http://www.trippecompany.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:22:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Social media relations continues to rage among the the marketing community. I do believe that this medium can work when used appropriately. But I also feel that Twitter is one of the more overhyped sites that may not be delivering the goods. Jon Swartz - a topnotch technology reporter for USA ... http://www.trippecompany.com/forty-percent-of-twitter-posts-pointless/ As the purpose of this blog is educational, we will now be adding stories which we feel are worth reading and may get missed based on all of the activities we manage are part of our daily lives. This is a recent editorial from USA Today on the healthcare bill. Here’s a ... http://www.trippecompany.com/public-option%e2%80%99-veers-into-fantasyland/ WESTMINSTER, CO – August 18, 2009 – Trippe & Company LLC (www.trippecompany.com) today announced the company has designed a new logo for the Ralston Valley Pom Squad and donated it to the team. “The agency does so much work in the technology industry that we often need a different creative ... http://www.trippecompany.com/trippe-company-donates-logo-to-ralston-valley-pom-squad/ One of my dearest friends died in April. This has been one of the longest and hardest experiences of grief I’ve ever endured. Now that I’m finally feeling a bit better I have been enjoying getting in touch with old friends via Facebook – one of the social media sites ... http://www.trippecompany.com/236/ Right now the U.S. is in a heated debate over healthcare. As a small business owner and professional communicator, with clients in the healthcare industry I am following this issue very closely. I find the amount of disinformation raging on all media fronts disturbing indeed. In spite of what some ... http://www.trippecompany.com/communications-and-misinformation-are-not-the-same/ A few days ago, USA Today featured a story on the problems with security on Twitter. Trippe & Company is fortunate to work with one of the premiere security software companies and because of our work with this client, know only too well the security holes that can exist in ... http://www.trippecompany.com/social-media-safety/ A few days ago I bought a new car. Now this may not seem to be a reason for a blog posting, but the automobile industry has certainly been in the news and has one of the most established buying cycles in any industry. So, it was interesting to see ... http://www.trippecompany.com/new-way-to-buy-cars/ People who create viruses have always been the bottom feeders of the Internet industry, closely associated with spammers. Because of the growing problem, laws now exist that penalize anyone sending unsolicited email, who doesn’t provide an opt-out feature to ensure that names/emails are not given away without your permission. There is ... http://www.trippecompany.com/mylife-website-is-a-virus/ One of the most important and difficult marketing lessons to learn is creative management. I spent many years focused on this specific skill, as I discovered the creative side of strategic communications is the one area in which corporate marketing people make the most mistakes. Unfortunately, creative mistakes can be ... http://www.trippecompany.com/five-rules-to-get-the-most-from-your-creative-budget/ I’m the first to admit that I was born in the wrong century. I love dinner parties with fine china and Waterford crystal, dressing up and hand-written notes with beautiful stationary. I expect every proper lady to own at least one pair of white gloves (two is preferable because I ... http://www.trippecompany.com/proper-social-media-etiquette/