Marketing Minute: Building Your Brand After a Crisis
September 27, 2021
Marketing Minute with Erin Smith, NP Strategy Today, consumers and key stakeholders engage with companies and brands that they trust. If your company has recently been faced with a crisis,…
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Business is Always Personal
September 27, 2021
By Brian T. King, Founder and President, A M King “This is just business. It’s not personal.” I remember the first time I heard those words. It is a…
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President Biden announces plan calling for employee vaccination requirements
September 14, 2021
By David Dubberly and Brittany Clark Nexsen Pruet On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden issued a six-part plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic “while also keeping schools open and…
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Marketing Minute: Stakeholder Engagement
August 30, 2021
Marketing Minute with Seth Palmer, NP Strategy Stakeholders are everyone from industry partners, government leaders, education leaders, and community members. They have the potential to be your greatest champions or key…
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Five tips for Fix and Flip
August 24, 2021
By Dalton Elliott Lima One Capital The fix-and-flip market is red hot right now, and real estate investors are reaping the benefits. House flipping is when a real estate investor buys a…
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Five tips for getting your house ready to list this fall
August 24, 2021
By Joan Herlong Kids are going back to school, people are planning their last summer vacations and your clothes tend to stick to the backs of your legs and arms…
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Mask Up, Mask Down: In Reversal, Health Officials Recommend Masks for Fully-Vaccinated Individuals. What is the Potential Impact on Employer Immunity?
August 3, 2021
By Brittany Clark On July 27, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on masking and other health measures in light of the rise in coronavirus…
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Marketing Minute: Changing Careers
August 3, 2021
Marketing Minute with Beverly Bowers, NP Strategy Gone are the days where you picked one job straight out of college, clocked in, clocked out, and continue the routine until you…
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How Hard is Your Cash Working?
July 27, 2021
Managing cash in a low interest rate environment by Stephen E. Maggard With current treasury yields hovering slightly above zero, individuals are experiencing angst over the lack of returns from…
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Summer tax tips, from teen jobs to summer camp
July 21, 2021
Summer means warmer temperatures, vacations, and special tax situations. Wait. Tax situations? From teen summer jobs and W-4s to taxes on gig work and using summer camp costs for a…
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Marketing Minute: Revamping Your Video Marketing Strategy
July 19, 2021
Marketing Minute with Jasmine Spencer, NP Strategy In the last two years, the amount of hours people spend viewing online videos has doubled to 16 hours a week. It’s likely…
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President Biden encourages FTC to consider limiting non-competition agreements with employees
July 12, 2021
By David Dubberly and Brittany Clark On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The order directs more than a dozen…
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Marketing Minute: Advocacy
July 6, 2021
Marketing Minute with Seth Palmer, NP Strategy While advocacy is usually reserved for discussions involving lobbyists and elected officials, many of the same principles can be applied to any marketing campaign.…
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Marketing Minute: Communicating Effectively to Diverse Audiences
June 21, 2021
Marketing Minute with Valentina Rojas, NP Strategy With an increasingly diverse nation, your audience is likely to speak various languages or have differing backgrounds. This week’s video shares tips on…
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Protecting Your Children’s Credit
June 16, 2021
By Brittany M. Midgette As you sort through your mail, you may notice that some mail has arrived that is addressed to your child. For example, your ten-year-old child may…
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OSHA issues emergency rule for healthcare employers and updates guidance for other employers
June 14, 2021
By David Dubberly On January 21, 2021, one day after his inauguration, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider issuing a…
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What Makes Good Storytelling in a Video?
June 7, 2021
By Michelle Legaspi NP Strategy Since the invention of cameras, communicating through video remains a go-to method to tell stories, entertain or share a message. Now, with short attention…
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Glorious yes
May 27, 2021
By Jeff Becraft When I was in middle school (although we called it junior high), my friends and I would have scrounges. If you don’t know what a scrounge…
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Marketing Minute Video: Thought Leadership
May 24, 2021
Marketing Minute with Tina Emerson, NP Strategy If speaking engagements are important to your business development strategy, you may be more successful if you share the spotlight with other…
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OSHA Backs New CDC Mask Recommendations … For Now, and Implications for Employer Policies
May 24, 2021
By David Dubberly Nexsen Pruet, LLC The day after his inauguration, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to “consider whether any emergency temporary standards…
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What to do if you can’t afford to pay your taxes, Individual Income Tax returns are due May 17
May 13, 2021
The Individual Income Tax due date is fast approaching on Monday, May 17. If you have a tax bill and are worried you can’t pay, the South Carolina Department of…
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Learn to spot the signs of elder abuse in South Carolina during Older Americans Month
May 13, 2021
By Justin Hawkins, Wells Fargo Bank The 73-year-old woman put her trust in, and handed over her financial resources to, her two supposed caregivers. In return, they stole all of…
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Marketing Minute Video: Asking for Feedback
May 10, 2021
Marketing Minute with Matthew Gallagher, NP Strategy Asking clients for feedback can be scary if you’re not sure how they will respond. As business professionals, we may assume if a client…
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Colliers Op-Ed: Three Things Hoteliers Should Start Doing Today
May 6, 2021
Some hoteliers hit the pause button in March 2020 with COVID-19’s arrival to wait and see what would happen, but now is the time to set things into motion again.…
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At Long Last: South Carolina Passes COVID-19 Liability Immunity
May 4, 2021
By Brittany Clark Employment and Labor Law Associate On April 28, 2021, Gov. Henry McMaster signed South Carolina’s COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act into law. The state’s employers will now have…
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SCDOR busts 10 common tax myths
May 4, 2021
Taxes can seem confusing and complicated, leaving room for misconceptions and myths to pop up – especially during tax season. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) wants you to…
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Order of Contributions
April 30, 2021
By Corinne Hanna, CFP® Whether you are an employee deciding about your annual benefits at election time or an employer deciding which benefits to offer, make your workplace benefits work…
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Keeping an eye on healthcare insurance changes
April 28, 2021
By Guy Furay The last few months have been fairly monumental when it comes to changes in the healthcare industry. As an independent health insurance agency based in the Upstate…
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Marketing Minute Video: Communicating Your Expertise
April 26, 2021
Marketing Minute with Catherine Dingler, NP Strategy Whether you’re an entrepreneur working hard to build your brand or a business owner with tough competition, mastering your work won’t help…
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Marketing Minute: Crisis Communication
April 12, 2021
Marketing Minute with Jean Cecil Frick, NP Strategy Communication isn’t always as simple as it sounds, especially if the information you’re sharing is sensitive, or even controversial. Knowing your audience…
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Outplacement and Career Transition Benefits Promote the Bottom Line
April 7, 2021
By Gene Mills Gallivan, MS Whether you call it reorganization, right-sizing, termination, downsizing, layoff, reorganization or restructuring, turnover is daunting for both the organization and the individuals involved. In today’s…
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Reading, Writing… and Financial Literacy
April 5, 2021
By South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis Where did you learn about personal finance? Did a patient parent explain the difference between spending for what you need versus what you want?…
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How to Think About Insuring that Second Home
March 30, 2021
By Molly A. Thomas, FPQP™ Many people dream of a second home—a place to go for some rest and relaxation, a place to call your own, a place for family…
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Marketing Minute: Responding to Controversy in the Media
March 30, 2021
When damaging information about your organization is publicized, your credibility matters. NP Strategy’s Vice President Jean Cecil Frick shares tips on responding to controversy in the media.
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Effectively Increasing Your Engagement on Social Media
March 2, 2021
By Joshua Simelton Strategic Communications Specialist, NP Strategy For companies with an online presence, there are several ways of executing a successful social media strategy. In this article, we’re going…
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Business Trends to Watch in 2021: Adapting to the New Normal
February 25, 2021
By Brian T. King Founder and President of A M King The events of 2020 reshaped business significantly. The changes we experienced did not occur in ripples, but more…
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Whom Should I Select to Serve as Trustee?
February 22, 2021
By Jonathan J. Robertson, CFP® When people are updating their estate documents, they frequently leave assets in trust for someone else. The key concept behind the idea of a trust…
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A lifetime of lessons in stakeholder management
February 15, 2021
By Amanda Loveday NP Strategy I recently celebrated five years at NP Strategy. Since I began as the first full-time employee, we’ve built an incredible group of 25 individuals…
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The Value of Going the Extra Mile
February 2, 2021
By Michelle Legaspi NP Strategy For businesses, success can look like many things: bottom-line revenue; year-over-year growth, etc. Though, not all success is as easily defined as a metric…
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Using SEO to Improve your Website Strategy
January 19, 2021
By Jill Baker NP Strategy Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of increasing both the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through search engines. SEO impacts…
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New Year New Plan: How to Use Social Media Insights for updated 2021 Content
January 5, 2021
By Jasmine Spencer NP Strategy It’s easy to get complacent when planning your social media content calendar, especially when many events have shifted or been cancelled due to COVID-19.…
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Looking Back to Plan Ahead: Preparing for Success in 2021
December 22, 2020
By Jesica Johnson Mackey NP Strategy Like most people, I’m looking forward to closing the book on 2020. While this year has been full of challenges, disappoints, and fear,…
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Planning for Public Affairs Success
December 8, 2020
By Seth Palmer NP Strategy A well-organized public affairs plan is a powerful tool that all organizations need to drive focus to important issues that affect their key audiences.…
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A Health Insurance Program for Medical Professionals – SCMA’s Members’ Insurance Trust
December 8, 2020
By William Render Executive Director for the SCMA Members’ Insurance Trust For nearly 40 years, the South Carolina Medical Association Members’ Insurance Trust (SCMA MIT) has been committed to…
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Can, and should, employers require that employees be vaccinated for Covid-19?
December 7, 2020
By David Dubberly As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalizes its review of two COVID-19 vaccines and prepares to authorize them for use, employers are asking if they…
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‘Tis the Season (for relevant content)
November 10, 2020
By Emily Eckert NP Strategy For my communications and marketing friends: anyone else struggling to get excited by content lately? This year has felt like a never-ending slog of…
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Compassionate Communication
October 27, 2020
By Kara Gormley Meador NP Strategy While my home base is no longer a cubical inside a television newsroom where eight monitors blast shows from all of the major…
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Are you prepared for open enrollment in a digital world?
October 15, 2020
By Andrew Monk, Manager Benefits Education The Cason Group With a global pandemic continuing to affect the workplace, many businesses will be conducting open enrollment for 2021 with a remote…
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Do you react or respond?
October 13, 2020
By Heather Matthews NP Strategy Do you react or respond? That question felt like a stab to my heart and almost made me fall off the treadmill one evening. …
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Responsibilities of Leadership: Navigating Business During Times of Societal Upheaval
October 12, 2020
By Brian T. King President and Owner of Carolinas-based A M King Today, we find ourselves in a period of societal crisis. Albeit this is a unique crisis, quite…
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