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I recently had the pleasure of listening to Lou Tice from The Pacific Institute speak about achieving one’s full potential. The Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) event, held in Seattle, included members from the Vancouver BC, Seattle and Portland chapters. While I’m always impressed with EO presenters at educational events, I was particularly struck by the serendipitous [...]

I have to say that I’m impressed with with Portland’s Movers by Moov. Last fall, we used Moov based on a friend’s recommendation. During the move, the crew were friendly and professional, but managed to damage a few things in the moving process. Initially, the owner discounted the total bill when we informed him that [...]

A few months ago I received an email from a former Intel client contact. He was looking at getting away from his high tech background and do something completely new. That idea became ChineseRiceWine.com, a wholesaler and retailer of Chinese Rice Wine. I sat down with Thurman recently to ask him about his latest venture.
Kent: [...]

Having just finished Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Outliers: The Story of Success, my head is spinning once again. As Gladwell has done in the past with The Tipping Point and Blink, he managed to get me thinking about whole new ways of living and doing business. In that vein, The Outliers successfully argued that we [...]

Search engine marketing agency Anvil Media Inc. scored big in the 2009 edition of Portland Business Journal’s Book of Lists, appearing on 4 separate lists:
-10th Fastest Growing Private Company (ranked by percentage of growth 2005-2007)
-12th Largest Interactive Agency (ranked by 2007 revenue)
-15th in Corporate Philanthropy (ranked by cash donations for companies under $10 million in [...]

I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating recently on a project with Portland’s own Ronald J Sloy, financial advisor, philanthropist and sports legend. Ron recently sat with me for an interview about playing baseball for a public school in Portland and being drafted by Montreal.
Kent: Ron, thanks for sharing your time to inform us about your [...]

When most people think about privacy and security online, it’s in the context of protecting children from sexual predators. While this issue is of great concern, it’s not as prevalent a problem as online identity theft and fraud. Younger generations are more susceptible to identity theft than older generations. College students are 27% more likely [...]

A company of smart and talented people are walking through the dark and bumping into barriers.  They’ve figured out their own individual ways to adapt to the dark and navigate around these barriers as best as they can.  But, this is negatively affecting the company as a whole, as reflected by the numbers.  So in attempt [...]

If you’re looking for a new career due to the economy, or are interested in honing your marketing skills, Portland State University (PSU) has a course for you. The Professional Development Center (PDC) is hosting a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 5th & 12th. In that workshop, [...]

Formic Media Inc, a Portland-based search engine marketing (SEM) agency servicing small and local businesses, is now hiring for two primary positions. The job openings are currently posted on CraigsList:
SEM Account Executive
SEM Specialist
For more information about Formic Media, visit the SEM SMB blog. To apply, follow the instructions on the job postings. Stay tuned for [...]