Gary Young Ink

12/17/2021

Peacenik Pigagus and everyone at Gary Young Ink International Headquarters wish you peace, joy and happiness this holiday season and all year long.

(Design by Flip Namur)

10/08/2021

Cutting through the cyber clutter with dimensional mailings. (What's old is new again.) https://www.prconsultantsgroup.com/capture-attention-of-influencers/?fbclid=IwAR2SIf1HHh95Dk5XELVwLD55PtZBPktdmV2bMLe6iWO87FLKLqJdwQLXM28

Dimensional mailers are making a comeback. Here's what to know: Customization helps capture attention and you don't have to limit yourself by geography.

06/16/2021

Jasmine Stringer shared some great Father’s Day Gift Guide suggestions on WCCO-TV Mid-Morning today. And I’m not just saying that because some of the gift I deas came from Ridgedale Center. (Ok, maybe I am.) Thanks Jasmine!

Our Lifestyle Contributor Jasmine Stinger is here with her Father's Day Gift guide. WCCO Mid-Morning - June 15, 2021

03/15/2021

Think Spring! Ridgedale Stylist Jodi Mayers shares some emerging spring fashions on WCCO-TV’s MidMorning.

Now that the seasons are changing, you may want to freshen up your wardrobe for Spring. Ridgedale style maven Jodi Mayers joins us. WCCO Mid-Morning - March ...

11/11/2019

"Within 10 years, people 65 years and older will outnumber children under 10 in the U.S." My PRConsultants Group colleague in Connecticut, Jenny Smith from Acuity PR, shares some interesting perspectives on embracing the aging revolution.

What's your company or organization doing to reach older consumers the right way? Embrace these five concepts and you're on the path to success.

10/26/2019

The latest Powerlines blog post for the PRConsultants Group happens to be authored by me.

“Will it make us rich?” “Will it make us famous?” “Will it make us happy?” Before I started my own public relations consultancy, I worked at larger marketing firms. At one of the agencies, we had a three-pronged new business philosophy. Before pursuing a new account, we’d apply the “...

07/13/2019

The inimitable Leslie David Baker (aka Stanley Hudson from “The Office”) threw himself into the Pretzel Day event at Ridgedale Center — including commentating on a fashion show with Stylist Jodi Mayers.

02/09/2019

“Out of many comes our singular National Strength and Local Power.” Well said, Felicia Knight, PRConsultant Group affiliate in Portland, Maine.

For nearly two centuries, the Latin phrase, e pluribus unum, was the de facto motto of the United States. The English translation is “Out of many, one,” and illustrates the birth of a single nation (for the first 84 years, anyway) from 13 original colonies. It’s meant to convey the strength of...

10/16/2018

The local media show up in full force for Viking Quarterback Kirk Cousins’ meet-and-greet/autograph signing at Ridgedale Center.

10/09/2018

Here's some sage advice on "hanging your own shingle" by Leigh Fazzina, my PRConsultants Group partner in Philadelphia.

It’s been 15 years since I decided to leave the “comfortable” lifestyle of having a secure, well-paying bi-weekly paycheck to enter the rollercoaster life of being self-employed. In 2003, becoming an entrepreneur and opening a startup was not a cool, hip trend as it is today. For many, I was i...

10/05/2018

As we enter the “second machine age,” (first machines replaced our braun, now it’s our brains), there’s a reckoning afoot.

It’s been 10 years since the start of the Great Recession.

05/24/2018

Excellent piece on "Common Pitfalls in Crisis Team Management" from DEVENY, our PRConsultants Group affiliate in New Orleans.

Everyone makes mistakes. We have been taught this from a very young age. In many situations, mistakes are understandable and easily handled. However, they do tend to make situations more difficult, and often, more complicated. When your company is confronted with a crisis, there is rarely any leg ro...