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I haven’t had  the best luck when it comes to dining out on the Oregon Coast, particularly in Cannon Beach. My bad luck streak ended at The Lumberyard Rotisserie and Grill.  When it comes to Cannon Beach restaurants, there are a handful of viable options, but none as holistically good as The Lumberyard. Perhaps it’s [...]

It all starts with a simple idea: movable type, television, Internet and $4 coffee. Everyone has big ideas, but few people are able to capitalize on them. Typically, this is because they lack the confidence, support and initiative to carry. Social media now offers unprecedented opportunities to share and refine ideas, and take them to [...]

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If you have a brand that is spending money on media, you’ve obviously spent a lot of time figuring out how to get the most out of that investment. We’ve professionalized the art of buying media. But social media is different. Buying ads on [...]

I recently returned from my first trip to Asia, and feel obligated to share the most amazing customer service story of my life. I was invited to teach a 2-day search engine marketing workshop in Singapore & Hong Kong by Pacific Conferences.
While in Singapore, I elected to stay at The Pan Pacific Hotel. I was [...]

To prepare for Internet Strategy Forum Summit West July 24th at The Governor Hotel, I’m hosting a series of interviews with keynote speakers for this year’s theme, Titans of E. My second interview is with Katherine Durham, Vice President of Marketing, Imaging & Printing Group, Americas at Hewlett-Packard.
Q: Please give us a brief background of [...]

To prepare for Internet Strategy Forum Summit West July 24th at The Governor Hotel, I’m hosting a series of interviews with keynote speakers for this year’s theme, Titans of E. My first interview is with Lisa Welchman, Founding Partner of WelchmanPierpoint.
Q: Please give us a brief background of your career; how did you end up [...]

For the second consecutive year, search engine and social media marketing agency, Anvil Media, ranked in Portland Business Journal’s Fastest-Growing Private 100 Companies. At the PBJ Fastest Growing Companies awards reception, Anvil received recognition as the 32nd fastest growing private company in Oregon. Anvil has received previous recognition from Portland Business Journal, including 10th Fastest [...]

A few years ago, I wrote down a few dozen life goals. One was to have a meaningful conversation with one or both of two authors I idolize: Malcolm Gladwell and Seth Godin. A few months later, I dropped Seth Godin a line to see if he would be interested in speaking at a local [...]

Ellington Leather CEO Mike Edwards has an interesting professional journey to say the least. He began his career as a buyer at May Department Stores, working his way up the food chain at Target, CompUSA,  Golfsmith, West Marine and Jo Ann Stores before transitioning into the executive suite at lucy activewear.
As CEO at lucy, he [...]

Brooks Brothers, established in 1818, is known for high quality, ready-to-wear American fashions. One thing Brooks Brothers is not known for is sales, discounts or coupons. All the more reason I was pleased to hear through an associate, that they are having a Friends & Family special event,  where you can save 30% on purchases [...]