by Henry DeVries | Feb 9, 2026 | Admin
Trade-offs are a natural part of life, and business, but asking employees to make sacrifices could lead to resentment and long-term troubles for your company. That’s the advice of Proactive Worldwide president David Kalinowski in his book The Sacrifice Paradox: How To...
by Henry DeVries | Oct 31, 2025 | Business Development
Like David squaring off against Goliath, small agencies often face industry giants with nothing but sharp strategy and fearless determination. In a CB Insights study of 111 failed start-ups, 14 percent failed because they didn’t have the right team in place. Another...
by Henry DeVries | Oct 21, 2025 | Admin, Featured
Allow me to gush. Let me recommend a new candid business biography, Catch People Doing Things Right, which reveals how bestselling author, speaker, and business consultant, Ken Blanchard, revolutionized management by leading with love. Ken Blanchard, 86, has...
by Henry DeVries | Oct 9, 2025 | Business Development, Featured
First the good news for the US economy. In recent months, artificial intelligence (AI) spending is lifting the economy. But it’s not because of how companies are using the technology. Rather, it’s the sheer amount of investment in data centers, semiconductor factories...
by Henry DeVries | Sep 5, 2025 | Business Development
Why should agency owners worry about marketing? The answer is simple: To make payroll. That means the money to pay the most important person in the world, which is you, and then to your team. First, let’s define terms. By marketing we mean the process of generating...