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Ed recently found video from my dad’s 70th surprise birthday party from October 7, 2005. He found it when he was filming during my dad’s funeral this past December. Ed uses his video camera but with iPhones and digital camera these days he has multiple ways to film. My dad was truly surprised by his […]

Tuesday is the most productive day of the work week. The theory is that people tend to plan their weeks on Monday and by Friday their minds are already on the weekend. That might be true from some but I don’t think the majority of people operate that way. In a recent piece by Michelle […]

AMM Communications LLC is fast approaching our two-year anniversary. June 1 marks the official day. If you had told me three years ago I would be a business owner, I would have said “Get out of here! I don’t have what it takes.” Well, Lady Luck or Lady Fate — whatever your preference — dealt […]

One of my clients, Kelsey Cottrell Realty Group, is owned by a dynamic duo – Kevin Cottrell and Stephanie Combs. They are the leading independently owned residential real estate agency in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Their approach to residential real estate is setting the local real estate market on its ear. They are trailblazers […]

Last month, I met with a prospect where I felt we made a good connection and had a strong shot at earning their business. They interviewed several other agencies. Another firm was selected. (They choose a great independently owned firm in St. Louis, and I know they will receive strong public relations results.) I was […]

In communications, one of the first questions I ask when meeting with prospective clients is, “Who is your target audience?” The second is, “Who is your competition?” The reason that these two questions are asked in tandem is that not all of their competitors are serving the same client base. This month USA Today has […]