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ECU vs Pepperdine Weekend

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 Posted in Personal | No Comments »

(Click images to enlarge) Statue outside of Dowdy Ficklen Stadium. Stands at Clack-LeClair Stadium. 1980 ECU Pirates. My dad is the last guy on the bottom row on the right. Locker after my dad. Locker room. Dugout with head Coach Billy Godwin. Stadium view from dugout. Pirates in ...

Learn a skill in college

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 Posted in Professional | 2 Comments »

I hate to tell you this, but college is about the last time until you're retired where you'll have as much free time. Instead of hitting up happy hours or playing Halo, why not take that time to learn a ...

Homemade light box

Sunday, February 13th, 2011 Posted in Photography, Uncategorized | No Comments »

I've always wanted to figure out how to take clean, bright, and clear digital product photos. So when I landed The Naked Monkey as a client, I offered to take photos of their product to enhance their website. Without going ...

2010 Lessons Learned

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 Posted in Business, Professional | 1 Comment »

As 2010 winds down I’ve decided to put together a list of lessons learned while running a business. Hopefully this list can serve as a resource for other entrepreneurs looking to start their own gig in 2011. Always, always, always get ...

Flying Solo

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 Posted in Personal | 2 Comments »

Yesterday marked a new era for MEDIAPLUG. Nicole started her new job as Social Media Specialist at Harrison College. It was a unique, but familiar feeling yesterday..working alone. I'm extremely happy for Nicole and her new career path. One of ...

What is a triggering campaign?

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 Posted in Blog, e-mail marketing, marketing | No Comments »

A triggering campaign, also known as a drip campaign,  is an event or a series of events that are triggered upon an action. We mainly see triggering campaigns as e-mail newsletters, but they can consist of numerous marketing practices. This ...

Learn To Say No

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in Business, Professional | 1 Comment »

A lot of my recent blog articles have been inspired by the book “Rework” written by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37Signals. One of their mini-chapters hits on the topic of learning how to say no. ...

WordPress Tutorial: How to change Permalinks

Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in wordpress | No Comments »

This video walks you through how to change Wordpress’ Permalinks. Permalinks are what control the way your URL through wordpress is displayed. A quick change to the default settings can clean up a messy URL.

There is no such thing as an Overnight Celebrity

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Posted in Business, Professional | No Comments »

Do you remember when Lil Jon came out with his first, what I would consider main stream, hit “Get Low” It swept the club scene during the spring/summer of 2003, but most people had never heard of Lil Jon. I ...

Meetings Are Like Chinese Finger Traps

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Professional | No Comments »

While running a business I have learned that meetings are the Chinese Finger Traps of a company. It looks like you can easily escape, but you’re wrong. Meetings last far too long and get off topic faster than a Nolan ...