Bucket List | Weekly Report for April 22, 2022
I recently finished my second “trip of a lifetime.” After buying a boat during the pandemic, I decided to cruise 1,138 miles down The Intracoastal Waterway, from Urbanna, Virginia to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Buying…
Listen Here…No Hear! | Weekly Report for April 15, 2022
Founder and Chief Idea Officer Dave Saunders is a little busy this week bringing his boat, The Tug Life, from Florida to its homeport in Urbanna, Virginia. This is Communications Specialist Kennedy Heidel putting all hands on deck…
Creative Block | Weekly Report for April 8, 2022
Struggling through a creative block is never fun — but it’s something that everyone experiences from time to time. Famed writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, (whom I hope you’ll remember wrote “The Great Gatsby”)…
No Regrets | Weekly Report for April 1, 2022
I managed to live 54 years on this earth without getting a tattoo. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve admired the artistry of tattoos on many occasions. Friends, colleagues, and more recently,…
April Fools’ Campaigns: Fun or Foolish?
April Fools’ Day is the one day a year you’re guaranteed to get a pass to be a prankster. But what happens when the joke goes too far or comes…
Spring Broke | Weekly Report for March 25, 2022
I remember Spring Break in 1989…barely. My buddies and I tried to figure out which place in Florida would be more fun? Daytona or Fort Lauderdale. We chose Fort Liquordale. Fort Lauderdale became the best-known…
Follow-Through | Weekly Report for March 18, 2022
Broken promises sting — a lot. Whether it’s between you and a friend or you and a brand, a promise broken destroys credibility, trust, and loyalty. Ask yourself this — if…
Cultivating Your Wamily | Weekly Report for March 11, 2022
Earlier today, I gave a presentation to members of 28 statewide community bank associations at the request of a former client, Katharine Garner, Vice President of Education & Communications at the Virginia Association…
The Score is 20-6 | Weekly Report for March 4, 2022
In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month. And there are several reasons for this. Most notably, March is a time to reflect on all of the incredible accomplishments that women in our…
Vroom To It | Weekly Report for February 25, 2022
Hi Weekly Report readers! Communication Specialist Kennedy Heidel here, filling in for Dave Saunders. Between boats, planes, trains, and automobiles, Dave has had a very big travel week and asked me to write this week’s…