2008 June

I recently headed through downtown Portland to a SMART board meeting, and I made the mistake of parking at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower instead of at the Fox Tower, the location of my meeting. I thought I saw on the Hilton Portland Hotel sign that they charge $8 for evenings. After [...]

Hallie and I attended The Portland Business Journal’s 2008 Fastest Growing Private 100 Companies reception tonight at Portland Art Museum. We represented Anvil Media, the only search engine marketing (SEM) firm to make the PBJ Fastest Growing 100 List. Needless to say, we were pleasantly surprised with the outcome. After watching clients [...]

I just spent a little time this morning reviewing my schedule and noticed I’ll be attending, exhibiting or speaking at quite a few events over the summer. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a few of the events with you here, so you can plan accordingly.
07.16 - pdxMindShare
07.16 - SEM for SMB [...]

I recently had the opportunity to swing by Horsepower Freaks (HPF) global headquarters near the Portland Airport. The shop is expansive, yet supported by a lean and mean team. After a walk-through of the facilities, we headed out back to the garage, where a few BMWs and imports were in various stages of [...]

I recently returned from a well-planned and successful family vacation to Disneyland Park & Resort in lovely Anaheim CA. After tons of research on the best hotels, rides and food, my wife developed a comprehensive integrated Disneyland visitation strategy that included a stay at the Doubletree Hotel (two shuttle stops from the park) and [...]