Category Archives: projects

Nancy Tag’s Ad Critique book & an upcoming Dialogue

More news coming soon re my Dialogue with Nancy Tag, Associate Professor in the Media & Communications Arts Department at The City College of New York, CUNY and author of the recently published, Ad Critique. Nancy and I met through The City College of New York where she interviewed me to be an adjunct in 2009. We’ve continued […]

Less Pirate, More Cowgirl

Cowgirl: Over the centuries, differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, the cowboy’s equipment and techniques also adapted, though many classic traditions are still preserved today. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy) Pirate: Those who […]

Beyond social media ‘crap chatter’

Marketers are struggling to foster deep social media connections with consumers. Perhaps it’s time for a little strategic planning. Here’s the deal- 1) Behavior is based on motivation. 2) Despite the proliferation of social media options, social behavior has not changed. I speak to folks a lot about this. IMO, social media behavior reflects actual […]

AlixCompany- a snapshot of our services

More about our deliverables via the About AlixCompany doc-

AlixCompany in 2011 & 2012 Goals

On Thursday, I attended a small business event which inspired me to create a brief run-down of 2011 progress, wins, lessons, and AlixCompany goals for 2012. I see great things for AlixCompany in the coming year and do hope you will continue to read and join me as it happens. Progress: The year started off with […]

There’s no more “away”

A few Thursday thought-space shares: – What does “throw away the garbage” mean today? – It’s all indexable: Google now indexes public comments made on websites that use Facebook, Disqus and other add-ons – The cost of ‘free’ // you get what you pay for and ‘for free’ is costing more