http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog Ramblings from advertising marketing and public relations Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:17:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Your agency is worth every cent you pay them if: • They answer the phone when you call and you have their office and mobile numbers • They actually speak with you and use email as a secondary means of communication • They make time for you, making you feel ... http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=9 On an almost daily basis I scratch my head and chortle (love that word) when I read about yet another new "Full Service" Advertising Agency opening in the local market. As any agency person worth anything would do, I immediately go online to check them out. Invariably, I ... http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=5 Why does everyone have a blog? Yes, I spent time designing and making sure we had a blog like every good advertising agency should, but I am referring to the personal blogs. People who spend endless time posting entries, links, photos and videos about their life or their family. ... http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=1 I am more and more amazed by the total disintegration of manners – not just saying please and thank you or holding open a door for the person coming in behind you, but by the complete lack of courtesy in the business world. I cannot count the number of ... http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=6 Okay, my absolute biggest pet peeve is the use of certain words and the correct spelling for them in specific scenarios. I have a couple that drive me crazy – words that are plural as they stand like anyway and toward – there are no circumstances where anyways or ... http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=8 It seems as if we are all moving toward relationships that will be based solely on electronic modes of communication. Go figure. Way too George Orwell for me, I still prefer a mix of all forms of contact but still feel the need to pick up the telephone more ... http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=7 Is this going on everywhere in the country? http://www.imacreative.net.whsites.net/blog/?p=4