Category Archives: small business

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Posted on May 30, 2011 by Stephen Eugene Adams

At last year’s AlphaGraphics conference in Tucson, our featured speaker was Jeff Hayzlett, the author of “The Mirror Test” and the recent Chief Marketing Officer at Kodak. The context of the title is a question about whether your business is still … Continue reading →

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Disrupting MY Future

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Stephen Eugene Adams

A couple of months ago, I did a post on the changes that will be going on in your neighborhood print shop in order for them to survive and thrive in this new digital age. In that post I cited … Continue reading →

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WordPress vs. Blogger

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Stephen Eugene Adams

As any trained eye can see, I am now using WordPress as my blogging utility.  I converted over to WordPress from Blogger a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t an entirely easy thing to do and I am still trying … Continue reading →

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We Lost…But Really We Won

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Stephen Eugene Adams

At the Mesa Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Luncheon, AlphaGraphics Mesa was one of the finalist for Mid-Sized Business of the Year. We did not win. Yes, I was nervous, yes I was disappointed, yes I was a little angry for a little … Continue reading →

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How We Use Twitter in Our Printing Business

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Stephen Eugene Adams

In conversations that I have with business associates and my fellow AlphaGraphics owners, we frequently start discussing what each of us is doing in the Social Media area.  As most of my followers know, I am very active with postings … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With The Economy?

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Stephen Eugene Adams

Last week I attended a seminar put on by Lee McPheters with the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State. I took this seminar as part of my continuing education to maintain my C.P.A certification. Although he started the … Continue reading →

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