The most valuable lesson that I’ve learned thus far as a marketer was not obtained from one of the many courses I completed as an undergraduate student. It wasn’t through an internship (though my internship at Taylor was comparable to none, ha!) and it wasn’t discovered through Steve Jobs’ biography. Rather, I learned this lesson [...]
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Who says you can’t work and have fun at the same time? This winter I had the opportunity to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii and the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. How many people can say that they have been to both sporting events in their lifetime let alone in the same year! This NFL season [...]
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When I read the article’s headline in Popular Science , “A 3-D Printer Makes Customized Human Bones To Order,” I was beside myself. Yet another technological milestone in our advancement. While the device doesn’t print actual full bones, it does create “bone bridges.” These are implants that act like a wire frame for new bone [...]
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About a year and a half ago, I started attending a church here in Charlotte called Elevation. You can read the whole incredible story of the church’s formation here, but the 30-second version is a preacher named Steven and roughly a dozen of his friends heard a calling from the Lord to start a new [...]
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Siri doesn’t like me. Or maybe she just doesn’t understand me. Regardless, it’s not really working out between us. A few months ago, I made the leap from Blackberry to iPhone. It’s been an easy and gratifying transition, everything I’d hoped for — the intuitive design, the enhanced browser experience, the endless variety of apps. [...]
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Day 17. I’ve done it. I’ve managed, with the help of my wife (and dog?), to keep this wonderful new addition to the Manning family alive and breathing for 17 days. Super Father I am not, but I had super-size confidence heading into it all. I pictured myself rolling up the sleeves, taking on all [...]
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Time and people. Those are the two “products” of a communications agency. Here at Taylor, the people give their time, their brain power and sometimes a bit of elbow grease to move our client partners’ business forward. Last year, when the topic of volunteering and community service came up in the Charlotte office, we were [...]
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I’m not one of those girls that has to ask what a first down is, but I’m also not one of those girls that is so invested she cries at a missed field goal when it’s all on the line. (Although, UVA has taught me a lot about sports-related heartache.) For me, the Super Bowl [...]
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If you haven’t heard of Pinterest yet – you will. Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board that allows users to share images and videos that they find interesting, or inspiring. Think: mood board, but with a social component built in that allows you to easily share with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. While some people may have [...]
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Lauri’s Corner: Circle of Life
Circle of Life…. Since my last posting there has been a host of events happening personally and in current events. The untimely death of Superstar (Whitney Houston), the emerging of a potentially great basketball player (Jeremy Lin) & the birth of Brian Manning’s precious little girl – Riley. The common thread here is that they [...]
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