It's the social medium that no one loves, but everyone in the business world feels they must be on -- LinkedIn. You may say that you wouldn't pay 26 dollars for LinkedIn, but maybe that's because you're not the sort who makes billions to start with. Microsoft sees it differently:... read more →
Jun
13
Jun
10
Normally, we marketers try to make things as visually appealing as possible -- our own Brian Murrell sees to that for ADCO's clients. Attractive colors that complement each other are an important part of his toolbox. But what if the task at hand was to make consumers want to turn... read more →
Jun
10
As embarrassing as his admission of cluelessness here is, we thought we'd share this from our own Brad Warthen's political blog: I saw the reporting on this Tweet from Hillary Clinton, in reply to Donald Trump: Delete your account. https://t.co/Oa92sncRQY — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 9, 2016 ... and I... read more →
Jun
01
What's the worst your landlord can do to you? Forbid you to have a pet? Refuse to fix the leaky faucet? Nag you for the rent? Toss you out for nonpayment? Forget the old cliches. There's an apartment complex in Salt Lake City that is forging a whole brave new... read more →
May
27
You've seen it in The State. You've read more about it in Free Times. And now, it won't be long. Very soon, The Root Cellar will open in Lexington in the former location of Stephano's restaurant, 420 Columbia Ave. This brings something entirely new to Lexington. As Free Times reports:... read more →
May
25
The Music Barn off Senate Street Wednesday night was the scene of Joel Lourie's going-away party as he prepares to leave the S.C. Senate after 18 years in the Legislature. There was an impressive, bipartisan turnout. Among the Republicans turning out to honor the Democrat was Speaker Jay Lucas. Veteran... read more →
May
19
Columbia Regional Business Report had another of its periodic Power Breakfasts this morning at the Marriott downtown, this one featuring four of the Midlands' mayors as panelists. We'd tell you what they had to say about what's happening in our community, but Emile DeFelice of Soda City, who sat at... read more →
May
18
We continue to enjoy the many ways local folks adopt and adapt the Famously Hot brand we created for the Midlands Authority for Conventions. Sports & Tourism. This week, we were particularly delighted to hear one of Cathy Bradberry's Earth Sense podcasts on S.C. ETV Radio. In the podcast for... read more →
May
17
This is exciting news for those of us who are addicted to Twitter -- and it's long overdue. How many times have you carefully honed a Tweet to well under 140 characters, only to have it disqualified with you add the necessary photo or link that inspired the post? Did... read more →
May
17
More than a million dollars worth of paintings that went missing from our client Hobcaw Barony 13 years ago have turned up and been restored -- but the mystery of their disappearance remains. Mount Pleasant's ABCNews4 reports: A 1932 oil painting of [Belle Baruch] and her horse Souriant by artist... read more →







