Archive for June, 2009
Save cash while still bringing the thrill your grill this 4th
Posted by Katie Madden-Aker on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Categories:
A quick note about this blog. My focus is to bring Columbia Consumers clever tips and the best buys. I will speak with leaders in all areas of business, but this blog is not meant as an advertisement of the goods they may provide. Rather, I want to take advantage of their expertise and save [Click Here]
Courage to Steal Home
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Categories:
One of my favorite hobbies is coaching girls softball. This years 12U team (non-competitive – although to watch these girls play would challenge that concept) is an impressive group. They’ve shown an amazing amount of dedication, discipline and grit. It’s been doubly enjoyable for the coaches this year since more of the normal softball rules [Click Here]
The Versa Transforms
Posted by Jonathan Sessions on Friday, June 26th, 2009 Categories:
I got to spend some time with the new LG Versa from Verizon. You might have see the new Versa/Transformers joint marketing and product placement campaign. As you can see Versa stands for versatile. This phone has all the basics: a still and video camera, GPS, web browsing, with a sleek touch based navigation, but [Click Here]
Cancer Center faces challenges
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Friday, June 26th, 2009 Categories:
Gov. Jay Nixon decided not to veto a $31 million allocation for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. But that doesn’t mean the project doesn’t face future obstacles. Nixon announced that he will withhold funding for the University of Missouri-Columbia project – as well as three other higher education capital projects. Nixon ended up vetoing a [Click Here]
A Path to Sales Success
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Friday, June 26th, 2009 Categories:
I can’t recall where I picked up this list, but I realized the impact it carries, so I wrote it down. It seems pretty easy to follow. It’s customizable for any business, and it gives you much latitude for personal preferences. Like most good things, it’s bound to be far more difficult to effectively implement. [Click Here]
The virtual City Council meeting is a welcome addition
Posted by David Reed on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Categories:
Like most people, or maybe all people, I don’t like sitting through the boring parts of a City Council meeting while waiting for the agenda item I want to witness. I used to watch the meetings on Columbia Access Television and read a book or channel surf until the item of interest approached, and [Click Here]
“Well, duh!”
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Categories:
“Why should someone pick your business over all other options, competitors, variations, etc.?” Have you ever thought about this question? In my experience, it’s one that 99% of businesses cannot answer. A few years ago I met with a prospect who owned a plumbing company to discuss ideas for their proposed ad campaign. When I [Click Here]
Show me the monuments
Posted by David Reed on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Categories:
In 1931 over in Glasgow, a Missouri River town in Howard County, Scott Fuemmehler’s grandpa opened a funeral home and a monument-making. Scott and his wife, Stephanie, took over the third-generation family business in 1991. Stephanie says they kept getting people from Columbia asking about their monuments, and the closest showrooms were in Glasgow and [Click Here]
What the heck is Glowgolf and what’s the Opry got to do with it?
Posted by David Reed on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Categories:
Here’s the story behind that zany new business at the Columbia Mall, Opry Glowgolf. It’s a glow-in-the-dark, 54-hole mini golf course at the former MC Sports location in the south wing. Employee Adam Baker says they’ve been really busy since school let out, with about 100 customers a day the norm. How’d they get the name? [Click Here]
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