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Is Coherence Necessary?

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:06:20 -0400

Do I have to be coherent? You can choose not to pursue the path of coherence. Of course, you’ll...

Five Signs that You're Being Coherent

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:03:48 -0400

You’re working like crazy to be authentic. You’re telling the truth at every corner. So how do you...

Instagram, Facebook and Selling Out (or not)

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:20:16 -0400

Over the past few weeks, much has been written about everyone’s favorite photo service, Instagram....

I Might Be Over Disruption

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:13:00 -0400

Fifteen years or so ago, Jean-Marie Dru of TBWA introduced us all to his notion of disruption—the...

How Chrissy Teigen Made Us Famous... For a Day

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:11:22 -0400

A funny thing happened to this blog on February 1st; our traffic increased almost 380% from the...

Chipotle and the Power of Telling the Truth

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:38:00 -0500

I’ve said it before: telling the truth gives confidence. Every time I see that Chipotle animated...

In this week’s post we have included a video of Rick and...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:06 -0500

In this week’s post we have included a video of Rick and Sam discussing the recent events at Claremont McKenna College. The California school has made national headlines in the last few weeks for a scandal involving inflated freshman SAT scores. You can read about the background of this story here.

A Message from the Creative Director

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:15:00 -0500

We will treat each great cause as our own. Our mission is to help great causes succeed. In order to...

Confidence

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:00 -0500

I made a bad decision once and ended up with this four-inch scar on my forehead and very little...

Why Chrissy Teigen is the Best at Twitter

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:00 -0500

I know all the reasons why I shouldn’t blog about Chrissy Teigen, but let me list them for...

North Park President David Parkyn Discovers the University’s Voice

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:00 -0500

A few weeks ago, North Park University’s Marketing and Enrollment VP Nate Mouttet and President...

Jawbone UP Delights

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:53:40 -0500

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the great apology and ‘no questions asked’ return policy that...

Failure

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:22:00 -0500

There has been a lot of talk in the creative media about the rising value of failure. “Fail...

My Week With Milton Glaser (or How I Learned that Failure is Not an Option)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0500

I’m a sucker for anniversaries. In fact, one might say I heart them, and I’m...

The Discomfort of Shades of Grey

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:27:00 -0500

How often do you/we rationalize our way to coherence? At what point do we forgive incoherence? For...

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:24:58 -0500

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah and Joyous Kwanzaa. We’re guessing you are ready for a...

My New Best Friend: Hosain Rahman

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:56:31 -0500

Move over, Andy Dunn. Hosain Rahman may have “upped” you in the apology department. (I still like...

Love Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:54:00 -0500

// ]]]]>]]>Love means never having to say you’re sorry. —Jennifer Carilleri (Ali MacGraw) and...

Here we are: closing another year. And this one is significant...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:13:04 -0500

Here we are: closing another year. And this one is significant for RHB since it marks the end of our 20^th year of operation. Time has flown; we must be having fun.

Earlier this year, I developed a presentation for my Notre Dame students who had asked what I’d learned in 20 years of business. So I took some time to reflect on some important lessons I’ve learned along the way. These slides aren’t the sum of what I’ve learned, but they represent some wisdom I’ve picked up as an agency owner. If you dig, you might find a useful nugget in these tweets.

A few notes:

For those who don’t tweet, the rule is that each Twitter entry may not exceed 140 characters.
In the presentation I reference David Baker, who’s been a tough but influential consultant to Tammy and me. I have been annoyed and inspired by his guidance and that’s a pretty good sign he’s a helpful consultant.

This is a good time to think back on our progress. We have much for which to be thankful. We’ve been blessed with outstanding people who have contributed their talents to RHB. And we’ve had remarkable clients with great causes who make coming to work each day thrilling. (I didn’t say easy.) We are honored to have played a small part in their success these past two decades. Here’s to the next couple of ‘em.

-Rick Bailey is the principal and founder of Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency and author of Coherence: How Telling the Truth Will Advance Your Cause (and Save the World). Follow him on Twitter @RichardHBailey.

In a Technologically Advanced World, Is Place Still Relevant?

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:26:39 -0500

Figure 1: Houghton College in New York Figure 2: Warner Pacific College in Portland, OR Remember...