Tag: Charlotte

Budget shortfalls and proposed cuts are never easy. But when you remove emotion from the formula, you recognize that there’s only so much we can do. (CMS, PLCMC)

This morning I made a comment on a blog that resulted in some strange and beautiful private dialogue. First, here's the blog.  For those who don't know them, Wray Ward owns 'advertising' in Charlotte. Sure, there are a couple of other agencies that bill MANY tens of millions annually, but WW is pretty much synonymous with advertising in Charlotte. That's all I know about them. I once interviewed there, but nothing ever came from it. Which is cool in retrospect…

I didn't want to go. When I first heard about Charlotte's inaugural Social Media event, Social Fresh, I didn't want anything to do with it. I'm not exactly what you'd call a mingling guy. But I knew I had to attend because I truly believe in this medium of advanced communications, and there were people coming that I wanted to meet in real life. Plus, it was three miles from my house.  Except, by the time I got around to…