Category Archives: Just For Fun

23 Jul

How to Get the Best from Customer Service (or, You Get More Flies With Honey Than Vinegar)

By Libby Hagedon Social Media Strategist There comes a time when you’re working on a project and you find yourself stuck. It could be setting up a new TV, putting together a 176-piece IKEA table or in my case, trying to work out the final details of our new e-newsletter. And when you get stuck, […]

11 Jul

17 Things to do in Chicago, and How to Satisfy a Hot Dog Craving

Becky Fickenworth, APR Project Manager and Counselor Chicago is one of my family’s favorite places to trek for a long weekend. Only a five-hour drive from Cincinnati, there’s enough variety to please our three teenage boys— the foodie, the sports lover and a tough-to-satisfy 15-year-old. On a recent visit, we made our second visit to […]

5 Jul

Things I Can’t Live Without…and You Need Them Too! Part One

By Becky Fickenworth, APR Counselor and Project Manager I’m not what you’d consider an early adopter. You won’t find me camping out in line for the latest iPhone, saving my money to buy the latest fashion trend and I don’t think twice about buying used books or used cars. Not because I’m “afraid” of the […]

6 Jun

An Open Letter to the Dog

By Mimi Rasor, APR President Dear Dirk — There are so many things we adore about you being in the family.  Like the way you come running any time someone gets ice from the fridge dispenser.   And it’s adorable that you will put all of your being into chasing a stick…     Doing […]

25 Apr

I Like Surprises – As Long as I Know They’re Coming.

Becky Fickenworth, APR Counselor and Project Manager I wouldn’t say I’m in the same boat with Jane Austen who said, “Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable,” but for me, a little heads-up is always nice. I got thinking about surprises when I was walking to my […]

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3 great songs in (sometimes) great commercials

Erika Turan, APR Senior Account Executive An article from Business Insider on “10 hit songs you only know because they were in commercials” got me thinking about other songs that get your toe tapping when the commercial starts. A fantastic music choice in a commercial seals the brand’s identity. It can either be forgettable or […]

19 Feb

No More Peeps for Me: How I Gave Up People Magazine

By Libby Esterle Senior Account Executive The other night, my annual People magazine subscription renewal notice came in the mail to my husband’s chagrin. An example of previous years’ conversations: Him: “Why do you care about other people’s live so much? People you don’t know and will probably never meet? ” he’s asked several times […]