How to Find a Competent, Honest Mechanic–And Avoid the Rotten Ones
July 23, 2018
By Mike DuBose After a home, cars are usually one of the most expensive possessions a person or family owns. Many people rely on them for important tasks like…
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Can we count on you to keep your promise?
July 23, 2018
By Jerry Bellune Our friend Denny Hatch has subscribed to Time magazine for 60 years. But he had a disillusioning experience the other day. In a letter, the magazine…
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Where Political Communications and Public Relations Meet
July 20, 2018
For over a decade, I have worked hard to achieve professional success in different but similar professional paths. I began my professional career in the media, then ventured into politics,…
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3 steps to change our perspective
July 18, 2018
By Brian Maynor “Everything you see or hear or experience in a way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in…
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4 qualities of great leaders
July 17, 2018
By Brian Maynor There is a big difference between being a leader and being a great leader, and it boils down to four qualities. Leaders come in all shapes…
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What it takes to keep a client
July 17, 2018
By Jerry Bellune One of our elderly gentlemen readers called the other day to complain. Our Pet Editor, Scoop, writes a joke column in our newspapers, the Lexington County…
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What it takes to keep a client
July 16, 2018By Jerry Bellune One of our elderly gentlemen readers called the other day to complain. Our Pet Editor, Scoop, writes a joke column in our newspapers, the Lexington County…
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Speed up your business’s slow times
July 11, 2018By Jerry Bellune You’ve undoubtedly seen a few of the ads for Starbucks Afternoon Made. This is an attempt to generate more traffic, sales and revenue after lunch, their…
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Speed up your business’s slow times
July 11, 2018
By Jerry Bellune You’ve undoubtedly seen a few of the ads for Starbucks Afternoon Made. This is an attempt to generate more traffic, sales and revenue after lunch, their…
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27 words leaders should use
July 10, 2018By Jerry Bellune The July 2018 Leadership Letter As a young editor, my boss would often wave an early edition and demand, “Who wrote this headline?” Other editors would…
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Find opportunities in every challenge
July 10, 2018By Jerry Bellune In our Master Mind group, we teach that every challenge has at least one opportunity in it. Lazy people complain. Smart ones find and exploit the…
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Find opportunities in every challenge
July 10, 2018
By Jerry Bellune In our Master Mind group, we teach that every challenge has at least one opportunity in it. Lazy people complain. Smart ones find and exploit the…
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27 words leaders should use
July 10, 2018
By Jerry Bellune The July 2018 Leadership Letter As a young editor, my boss would often wave an early edition and demand, “Who wrote this headline?” Other editors would…
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The natural conflict between Legal and PR
July 6, 2018
Leighton Lord Founder and Managing Director, NP Strategy, LLC Any organization confronting a controversial issue, and especially a crisis, will need legal advice and public relations advice. That, however,…
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Multi-Dog Syndrome and a Pack of Employees
July 2, 2018
By Connie Cleveland Growing up, whenever I asked my mother for another dog, she would reply, “When you have a home of your own you can have as many…
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Can politics harm your hard-earned reputation?
July 2, 2018BUSINESS – It’s Your Business: 2 Minutes to Great Profits They say in show business, “Any publicity is good as long as they use your name.” That may work in…
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Can politics harm your hard-earned reputation?
July 2, 2018
BUSINESS – It’s Your Business: 2 Minutes to Great Profits They say in show business, “Any publicity is good as long as they use your name.” That may work in…
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The 3 types of diversity
June 29, 2018
By Brian Maynor Diversity is always a hot topic, especially in the professional world, but most of the time it is a very limited concept. What do you think…
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Creative ways to share expertise without looking arrogant
June 27, 2018
By Brian Maynor The conundrum of being an expert: No one likes a know-it-all, and yet promotions and career advancement are often dependent upon others knowing we have an…
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Post-promotion do’s and don’ts
June 26, 2018
By Brian Maynor Earning a promotion is a huge accomplishment and testament to our hard work and determination, but afterwards we have to prove we’re worth it. The rules…
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The Top 4 Mistakes Made While Managing a Crisis
June 25, 2018
By Erin Sanders Senior Communications Advisor with NP Strategy No one wants a crisis. Understandably, most people don’t even want to think about a crisis… unless it’s happening to…
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It’s all about the customer’s experience
June 25, 2018By Jerry Bellune Having enjoyed Bananas Foster and other fattening fare at Brennan’s in New Orleans, we can attest to Ella Brennan’s skills. Mrs. Brennan invented the “celebrity chef”…
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It’s all about the customer’s experience
June 25, 2018
By Jerry Bellune Having enjoyed Bananas Foster and other fattening fare at Brennan’s in New Orleans, we can attest to Ella Brennan’s skills. Mrs. Brennan invented the “celebrity chef”…
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Are our habits making us unlikable?
June 21, 2018
By Brian Maynor Contrary to popular belief, being likable is not a gift. A lot of people think that you have to be born with some unteachable traits in…
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Step-by-step guide to changing careers
June 20, 2018
By Brian Maynor “I’m hanging in there.” If this is your typical response when someone asks, “How’s work?” it may be time for a career change. Merely surviving isn’t…
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Bad Office Behavior: The Worst Workplace Jerks
June 20, 2018By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Americans spend a large chunk of their days at work: typically, 8 hours per workday, 5 days per week. This adds up to…
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Bad Office Behavior: The Worst Workplace Jerks
June 20, 2018
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Americans spend a large chunk of their days at work: typically, 8 hours per workday, 5 days per week. This adds up to…
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9 Employee Recognition Ideas for Small Businesses
June 18, 2018
By Matt Vaadi We’ve all had the conversation. “Got a minute.” One of your valued teammates sits you down to tell you they are leaving. “It’s not you,…
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You must believe in what you sell
June 18, 2018By Jerry Bellune BUSINESS – It’s Your Business: 2 Minutes to Great Profits Call me old fashioned. I’ve been sold on the power of newspapers and advertising most of…
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You must believe in what you sell
June 18, 2018
By Jerry Bellune BUSINESS – It’s Your Business: 2 Minutes to Great Profits Call me old fashioned. I’ve been sold on the power of newspapers and advertising most of…
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4 ways to learn, not just consume more information
June 15, 2018
By Brian Maynor Over the past 30 years, the amount of information we consume on a daily basis has grown over five times. While a lot of that has…
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4 ways to plan for rising healthcare costs in retirement
June 15, 2018By Eric Kearney What keeps you up at night? For millions of Americans, it’s the question of how they will fund their healthcare expenses in retirement. A survey from Franklin Templeton…
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Four business principles on talent from the world of puppies
June 13, 2018
By Connie Cleveland All I ever wanted to be was a dog trainer. Over the years, I helped clients learn about their new puppies and their rescues, coached competitive…
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Would you be willing to hire someone without an interview?
June 13, 2018
By Brian Maynor We’ve all had sleepless nights worrying about an upcoming job interview, not to mention experiencing stress and anxiety as we prepare for it, but what if…
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Introducing our new advice column: Communications, PR and more from NP Strategy
June 13, 2018
By Heather Matthews NP Strategy “Free PR advice from a top, local strategic communications agency!” Sound too good to be true? Well, for the next twelve months that is…
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The tortoise and the hare
June 12, 2018By Jerry Bellune You’ve heard of Howard Schultz, the dreamer who’s credited with the success of Starbucks and now plans to retire. The man behind that success may be…
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The tortoise and the hare
June 12, 2018
By Jerry Bellune You’ve heard of Howard Schultz, the dreamer who’s credited with the success of Starbucks and now plans to retire. The man behind that success may be…
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Preventing and Treating Anxiety
June 11, 2018By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD Some anxiety is natural, and it can even help us make wise decisions. Unchecked worry, however, can take over one’s life!…
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Preventing and Treating Anxiety
June 11, 2018
By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD Some anxiety is natural, and it can even help us make wise decisions. Unchecked worry, however, can take over one’s life!…
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What’s worrying you? Anxiety and its causes.
June 8, 2018
By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD Occasionally feeling worried, stressed, and fearful is a part of human life. Some stress can even be healthy because it can…
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Drive your message home – tips on reading the room
June 7, 2018
By Brian Maynor We all know communication is just as much about listening as it is talking, and part of that listening has nothing to do with what’s being…
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A biblical principle for all business people
June 6, 2018By Jerry Bellune In the Sermon on the Mount, we are told, “If any man requires you to go with him one mile, go with him twain.” Going the…
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Have you ever thought about micro-vacations?
June 6, 2018
By Brian Maynor Summer is here, and that coincides with vacations, but instead of planning and stressing about a major, week-long affair maybe it’s time to give micro-vacations a…
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A biblical principle for all business people
June 6, 2018
By Jerry Bellune In the Sermon on the Mount, we are told, “If any man requires you to go with him one mile, go with him twain.” Going the…
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The power of 3
May 30, 2018
By Brian Maynor Have you ever wondered why we do things in threes? We count to three. Some of the most beloved stories center around threes like The Three…
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Women face higher risk of blindness than men
May 30, 2018The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology American Academy of Ophthalmology urges women to make eye health a top priority in May Studies show there is a gender gap in eye…
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Women face higher risk of blindness than men
May 30, 2018The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology American Academy of Ophthalmology urges women to make eye health a top priority in May Studies show there is a gender gap in eye…
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Wanted: A good massage dog
May 28, 2018By Jerry Bellune An advertising copywriter we know sent us an email recently headlined “Why they have eating dogs for the anorexic.” It’s a joke, of course, but he used…
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Wanted: A good massage dog
May 28, 2018
By Jerry Bellune An advertising copywriter we know sent us an email recently headlined “Why they have eating dogs for the anorexic.” It’s a joke, of course, but he used…
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Are our goals S.M.A.R.T.?
May 24, 2018
By Brian Maynor Goals are important because they’re motivational while giving us direction and purpose. However, most of us fail to achieve them. One of the main reasons we…
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