Infinity Marketing welcomes Robin Cole as Senior Director of Integrated Services
February 23, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, recently welcomed Robin Cole as Senior Director of Integrated Services. With more than 30 years of business experience, she is…
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Kiawah River announces new hospitality manager
February 19, 2021Kiawah River, a new waterfront community on Johns Island and the region’s first agrihood, announced that Brittany Nelson has been hired as the community’s hospitality manager. In her role, Nelson…
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FUEL announces leadership promotions
February 18, 2021FUEL, a Greenville-based marketing agency specializing in branding and marketing solutions, recently announced the promotion of two of its leaders. Mary Church Cornette has been promoted to vice president/creative director,…
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Your abominable No-Man
February 17, 2021By Jerry Bellune When it comes big bucks CEOs, you could not pick a pair more different than Angelo Mozilo and Warren Buffett. Angelo founded Countrywide Financial, a giant…
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Nancye Bailey earns Certified Association Executive credential
February 16, 2021ASAE has announced that Nancye Bailey, President of NDB Association & Event Management, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE®) designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the…
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Infinity Marketing adds Two Way Radio Center to client roster
February 16, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing firm, recently welcomed Two Way Radio Center as a new client. The agency is providing the radio supplier with media campaigns focusing on lead…
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A lifetime of lessons in stakeholder management
February 15, 2021By 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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AFP Central Carolina Chapter welcomes 2021 Board Members
February 14, 2021The Association of Fundraising Professionals of Central Carolina recently announced the 2021 Board Member slate as well as three new members Elizabeth Blake Dudek, Latasha Taste, and Mimi Slade. The…
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Beth Thomason joins FUEL as public relations director
February 11, 2021FUEL, a marketing agency in Greenville specializing in branding and marketing solutions, is pleased to announce that Beth Thomason, APR, has joined its team as public relations director. In this…
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Crawford welcomes Katie Disper as senior account supervisor
February 10, 2021Crawford, a full-service strategic marketing agency based in Greenville, recently welcomed Katie Disper as senior account supervisor. In this role, Disper will lead the development of strategic marketing plans for…
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Maddie Hilliard joins Flock and Rally as project coordinator
February 10, 2021Maddie Hilliard has been hired as a project coordinator at Flock and Rally, the full-service, women-owned communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, South Carolina. Since joining the firm as…
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Mission Lexington announces LRAH #Eracehunger event – April 15-18
February 10, 2021Mission Lexington announced information for this year’s Race Against Hunger Event. Due to Covid restrictions, this year’s event will be a self-paced race event. It will take place from April…
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Colliers unveils new visual identity
February 9, 2021Colliers launches brand refresh built to “own the blue” for years to come Charleston/Columbia/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – Colliers (NASDAQ and TSX: CIGI) announces the launch of a new visual identity as…
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Infinity Marketing honored with six SIA Awards
February 9, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, won six awards in the 2021 Service Industry Advertising (SIA) Awards competition for projects in influencer marketing, community relations and…
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A Conversation with Teresa Coles, The Responsible Brand Toolkit
February 9, 2021One thing we know from 2020 is that there is a rising tide of consciousness in our society today, resulting in the very real need for businesses to lead with…
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The Value of Going the Extra Mile
February 4, 2021By 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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FUEL promotes Meredith Kinsey to president and COO
February 4, 2021FUEL, a Greenville-based marketing agency specializing in branding and marketing solutions, recently announced the promotion of Meredith Kinsey to president and COO effective immediately. Warren Griffith will continue as CEO.…
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Infinity Marketing promotes Shannon Nissen and Katie Beliles
February 4, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, named Shannon Nissen as Integrated Marketing Manager and Katie Beliles as Integrated Marketing Supervisor. These promotions will further the agency’s…
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How to attract your Ideal Customers
February 4, 2021By Jerry Bellune Knowing your Ideal Customer is critical to attracting and retaining them. Our friend Bill Edmonds advises you to narrow your research to better understanding of your…
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The Value of Going the Extra Mile
February 2, 2021By 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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Infinity Marketing welcomes six spring interns
February 2, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, has six interns for the spring semester across several departments throughout the agency. Alex King comes to Infinity as a…
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Infinity Marketing expands partnership with Cancer Survivors Park Alliance
January 29, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, is excited to strengthen its partnership with Cancer Survivors Park Alliance (CPSA) through campaign support and the addition of Cassie…
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Gain new customers without costs
January 28, 2021By Jerry Bellune Russell Brunson started his 1st business while in college. Now he owns 3 online businesses and probably will start several more. That’s what entrepreneurs do. Russell…
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Gain new customers without costs
January 27, 2021By Jerry Bellune Russell Brunson started his 1st business while in college. Now he owns 3 online businesses and probably will start several more. That’s what entrepreneurs do. Russell…
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Hughes Agency expands with four new team members
January 26, 2021Hughes Agency, a full-service public relations, marketing, advertising and event management firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Morgan Fields, Natalyn Klump, and Lauren Knight as senior account executives…
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Push Digital announces launch of new strategy agency Laurens Group
January 26, 2021Push Digital pivots to media and advertising; Announces new hires, staff promotions Charleston, SC — Wesley Donehue, founder and CEO of Push Digital, announces the launch of Laurens Group—a strategic…
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Statewide public relations firm relocates to the City of Cayce
January 26, 2021MPA Strategies, a statewide public relations firm, has opened a new office at 2025 State Street in the City of Cayce. The firm, founded in 2011, offers clients a wide…
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Infinity Marketing welcomes two new team members
January 26, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, recently expanded its Web and Media Departments with the addition of Chase Martin, Lead Front End Developer and Jonathan Bolton,…
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Crawford welcomes Samantha Ferland as office manager
January 26, 2021Crawford, a full-service marketing and branding agency, recently welcomed Samantha Ferland as office manager. In this role, she is responsible for being the primary resource for a number of activities…
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Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) promotes Zach Allen to Account Executive
January 21, 2021Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) announced that Zach Allen has been promoted to Account Executive. He will support strategic planning, media relations initiatives and day-to-day operations for clients in the company’s…
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What we can learn from Walt Disney
January 20, 2021By Jerry Bellune When you think of being visionary, compare your vision with Walt Disney’s vision for Disneyland 65 years ago: “Physically, Disneyland is to be a small world…
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Using SEO to Improve your Website Strategy
January 19, 2021By 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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Longtime ESPN executive Rob Temple to join FishBait as CEO of combined agencies
January 18, 2021Robert B. (Rob) Temple, a longtime senior executive at ESPN, is joining FishBait Marketing as their new Chief Executive Officer and equity partner. As part of this deal, FishBait Marketing…
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Help ‘Fight the Spread’ in Laurens County
January 15, 2021The Laurens County Development Corporation, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce, Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital, and local leaders and municipalities are once again working together to encourage those who…
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Leave no money on the table
January 13, 2021By Jerry Bellune Whatever happened to Joyce who used to do business with us? No, she didn’t die. She just quit doing business with us. Why? Did we do…
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New Year New Plan: How to Use Social Media Insights for updated 2021 Content
January 12, 2021By 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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Infinity Marketing enhances analytics team with new members
January 12, 2021Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, recently expanded its Analytics Team by transitioning current-employee Aimee Foster’s role and hiring intern Curtis Wright as Analytics Coordinators. “We…
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AllSouth Federal Credit Union now serves Orangeburg County
January 12, 2021AllSouth Federal Credit Union announced the expansion of their field of membership to include Orangeburg County. AllSouth now proudly serves nine counties in the Midlands area to include Calhoun, Fairfield,…
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Endeavor hosts virtual Collaborators & Cocktails with TED Talks Daily podcast host and NPR newswoman Elise Hu
January 11, 2021Endeavor, a coworking space in downtown Greenville’s LEED-certified ONE tower, announces that it will host its next Collaborators & Cocktails speaker series with TED Talks Daily podcast host and NPR…
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3 success strategies for 2021
January 6, 2021By Jerry Bellune Business owners and managers who survived and thrived in 2020, says our friend Ruth King, used these 3 simple strategies: 1. They paid close attention to…
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Infinity Marketing presents Let’s Talk Influencer Marketing – January 13
January 5, 2021Infinity Marketing will launch their 2021 educational Let’s Talk series by presenting Let’s Talk Influencer Marketing via webinar on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 11 AM ET. The event will…
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New Year New Plan: How to Use Social Media Insights for updated 2021 Content
January 5, 2021By 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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Take care of your dollars in 2021
January 4, 2021By Jerry Bellune A business broker friend congratulated us on our financial management during the 2020 pandemic. He said we did not lose near as much money as many…
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Early Christmas gift – make it their idea
December 23, 2020By Jerry Bellune When our friend Mac Toole was serving as a SC lawmaker, he had a wise strategy. He would set out to convince one of the top…
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Looking Back to Plan Ahead: Preparing for Success in 2021
December 22, 2020By 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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Cut Throat Marketing
December 21, 2020Since 2017, when Cut Throat Marketing was awarded “Best New Business for 2017” by the Greater Irmo Chamber Gala Awards, we have offered cutting edge marketing and unparalleled results. Search…
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Chernoff Newman promotes three long-term senior leaders
December 21, 2020To mark the closing of an unprecedented year, Chernoff Newman is announcing the promotion of three long-term employees on its senior leadership team. The integrated marketing communications agency has offices…
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Laurel Smith joins Infinity Marketing as SEO Specialist
December 17, 2020Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, is pleased to have Laurel Smith join the team as SEO Specialist, working closely with the firm’s Web Team to…
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An early Christmas gift parable
December 16, 2020By Jerry Bellune Here’s another early Christmas gift to help you end a dark year on a bright note. The great physicist Albert Einstein spent most of his life…
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Infinity Marketing debuts four new client websites
December 15, 2020Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, recently launched several new websites for a variety of clients. Infinity’s Web Team continues to produce responsive and intuitive websites,…
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