By Stacey Piper and Carolyn McBride Artificial intelligence has infiltrated the marketing world. The wolf is at the door—and all over the headlines. AI writers are making the short list among job applicants and scoring higher than humans on MBA exams. For a while, we tried to ignore it. Some of us …
By Stacey Piper While many in-person fitness franchises shuttered during the pandemic, boutique gyms are taking off, providing smaller group sessions focused on one or two types of exercises. Look around and you’ll see yoga studios, cycle bars, and many other specialized workout regimens, including Pure Barre. Pure Barre combines …
By Stacey Piper Since school starts before Labor Day, we take our end-of-summer beach trip to the Outer Banks in early August. This year with three tween-age girls, the week was filled with floating movie nights in the pool, TikTok dance videos, and crab walks by flashlight. Summer is still …
By Stacey Piper and Denise Willard Marketing communications firms come in many shapes and sizes. Some are full-service, while others specialize in niche skillsets. Some work only on projects, while others require a minimum monthly retainer. And some work collaboratively with in-house resources, while others must manage all aspects of …
By Stacey Piper Spring in Washington is always so refreshing and somehow unexpected, bursting with surprises, despite the fact that I’ve experienced this seasonal cycle for more than 30 years living in Virginia. At the same time that humans are trying to adjust to the lost hour of sleep on …
By Stacey Piper and Nicholas Kosar Web development and web design practices emerge one year and solidify as trends or fade away as fads in nearly every industry. It can be confusing for businesses to prioritize their best practices approach to building effective websites. Fortunately, GovCon and AEC have the …
By Stacey Piper Even before I put away the Halloween decorations this year, the stores were already stocked with Christmas decorations. The press is issuing dire warnings that there won’t be any gifts on the shelves for procrastinators due to pandemic-impacted supply chains. In other words, if you haven’t finished …
By Stacey Piper The world is selling secrets. Advertisers bombard us with promises: the secret to a happy marriage, to retiring early, to looking younger, to losing weight. We’re ingrained to seek that special “something” that will be the answer, the solution, the magic equation, the be-all and end-all. I …
by Line Storgaard-Conley and Stacey Piper Step 1 – Outline your goals. Use the S.M.A.R.T. goal method to develop achievable goals: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound Step 2 – Develop your budget. Decide how much you want to invest in social media marketing: Staff time or consultant time Advertising Platform-specific …
By Stacey Piper and Helene Johnson We are so excited. Tonight is our big performance, and we have been practicing for weeks. Our repertoire is polished. The sound system is finely tuned, the lighting system perfect, and all our musicians show up on time, healthy, and ready to shine. The …
