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Fundamentals of Contemporary Marketing

Posted by Allen Mowery On January - 31 - 2009

con·tem·po·rary: marked by characteristics of the present period; modern, current

Nothing in today’s world is the same as it was before. Okay, granted a few things have never changed: Grandma’s hairdo remains the same as the day she married Grandpa, women are impossible to decode, and the sun continues to rise in the East. But by en large this world is vastly different than it was seventy-five or a hundred years ago. Society’s morals and values seem to have made their exit with the Dodo Birds, our music has undergone radical transformations, we all would die without our instantaneous technology (guilty here), and the consumer market has to have everything now, just to name a few. Many changes have been for the better, and many have left a lot to be desired. But debating the pros and cons of an ever-evolving world does nothing for the simple fact that things are different.

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Spec Work in Today’s World

Posted by Allen Mowery On January - 30 - 2009

Budding Artist

Posted by Allen Mowery On January - 30 - 2009

Budding ArtistComing from the family that she does, Kylie was basically predestined to be an artist. Whether she’s inspired by her father (I like to think so) or her Uncle Caleb (who is an amazing artist) I do not know, but ever since she was old enough to hold a pen, crayon, or tube of lipstick, Kylie has been drawing. Our walls bear testament to several masterpieces…. I even made a special trip yesterday to deliver some pieces she had made for Grandma who leaves for Africa next week.

Back to this story…. In an effort to inspire his young niece to unleash her creative genius, my brother got her a set of washable (thank God!) markers for her birthday. After doodling on some pictures, coloring the carpet and adding her personal graffiti to some of my meeting notes, she brought out her inner tattoo artist (not my first career choice for my daughter) by turning the markers on herself. The attached picture is a tribute to her work. All I can say is, “Thank you, Caleb, for having enough compassion on her parents to buy the washable ones….”

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I have made a career of design and marketing, starting my own design business while still in school. Since then my career has blossomed, with my company growing to become a full service marketing, print, and web services firm. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I was raised in the rolling hills of the Central Susquehanna Valley. My wife, Alyse, and I have a beautiful three-year-old daughter and newborn son who are the joys of our life.

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