There’s been a lot of talk lately about the future of the newspaper industry. Certainly the closures of the Rocky Mountain News and the Seattle Post Intelligencer don’t bode well for the industry. However, ringing the death knell may be a bit premature. I am a big fan of newspapers. Perhaps that’s because I have [...]

I have been fortunate to serve as an elected official. Functioning on a local government board is probably the best way to understand the structure and budget required for government to run efficiently. Serving on the Silverthorne Planning Commission and Town Council taught me more about teamwork and communication than any job I’ve held. It’s [...]

WESTMINSTER, CO – December 10, 2008 – Trippe & Company LLC, announced that the company will focus its efforts on lending out highly skilled communications experts to companies that are just getting started or are undergoing transitions. The full-service communications agency has recently relocated its headquarters from Summit County to the Denver Metro area. “This [...]

Everyone seems to be looking for a crystal ball to help predict everything from when the stock market will rebound, to where the good jobs are, to who will lead the Republican Party. I’ll focus my prediction on one area – jobs – and my prediction for the best field is technology. I launched my [...]

Great marketing is never a given. To produce great work often tests your ability to argue, cajole or plead. It may even require you to put your job on the line or “fall on the sword”, so to speak. Perhaps that is why marketers can be a very misunderstood lot particularly by business journal editors [...]