by Lynn Lofton Published: May 27,2012
Tags: advertising, Eric Hughes, Mad Genius, marketing
Growing up in a quiet suburb of Kansas City, Mo., Eric Hughes exhibited a creative bent from an early age. Now the vice president/creative director of Mad Genius, he was also exposed to the advertising industry early. He spent summers during high school working in his dad’s Kansas City agency. “I was the kid who [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: May 27,2012
Tags: Jennifer Shelton, Lee County, Midnite Pottery, small businesses, Tupelo, women-owned business
Midnite Pottery got its name because it was started by family members who had full-time jobs, and took up pottery making with a passion that left them often working until midnight or later. “My brother, Dean Webb, started the business,” said Midnite Pottery owner Jennifer Shelton. “He had just taken a pottery lesson. He didn’t [...] [...]
by Ike Trotter Published: May 20,2012
Tags: banking, credit score, finance, Ike Trotter
One of the financial necessities required in today’s world is good credit. It can make a huge difference when you’re trying to pass muster with a landlord, a lender or even a potential employer. On a numeric grading system, it helps to have a credit score of 740 or better. And while the medium credit [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: May 13,2012
Tags: Greenville, Washington CountyDelta Economic Development Center
Greenville and Washington County have a new economic development leader, but he isn’t new to the area. Cary Karlson has spent his whole life there and knows the county and its people well. He became executive director of the Delta Economic Development Center in February after serving in that position on an interim basis. One [...] [...]
by Contributing Columnist Published: May 6,2012
Tags: estate taxes, federal income taxes, financial planning, Health Care Act, HORNE LLP, Medicare, personal finance, Stan Purvis, wealth advisors
By Stan Purvis The ongoing public policy debate on federal income and estate taxes has increased investor concerns. Investors are concerned about the uncertainty of new tax laws and the impact the tax increases will have on their lives and family. The ballooning federal annual deficit and federal debt and how to best deal with [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: April 29,2012
Tags: American Welding Society, Hunter Engineering Company, Mississippi Development Authority
Hunter Engineering Company came to Mississippi in 1976 with a plant in Durant in Holmes County. It made a commitment to have a manufacturing establishment in the state and has not wavered. Additional plants were added in Raymond and Union for this manufacturer of automotive undercarriage equipment — items necessary to keep America’s vehicles operating. [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: April 22,2012
Tags: advertising, Danny Mitchell, digital marketing, GodwinGroup, John McKie, marketing, Philip Shirley, public relations
In the advertising and marketing business, reaching the 75-year mark is akin to surviving the Ice Age wearing shorts, flip-flops and a tank top. You can do it, but you won’t like your odds going in. Market collapses, creative burnout, scandals, partner disputes and the death of the founder are but a few of the [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: April 22,2012
Tags: Facebook, marketing, social media
The biggest recent development in social media is the conversion of all pages to what Facebook calls the Timeline. Previously individual and business profiles were similar. But on March 30, Facebook began instituting the Timeline format for individual users and a separate pages function for businesses. Frank Owen, social media director, Mad Genius, Ridgeland, said [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: April 22,2012
Tags: advertising, GodwinGroup, marketing, public relations
When Louisville Slugger lost its swing, the venerable baseball bat maker called on Jackson’s GodwinGroup to help get it back. That was 1997, a year the Kentucky baseball bat maker decided it must do something to turnaround its diminishing market share. The call went to Godwin, an established Mississippi marketing and advertising company beginning to [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: April 22,2012
Tags: advertising, GodwinGroup, marketing
If you want to know if the economy is really improving two years out from the official end of the most recent recession, checking in on advertising revenues might give some insight. But answers as to whether advertising is on an upswing might not have easy answers at a time when more businesses are relying [...] [...]
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