powell & Partners Table clothes- designed by Powell & Partners printed by Fabrix