VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Social Marketing Predictions for 2015
Entrepreneur Magazine: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away traditional advertising vehicles like commercials and print ads were viable purchase-influence methods for brands and retailers. However, today’s consumers are about as receptive…
Business School | The Right Music can make…
Harvard Business Review: When research participants were trying to save money on shopping-list items, slow-tempo classical music provided them with relief from math anxiety and made them less likely to avoid arithmetic computations such as…
Business School | Even Checkout Scanners Make Mistakes
Harvard Business Review: 4.08% of the prices picked up by retail-store scanners are wrong, about twice the error rate considered acceptable by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, says a team led by David M. Hardesty…
Business School | Think Before Hitting Reply to…
Harvard Business Review: People today expect an instantaneous reply to any message. But you shouldn't reply to everything right away. If you hit “send” without fully thinking, you could start a cycle of miscommunication. Here…
Landlords Have Responsibility to Community, too
LAKELAND -- Many property owners see rentals as a great source of cash flow and revenue with little day-to-day responsibility. Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton, though, cautions property owners that they still have a responsibility…
Business School | Rebuild a Work Relationship That’s…
Harvard Business Review: If you haven't been getting along with someone at work, there are ways you can repair the relationship. First, ask yourself what's happening so you know what needs work. Are you having…
Americans, Let’s be Thankful that U.S. Oil is…
[caption id="attachment_18821" align="alignnone" width="630"] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is being pummeled by low oil prices. Russia needs crude oil to cost $101 a barrel to balance its budget. Brent crude now is priced at…
Business School | How to Handle Stress
Harvard Business Review: You hear a lot of advice about how to reduce stress at work. But most of it is about what to do over the long term — take up yoga, eat a…