Now is a good time to thank the people in our lives who bless us with their sharing and caring, their smart ideas, their positive energy, and yes, their business.  We at Ackermann PR appreciate our many clients and business associates who trust us to help their companies grow and acheive great things, who allow us to be in [...]

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“We now have indisputable proof that online marketing, YouTube and Twitter and all that it encompasses is meaningful and has arrived. We are seeing real consequences to a mistake. If [social networks] didn’t matter, you wouldn’t see this type of reaction from…consumers.”
Pretty powerful quote. See for yourself and read the article in Advertising Age.

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Ackermann PR’s Senior Vice President, Lisa Skinner and I had the pleasure of attending the Tennessee College Public Relations Association’s biannual conference last week.  TCPRA is an alliance of communicators who represent the colleges and universities, public and private, two-year technical schools, technology centers and community colleges that together define higher education in Tennessee. 
The organizers [...]

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The most recent winner of Ackermann PR’s “Over and Beyond” employee recognition award is Jeff Hooper. Hoop is the agency’s Chief Strategy Officer, font of wisdom, and resident curmudgeon. Yet, even a calloused heart such as his was overcome with emotion by the beauty of the decorations, the excellence of the Chik-Fil-A catering, and the overflowing words of [...]

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I blogged earlier about the iHouse, a new green, energy efficient, incredibly different design from Clayton Homes.
The iHouse has generated a lot of buzz, both among traditional mainstream media and bloggers.
Now we find it’s even led to someone starting a blog just about the iHouse. It’s got a lot of information and thoughts and is [...]

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