Become a Master of Gratitude
November 29, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Can you attract more business without it costing you a dime? Absurd, you say. No, it’s simple, says our friend Ruth King. Show gratitude. Say thank…
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Quackenbush Architects receive 3 2020 AIA Columbia Design Awards
November 18, 2020
Quackenbush Architects + Planners received three American Institute of Architects Columbia awards for its innovative work on the Center for Health and Well-Being at the University of South Carolina, a…
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AllSouth Federal Credit Union hosts Food Drive for Harvest Hope
November 17, 2020
Food insecurity has increased significantly in our community over the past few months during the pandemic. To help meet this growing need, AllSouth Federal Credit Union donated $5,000 to benefit…
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Ignore your balance sheet at your own risk
November 12, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Do you check your profit and loss statements and balance sheets monthly? They tell you how profitable your business is, says our friend Ruth King. Your…
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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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Reporting the truth
November 9, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Good morning. Dr. Tracey Jones invited me to appear on her podcast. I don’t think she realized what a blabber mouth she was getting. But we…
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How to attract more Ideal Clients
November 4, 2020
By Jerry Bellune An inexpensive way to attract Ideal Clients is with a referral system. It’s expensive in terms of time. When you get busy it’s harder to find…
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Genesis Studios
October 28, 2020
We are a team of communication and media experts with the knowledge and experience to maximize the ability of all forms of media to work together, to complement one another…
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Concentrate on your Ideal Customers
October 28, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Every business has Ideal Customers. Knowledge of those customers is the starting point for all marketing strategies, says business consultant Bill Edmonds. To better understand your…
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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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Why do your customers buy from you?
October 23, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Our friend Ruth King says you need to know why your customers do business with you for 4 make-or-break reasons: 1. It defines your business…
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RSVP Carolinas poised to celebrate 20-year anniversary
October 23, 2020
An upcoming 20th business anniversary, a new home base for the company, and a strong growth plan have recently brought RSVP Carolinas providers Greg and Nancy Kilgore to Greenville. Poised…
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Greenville-based STORY working with SESCO and TRS on COVID-19 messaging
October 18, 2020
Web design and digital marketing agency STORY will be leading the branding efforts for a joint effort to help curb COVID-19. The STORY team is in the process of designing…
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Attract more prospects, more income
October 14, 2020
by Jerry Bellune Lead magnets can change how you do business and produce more income. It will attract more prospects to your sales funnel faster then you ever dreamed.…
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Riggs Partners announces 2020 CreateAthon® nonprofit clients
October 14, 2020
Five South Carolina nonprofit organizations will be the beneficiaries of pro bono marketing and communication services provided by Riggs Partners during its 23rd annual CreateAthon®. The marketing marathon…
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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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The Stoplight Project aims to help people express social distance comfort levels
October 11, 2020
NDB Association & Event Management recently announced the creation of The Stoplight Project, a campaign to bring awareness to the varying degrees of social distancing comfort levels in local communities.…
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The power of relentless rehearsal
October 7, 2020
By Jerry Bellune When our friend Michael Aun won the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking he had rehearsed his speech to family, friends and his dog, Author Rick…
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Blue Avenue
October 6, 2020
Full Service Marketing Firm specializing in Economic Development & Manufacturing Marketing.
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How to get high email open rates
September 30, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Have you heard marketers or bloggers brag about the high number of addresses on their email lists? I heard a blogger claim more than 5 million.…
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Show off your Stats! Using your organization’s data to create visual content
September 29, 2020
By Stephanie Heikkila Holman NP Strategy There’s something comforting about numbers, whether it’s the way they gently guide us to sleep as children counting sheep in our beds or…
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CarterTodd & Associates, Inc.
September 27, 2020
CarterTodd provides public relations, creative & branding, advertising, marketing, social media management, video production, and website development for clients throughout the country.
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3 ways to make a great 1st impression
September 23, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Good morning, fellow entrepreneurs. MaryEllen Tribby believes in making a great impression with 3 strategies. 1. Be generous. When you help others, “getting” will follow. It…
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DESA’s Diane Sumpter receives national Award for Lifetime Achievement
September 17, 2020
DESA, Inc. is pleased to announce that Diane E. Sumpter, its President and CEO, has been awarded the Abe Venable Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement by the US Minority Business…
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Harness the power of word-of-mouth
September 16, 2020
By Jerry Bellune A couple of our friends were discussing a German restaurant 45 minutes from our town. My wife and I miss German food since the only place…
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School, work, COVID, oh my
September 15, 2020
By Amanda Loveday NP Strategy I continue to read stories about the demise of the working mother. Every night I scan my Facebook and Twitter feeds before going to…
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CEO of ZWO launches new company, skillsgapp, to address skills-based talent shortages
September 13, 2020
Tina Zwolinski, CEO and founder of ZWO, a South Carolina-based branding and marketing firm, and Cynthia Jenkins, partner and CCO of ZWO, have launched skillsgapp, a company designed to address…
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Get your prospects to open their wallets
September 9, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Does your advertising really work? It may but the $5,000 question is, does it gain the results that you want? Our friend Ruth King had a…
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VentureSouth surpasses $50 million invested
September 9, 2020
VentureSouth announced a major milestone, as the early-stage investment group has now invested more than $50 million in early-stage companies in the Southeast. Recently announced investments in Threatswitch and Altis…
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Five Points Association launches new website showcasing the treasures of Five Points
September 9, 2020
The Five Points Association today announced the official launch of their updated website: fivepointscolumbia.com. The overhauled site includes additional features and information and will remain up-to-date with upcoming events, news,…
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David Hunt Creative moves to a new location in the Vista
September 9, 2020
After 20 years on Gervais Street in the Vista, David Hunt Creative has moved around the corner and up the block to 911 Lady Street. The firm provides comprehensive graphic…
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South Carolina Public Radio announces schedule updates
September 2, 2020
Three programs leaving lineup; two new programs to be introduced SC Public Radio (SCPR) has announced plans to update its schedule. Due to limitations caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Ignore your balance sheet at your own risk
September 2, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Do you only check your profit and loss statements? Your balance sheet tells you much more than your profit and loss statement, says our friend Ruth…
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Crisis Management in The Year of the Crisis
September 1, 2020
By Erin Sanders Senior Communications Advisor with NP Strategy As a professional crisis manager, I help organizations prepare for and avoid a variety of crisis situations. Despite all of…
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Turn antagonistic foes into ardent fans
August 26, 2020
By Jerry Bellune A business friend occasionally calls to invites me to lunch – and I know why. Across the table he says, “You know I never call you…
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Tina Emerson to serve as Chief Marketing Officer of Nexsen Pruet
August 25, 2020
Tina Emerson’s business-to-business communications experience spans almost 20 years, with the majority of her work developing business and building client relationships for law firms. With a sharp focus on client experience,…
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Say sayonara to Someday Island
August 19, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Covid-19 has given us the gift of reflection. We reflect on what we want from life. What are we willing to do to achieve it? Before…
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“I’ve Been Looking for You!” Social Media Privacy – and Other Things to Know
August 18, 2020
By Emily Eckert NP Strategy When’s the last time you thought about your social media privacy settings? If you’re like most people, it probably hasn’t crossed your mind since…
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Believe in yourself and what you offer
August 17, 2020
By Jerry Bellune The great success thinker Napoleon Hill wrote that to sell yourself and your products or services you must believe in yourself and your offerings’ true value. Hill,…
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InnoVision Awards Forum “Leading Beyond the Crisis” webinar series features Van Robotics – August 20
August 17, 2020Webinar Series – August 20 InnoVision Awards, a South Carolina-based organization that has focused on recognizing innovative SC companies for more than 20 years, is continuing its summer webinar series…
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South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families launches The Dad Facts Campaign
August 13, 2020
The Dad Facts campaign brings attention to a seldom-discussed subject which directly impacts the health, safety and well-being of children, families and communities. Research has shown that father absence can…
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Merritt McNeely advances to EVP at Flock and Rally
August 10, 2020
Flock and Rally, the full-service, women-owned creative agency based in Columbia, South Carolina, has promoted Merritt McNeely from VP of marketing to the role of executive vice president (EVP). In…
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Covid-19 opens doors to new opportunities
August 6, 2020
By Jerry Bellune Stephanie Hall is a genius at diversifying her business strategies in this pandemic. Before covid-19 halted her event rental business, she launched a luxury brand of…
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Scribble Season 2 Launch Party
August 4, 2020
Mark your calendars: Scribble is celebrating a second season of innovators on August 19th! When: August 19, 2020, 5:30P-7:00P What: Scribble Season 2 Launch Party The concept for Scribble started…
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Internal Communication Tips during COVID-19
August 4, 2020
By Jesica Johnson Mackey NP Strategy Effective and regular communication during COVID-19 is a must for any organization. As COVID-19 changes the daily operations of organizations, so should your…
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Stewart Marketing & Consulting LLC ~ Featured Listing
July 28, 2020
Brenda Stewart is an in-demand consultant, author and speaker whose passion is creating success for her clients and teaching them to do the same. She founded Stewart Marketing & Consulting…
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Why Stakeholder Engagement Matters
July 22, 2020
By Jean Cecil Frick NP Strategy I’ve long been a fan of the insights of author Seth Godin. Last week, one of his blog posts spoke to me: I…
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How to insult your best customers
July 22, 2020
By Jerry Bellune You can call them micro-insults – the tiny things that most annoy your customers. Sadly, unless you ask, you will never be able to correct them.…
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What a rubber duck can do for you
July 20, 2020
By Jerry Bellune What can we do to delight and surprise our customers? What will get them talking about our companies? It doesn’t have to cost much. The rubber…
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Your best covid-19 business strategy
July 8, 2020
By Jerry Bellune I’ll never forget the salesman who ended his presentation by asking for the names of 3 people who might use his products. I told him he…
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