Posts Tagged ‘competition’

“For Sale Buy Owner”

I remember an argument I had with my dad when I was a teenager. He had been teaching me how to do things every guy needs to know how to do; change a car’s oil, ride a motorcycle, build a chair … manly stuff. After a couple of these lessons, I was getting frustrated and... >> Read More

Insights from the Interns

In today’s competitive work force, it is strongly recommended to have at least one internship experience on your resume. But let me tell you something: an internship offer will not come in a pretty package with sparkly wrapping paper in your mailbox. You must take the initiative to seek out businesses that you are interested... >> Read More

Clients write copy in a parallel universe.

We, at Jajo, found ourselves traversing that parallel universe this past spring. We responded to a new business opportunity that indicated the client would provide the copywriting for the project. Most agencies wouldn’t typically be excited about entering into an agreement like this but we decided to embrace it as an opportunity to do something... >> Read More

Billionaires, millionaires and the rest of us.

I love sports and competition. I’ll get lost watching anything with a winner and a loser. I have a particular affinity for professional football. The players remind me of gladiators wearing helmets and armor, smashing into one another at increasingly higher rates of speed. The atmosphere is electric and at times the stadium noise can... >> Read More

If you like to win, read this.

Are you like me? As a professional in a small business, I often wonder how advice or “lessons” from international business leaders can be relevant to where I live and what I do every day. Many business leadership articles and books are focused on big strategies and philosophies that just don’t seem that applicable –... >> Read More

This headline was written by a gold medal winner.

A creative director I respect wrote a blog post about agencies that play in softball leagues. She made a connection between their success on the field to the lack of success of their work. You know, short man’s syndrome, or the idea that anyone who drives a Corvette is compensating for a deficit in another area of his life — or body. >> Read More