DON'T WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY TO START WORKING SMARTER by Grace Bauer Why do we wait for a tragedy to happen in our lives before making changes to work smarter and be happier? We often...

DOS AND DONTS: ADVERTISING IN AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN by Richard Barry Advertisers reactions to negative economic circumstances vary; some increase their bud...

DO's AND DONT's FOR DEALING WITH THE PRESS DOs 1. Appoint one person in your organization to be the media contact to answer media inquiries. All such calls should be referred to that p...

DRIP MARKETING: ART AND SCIENCE by Al Diamond As Al Diamond tells it, a marketing campaign combines art (getting your message across effectively) with science (doing so...

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? There’s a general perception that agency value has been increasing during the past few years. Bill Schoeffler explains why this belief is partially true and partly the result of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

During the past few years, there have been some notable acquisitions of agencies that seemed to push the agency value envelope. In some cases, banks were making their platform acquisition and thus willing to pay top dollar to their first acquisition of a large, well-run firm. In other cases, publicly traded firms were able to exploit their high price-to-earnings ratio to offer a high price to the seller.

DRUG SCREENING YIELDS QUALITY WORKING PARTNERS Tucson Rubber Corporation is a manufacturer of rubber mechanical parts. The approximately 60 employees are predominantly entry-level workers with l...

DRUG TESTING AND EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS by Bill Grieb If you're in business, you must face some facts: 70% of all illegal drug users are employed either full or part time, indica...

DRUG TESTING IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY WORKING PATTNERS 'The quicker that companies implement a drug-free workplace, the better,' says Dan Burazin, Operations Manager at D.G. Beyer, Inc., a commer...

DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE If you're in business, you must face some facts: 70% of all illegal drug users are employed either full or part time, suggest...

DUE DILIGENCE IN AN AGENCY SALE OR ACQUISITION by Al Diamond Proper Due Diligence permits you to assess the true earnings potential of any acquisition or merger poten...