http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm Fixation Blog en-us Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:43:50 -0400 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:59:00 -0400 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss leo@fixation.com leo@fixation.com http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/6/15/10-for-10 Fixation proudly continues with our sponsorship of Sam Lippman's Large Show Roundtable (LSR). The latest event was held in St. Louis and included cocktails with the Budweiser Clydesdales. As promised, we're sharing the second installment of our 10 fo... Marketing Tradeshows Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:59:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/6/15/10-for-10 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/6/14/Congrats-to-IAAPA This week as we were brainstorming ideas for IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo 2011's creative look and tagline, we were pleased to see CEO Charlie Bray and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions receive some well-deserved recogn... International Marketing Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:54:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/6/14/Congrats-to-IAAPA http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/4/6/An-Atta-Boy-from-BtoB From time to time, business owners are asked to throw their proverbial hat into the ring for various graphic design awards, Best Places to Work lists, Smart CEO honors and the like. So, it was no big deal when earlier this year we received a Top Agen... Social Media Fixation in the Community Marketing E-mailing Tradeshows Communications Design Communication Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:26:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/4/6/An-Atta-Boy-from-BtoB http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/3/24/10-for-10 Fixation Marketing was a sponsor of Sam Lippman's Large Show Roundtable (LSR) in Anaheim, California on January 22, 2010. Not content just slapping our name on this industry-leading executive forum and sitting on the sidelines, we produced an informa... Marketing Tradeshows Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:05:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/3/24/10-for-10 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/6/A-Case-for-Putting-Pen-to-Paper If you know me well, then you probably know that both my parents passed away in 2009. For years leading up to their rather sudden passing, my brothers and I tried without success to get them to embrace the age of technology and get a computer. They w... Communications Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/6/A-Case-for-Putting-Pen-to-Paper http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/22/Dog-Day-Holiday-Planning In these long, hot days of mid-summer, holiday gifts for clients may be the last thing on your mind. At Fixation, we think it’s an ideal time to be thinking about the holidays. Why? Because in July, time is on our side. By November, the rush wi... Fixation in the Community Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:08:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/22/Dog-Day-Holiday-Planning http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/22/What-Was-That-You-Said Tell ‘em what you’re gonna say. Say it. Then tell ‘em what you just said. I’ve always heard that’s the key to structuring an effective presentation. Why? Because audiences aren’t paying that much attention. So the ... Marketing Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:10:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/22/What-Was-That-You-Said http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/26/The-Power-of-Face-to-Face I recently spent a day in our State Capital (Annapolis, MD) seeing our legislative process at work. I spent some time with a panel of lobbyists who talked about their role in pushing—or killing—legislation that might affect their clients.... Tradeshows Tue, 26 May 2009 14:16:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/26/The-Power-of-Face-to-Face http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/4/Collateral-Damage I have heeded our new president's call that every citizen contributes time to help our communities and, in so doing, help repair our country. So I spend my Sunday afternoons volunteering at the Montgomery County Humane Society. Have you been there? I... Fixation in the Community Mon, 04 May 2009 10:58:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/4/Collateral-Damage http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/16/Grab-the-Spotlight In times like these (i.e. the world has flipped into cost-cutting mode), the pressure is on to slash the marketing budget. After all, it's a no-brainer. You want to hold onto valued employees. Overhead costs have already been cut to bare bones. The m... Marketing Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:06:00 -0400 http://www.fixation.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/16/Grab-the-Spotlight