Kick off the New Year of networking with the West Suburban After Hours Networking Event at D.O.C. Wine Bar, Lombard, on January 18. The event will be co-hosted by Thorne Communications and Cutting Edge Events.…
I really thought I was a pretty good manager of my time. Unfortunately, my usual "whatever it takes" attitude translated into taking whatever time I had in the day. One of the items that seemed to take a ton of my day away was email. Find out how I got the email monster down to 30 minutes per day.…
You got so busy around the holidays that you didn't have time to send out gifts to your clients, you know, those folks that keep you in business. Oh well, guess they'll have to wait until next year. Actually, if you do wait 'til it does become "next year," you might just have scored big with with your clients. Here's a story to illustrate.…
Heidi Thorne's tips on greener use of tradeshow lanyards was featured in Meetings & Conventions "The Frugal Planner's Tip of the Week" segment for December 6.…
Was having a quick dinner at Portillo's, an iconic Chicago area restaurant chain. Love their Italian beef, hot dogs, salads, pasta, and more. On this particular visit, I was having a salad and got the packaged utensils. In the package was a sample of...…
Effective advertising helps people visualize how they will use the product or evokes an emotional response. Sometimes you need to get a new perspective to help your audience immerse themselves. Here are two awesome examples...…
Imagine this. You're walking down a tradeshow aisle and you hear a clicking sound along with laughs and cheers. And everyone seems to be heading to or hovering around the booth where these sounds are coming from. What is going on? A game...…
