Innovation is the way of life.  Our species has been innovating for hundreds of thousands of years.
With all that experience, why can innovation seem so amoeba-like: tough to wrap your arms around, messy to manage with ever-moving boundaries?  Read More

When Bulldog Reporter posted Innovation Matters: Biz Leaders Excel at Getting Innovation to Market—but Companies Aren’t Seeing ROI, I was simultaneously thrilled and disheartened. Thrilled with the report that almost two-thirds of global organizations see innovation as central to survival; disheartened that just 28% report success in innovation driving growth and increased revenue.  Read More

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou
I love that quote. And it’s how I try to live my life. So it’s great that I work somewhere that also has those values. Case in point is our recent 95th anniversary celebration. Read More

Everyone in the office knows. They are okay with it.  And they didn’t tell me.  Read More

I’m wondering if it’s a good thing to comprehend great differences in the creation and delivery of advertising content over the past – yikes – 35 years. Read More

Smartargeting™, a direct marketing company and subsidiary of Bozell, an integrated marketing communications company, received a gold AMBIT for the VP Builders Recruitment Program at the Kansas City Direct Marketing Association’s (KCDMA) 2009 AMBIT Awards on March 24.

It is hard to believe that it is April already. Unpredictable weather, precious warm sunny days, Easter and award ceremonies mark the change of seasons. Even though Bozell strongly feels that awards are not our first priority, they are a reality of the world of marketing communications. Bozell will be recognized in seven categories at the upcoming American Marketing Association (AMA) Pinnacle Awards ceremony.

Omaha World Herald
By Stefanie Monge
World-Herald Staff Writer
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208&u_sid=10597964
“Networking can be a useful tool for finding a job, turning up new customers and making new business contacts, especially during an economic downturn.
“It becomes a crucial part of doing business,” said Barbara Foster, lead business development specialist at the Nebraska district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.” Read More

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce will honor more than 20 businesses and individuals at a luncheon May 12 at the Holiday Inn, 72nd and Grover Streets.