Last Friday, John Deere, the biggest brand in the global agriculture industry, acquired an Indiana agtech startup called Smart Apply. It is a huge cause for celebration for Smart Apply’s founder, team members, investors, and specialty crop growers who benefit…
Early in my career, I said yes to every project and new client that came my way. I was young, an entrepreneur, and I had everything to prove – including to my now former spouse that this new venture was…
I blame my niece for my getting a puppy. While on a family vacation in North Carolina, Courtney was cruising websites for Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies with me looking over her shoulder, when she found a beautiful little female.…
What could be better than a big media pick-up? Especially today when the story appears on television, is live streamed, available online, shareable virtually everywhere. Easy to score that kind of media hit, right? Not really. Do you know how…
When it comes to taking notes during meetings, it may be time to get back to basics and ditch the laptop in favor of pen and paper. I know, that’s heresy in the digital age where meeting attendees can be…
Break out the cake, the champagne, the balloons and confetti! Lux + Associates, Inc. – now Lux-Writes – is celebrating 25 years in business as a successful marketing communications, branding and public relations firm. Long before it was cool to…
Eight years ago, the South Carolina Bar Association was feeling bruised and battered. Nikki Haley had just been elected South Carolina’s first female governor. Her winning campaign included bashing trial lawyers, which didn’t sit well with the Bar’s membership. A…
I hate to admit it, but I’m an email junky. When I hear that ping, something goes off in my brain that compels me to see who’s sent me what… Oh look, a discount from Williams Sonoma and (gasp!) free…
A former colleague has extended an invitation to speak to her public relations students at the University of South Carolina this spring. I’m flattered, but a little apprehensive. Public relations is not dead, but it’s much different than it used…
Ben Pidgeon knows a good pitch deck when he sees it. He should. As the executive director of VisionTech Angels, one of the Midwest’s most active angel investing groups, Ben is responsible for screening up to 400 startup companies a…