Published on December 3, 2018, at 4:45 p.m. by Ali Carden. On one Thursday morning each week, Slingshot’s employees can be found having breakfast together and staying up to date by listening to company and industry leaders. In 1995, this Dallas-based advertising agency began its journey of producing excellent creative work while being “fiercely independent,” […]
Published on January 17, 2019, at 12:34 p.m. by Emily Hillhouse. There’s no frustration quite like when your beloved laptop starts showing signs of deterioration. According to Gallup, 79 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 own laptops, while only 41 percent own desktop computers. And this gap is steadily becoming more disproportionate. Especially in […]
Published on November 30, 2018, at 11:40 a.m. by Emily Hillhouse. Maximizing productivity is not always easy, especially when there are distractions that keep you from focusing on the tasks at hand. If you feel you need to be in a quiet, distraction-free environment in order to work efficiently, you are not alone. Even in […]
Published on November 29, 2018, at 2:10 p.m. by Bri Roselius. Sweaty palms. Dry mouth. Stomach churning. The audience can smell the fear. Seconds inch by at a snail’s pace. Faces blur as the audience becomes a single, monstrous being rooting for your impending failure. Sound familiar? This is not how public speaking is meant to feel. […]
Published on November 28, 2018, at 7:50 a.m. by Ali Carden. Atlanta, Dallas and Athens are all homes to Jackson Spalding, an agency with a goal to “help brands bring meaningful experiences to life.” As noted on its website, “In the summer of 1995, eight like-minded people decided there had to be a better way […]
Published on November 27, 2018, at 9:10 a.m. by McClelland Schilling. The holidays are right around the corner, and I can practically smell the evergreen and home-cooked meals. But as my desire for eggnog and gift exchanges grows, so does my anxiety at the thought of holiday small talk. “When do you graduate?” […]
Published on November 20, 2018, at 9:15 p.m. by Anna Jones. Out-groups and in-groups are part of everyday public relations, and while the in-group is usually the easier of the two to work with, both the out-group and the in-group are extremely valuable to the success of a company. In order to understand the value […]
Published on November 20, 2018, at 8:10 a.m. by Emily Hillhouse. Clickbait is everywhere — scroll through Twitter, Facebook or any news site, and take in how many headlines boast information one “will not believe” or conceal important details with the promise of answers in exchange for a click. Gone are the days where the […]
Published on November 19, 2018, at 3:40 p.m. by Reagin Edwards. Halloween has passed, Christmas decorations are hitting the stores, and there are even some radio stations already playing Christmas music. There is one holiday that seems to go overlooked year after year. That holiday is Thanksgiving. In a few weeks, families will come together, […]
Published on November 19, 2018, at 3:21 p.m. by Ali Carden. Social media is the source of so many different types of content, from news to trends to family updates. According to a Zephoria Digital Marketing blog, “4.75 billion pieces of content are shared daily” on Facebook. With this amount of information constantly being consumed […]
