This morning I walked through the Ackermann PR lobby and jokingly asked Katie Allison Granju and Joanne Hurd –  who were engaged in deep conversation - if they were “social networking.” Like a bad song that gets stuck in your head for 14 hours, I started thinking about the term “social networking.” Isn’t all networking social? [...]

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We all know that life is no picnic.
But one of my healthcare clients is forgoing their usual summer foodfest to make a family’s life better, and I just want to brag on them.
Usually this time of year, lots of flyers are going around at East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG) in Maryville about their summer picnic. [...]

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Last week, MSN Top Stocks reported that Pizza Hut was changing its name. The story, which was repeated across the country (including here in Knoxville) on television and in newspaper reports, said:
“Blame recession cuts. Pizza Hut is slicing the ‘pizza’ from its store name on its boxes and some store signs. The fast food chain [...]

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In addition to being Ackermann’s Director of Social Media, I am also a mother of four children, and a blogger. I’ve been blogging since 2002, and when I first started, I assumed that my mother might read my blog, and if I was lucky, maybe a few of my friends would take a look. But [...]

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Here’s yet another sign of how much the Clayton i-House is changing the perception of that entire industry. It’s now both featured and positively reviewed in HGTV’s design blog.

If a year ago someone had suggested to you that HGTV would be talking about the impressive design and the “Eco-friendly, living, affordability and great style” of [...]

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