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Holidays are big business, and none are bigger than the “Winter Holidays” of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and others, where in 2014 consumers in the USA (according to the National Retail Federation) spent more than $616 billion! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, then, that it seems many retailers have jumped…

It’s funny how some memories just seem to linger, while others fade. Those that “stick” can leave lasting impressions that shape our way forward, influencing how we think or feel or act later in life. Some of my strongest memories center around the family dinner table when I was growing up. I couldn’t have known…

A successful brand is one that can evolve with changes in the marketplace in ways that don’t force you to re-create the wheel or re-establish who and what you are or what you represent to your target customers when new technologies, trends, and ways of doing business emerge. How does your brand story reflect you…

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” (Phil Jackson) In early 2009, Barrel O’ Monkeyz first reared its head in the digital jungle. Envisioned as a virtual agency, my dream was to use technology to bring together marketing, technical, web design, graphic design, and digital assets…