Had a discussion with some smart people the other day. Turns out that when your favorite supermarket places food on the shelf marked “organic," they may actually be stretching the truth. Many pesticides and a few steroids and related toxins may still be used in some of this organic food. 

It’s official! As of 2015, everyone has a website. Every company, every brand, every entity ever is now on the World Wide Web. With the introduction of cost-effective tools, like Wix and Squarespace, people have begun building good-looking websites for cheap.

“I have not been involved and cannot imagine being involved in anything with greater import than the tobacco litigation.” This thought, articulated by former Attorney General of Oklahoma Drew Edmondson, sums up the experience of those involved with some of the proudest chain of decisions in Oklahoma history.

You aren't creative are you?

As a kid, I always wanted to play cards with a deck that included the Joker. We used it as our wildcard, meaning that we could determine it to be whatever card you wanted it to be. Some might say that the Joker leveled the playing field, giving lesser players a chance at the game.

Think back to when your business began using social media - what were you trying to achieve?

HOW Interactive Design Conference in lovely San Francisco and in one of our sessions we were asked this question. I’ll tell you I immediately thought of our very own Kregg Lee. The dude can flat out draw.

2014 saw the “rebranding” of several major consumer companies. From carb-loaded restaurant concepts to antiquated technology retailers. It’s apparent that there are just as many sophisticated marketers successfully repositioning companies, as there are people who still don’t understand the difference between a new logo and a revised brand.

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Hopefully you read this headline several different ways. That was intentional. In the past we have, mistakenly, been called “6” Marketing and Branding due to “V and I” being misinterpreted for the Roman numeral “6”. Lately that seems strangely apropos. VI Marketing and Branding was recently recognized as the “6^th best workplace in Oklahoma” for small businesses.

Every company needs a crisis communications plan.

Do you own technology or does technology own you? One of my favorite things to do is to walk through our office and talk marketing with our smart staff. One day last week, I got sucked into a discussion on technology, the many benefits and corresponding evils. As a marketer, it pays to pay attention to the powerful millennials and their technology habits (addiction).