I must admit I’m just like the rest of you. If I hear about an offer that sounds too good to be true, I immediately dismiss it as “too good to be true.” I have learned this lesson the hard way — usually relating to some type of exercise equipment that promises miraculous body-sculpting results with little to no effort. These hopeful purchases always end up in my attic waiting for the next garage sale. So when a sales rep for a local computer-training company first tried to sell me his services essentially as “free” through the Small Business Employee Training program (SBET), I was 100% skeptical and determined not to get suckered into his scheming web. But after a little investigation and research, I uncovered a true gem of government program that, over the years, has benefitted BBR immensely. And, yes, it really was FREE!
The basic premise of the program is this: If you are a Louisiana company, your employees can each take up to $3,000 worth of computer training courses per year and have those fees reimbursed by the state after the appropriate paperwork is submitted
September 28, 2009
Business tech training through SBET: Proof there is such a thing as a useful freebie!
September 24, 2009
4 Tips To Get You Through Your Digital Day
What do you think can make a difference to your day? Catching all the green lights on the way to work? Watching TV without commercials (well, you can actually do this, bad example)? Never having to wait in lines at the store? Being able to go 90 mph instead of 70 mph (legally) on trips? Sure, these could all help you gain more time in a fantasy world, but what practical, time-saving steps can you take to create a more realistic fix? (more…)
September 17, 2009
BBR: On Bookshelves Now!
Harper Collins chooses 12 BBR Creative Projects
In selecting exemplary works for two of its newest promotional/marketing collections, publisher Harper Collins has chosen 12 BBR Creative projects for inclusion in its two industry books.
The books, titled The Big Book of Self Promotion and Market Smart: The Best in Age- and Lifestyle-Specific Design, spotlight selected works by marketing and promotional agencies from across the globe. Between the two guides, now on store shelves, 12 projects created by BBR Creative were featured. Works include print ads, T-shirts, trailer wraps and other promotional pieces the publisher dubbed outstanding creative work.
September 16, 2009
NYC: Where placement is paramount
I was assaulted during a recent trip to New York City. Not in the traditional “rode the G train after dusk” sense, but in the same way millions of Manhattanites, Brooklynites (and Queensites?) are during their daily commute to … anywhere.
The culprit was outdoor advertising ubiquitously plastered across metro station walls, Taxis, subway cars and outdoor monitors that dwarf most government buildings from my hometown. (more…)
September 14, 2009
Side Stitch, A Design Comedy
Design by day, illustrate by night. It’s not every day that I get to draw a comic for work. So you can imagine my glee when this comic-blog concept received a green light!
(more…)
September 8, 2009
Adaptation in Media
How many of us sit in an office all day, working at breakneck speed in order to accomplish everything that must be completed within eight hours? How many of us take a break during that eight-hour day to just enjoy the little things?
The other day, I decided to take that break and enjoy a little fresh air on our office’s back porch. It faces a graveyard, which makes it a very peaceful if occasionally creepy setting. But this day was sunny and beautiful, and as I sat on the bench admiring the weather, I spotted the epitome of how nature survives. There, flitting across the grass toward a line of trees, was a lone squirrel. The odd thing about this squirrel was that he was struggling on his journey due to the load he was carrying — a miniature American flag attached to a dowel — that he had obviously swiped from a nearby grave. (more…)
