document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='http://picuous.github.com/tumblrbox/tumblrbox.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); Tumblr (3.0; @rhbinformed)http://rhbinformed.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wG5Jinlut2I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>In this week’s post we have included a video of <a href="http://rhb.com/team/rick-bailey/" target="_blank">Rick</a> and <a href="http://rhb.com/team/sam-waterson/" target="_blank">Sam</a> 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 <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sat-20120131%2C0%2C4214724.story" target="_blank">here</a>. </p> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ var switchTo5x=true; // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script><script src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ stLight.options({publisher:'6faaa3a0-42a7-4777-a9b0-b5cdc3445a97'}); // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script><p><span class="st_facebook_large"> </span><span class="st_twitter_large"> </span><span class="st_linkedin_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span></p>http://rhbinformed.com/post/18067697118http://rhbinformed.com/post/18067697118Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:06 -0500marketinghigher educationhigher eduniversityclaremont mckennaclaremont mckenna collegesatWe will treat each great cause as our own. Our mission is to help great causes succeed. In order to...http://rhbinformed.com/post/17671668739http://rhbinformed.com/post/17671668739Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:15:00 -0500higher educationhigher edmarketingcollegeuniversityeducationcreative I made a bad decision once and ended up with this four-inch scar on my forehead and very little...http://rhbinformed.com/post/17265119103http://rhbinformed.com/post/17265119103Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:00 -0500higher educationhigher edconfidencemarketingharry potterI know all the reasons why I shouldn’t blog about Chrissy Teigen, but let me list them for...http://rhbinformed.com/post/16876076474http://rhbinformed.com/post/16876076474Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:00 -0500twitterchrissy teigenmarketing A few weeks ago, North Park University’s Marketing and Enrollment VP Nate Mouttet and President...http://rhbinformed.com/post/16834750476http://rhbinformed.com/post/16834750476Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:00 -0500educationchicagonorth park universitycoherencehigher educationuniversitycollegemarketing A few weeks ago, I wrote about the great apology and ‘no questions asked’ return policy that...http://rhbinformed.com/post/16508123772http://rhbinformed.com/post/16508123772Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:53:40 -0500 There has been a lot of talk in the creative media about the rising value of failure. “Fail...http://rhbinformed.com/post/16063090512http://rhbinformed.com/post/16063090512Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:22:00 -0500 I’m a sucker for anniversaries. In fact, one might say I heart them, and I’m...http://rhbinformed.com/post/15668616529http://rhbinformed.com/post/15668616529Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0500 How often do you/we rationalize our way to coherence? At what point do we forgive incoherence? For...http://rhbinformed.com/post/15311647721http://rhbinformed.com/post/15311647721Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:27:00 -0500Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah and Joyous Kwanzaa. We’re guessing you are ready for a...http://rhbinformed.com/post/14582460574http://rhbinformed.com/post/14582460574Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:24:58 -0500Move over, Andy Dunn. Hosain Rahman may have “upped” you in the apology department. (I still like...http://rhbinformed.com/post/14264310531http://rhbinformed.com/post/14264310531Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:56:31 -0500 // ]]]]>]]>Love means never having to say you’re sorry. —Jennifer Carilleri (Ali MacGraw) and...http://rhbinformed.com/post/14218943446http://rhbinformed.com/post/14218943446Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:54:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mvDB7eilUO8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><div> <p class="MsoNormal">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.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Earlier this year, I developed a presentation for <a href="http://nd.edu/~markdept/020812/MarketPost/" title="marketing" target="_blank">my Notre Dame students</a> 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.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A few notes:</p> <ul><li>For those who don’t tweet, the rule is that each Twitter entry may not exceed 140 characters.</li> <li>In the presentation I reference <a href="http://www.recourses.com/david-c-baker" title="david baker" target="_blank">David Baker</a>, 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.</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="http://rhb.com/clients/" title="clients" target="_blank">remarkable clients</a> 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.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-Rick Bailey is the principal and founder of Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency and author of <em>Coherence: How Telling the Truth Will Advance Your Cause (and Save the World)</em>. Follow him on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/RichardHBailey" title="RichardHBailey" target="_blank">@RichardHBailey</a>.</p> <div></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ var switchTo5x=true; // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script><script src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ stLight.options({publisher:'6faaa3a0-42a7-4777-a9b0-b5cdc3445a97'}); // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script><p><span class="st_facebook_large"> </span><span class="st_twitter_large"> </span><span class="st_linkedin_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span></p>http://rhbinformed.com/post/13883457998http://rhbinformed.com/post/13883457998Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:13:04 -0500 Figure 1: Houghton College in New York Figure 2: Warner Pacific College in Portland, OR Remember...http://rhbinformed.com/post/13547327664http://rhbinformed.com/post/13547327664Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:26:39 -0500]]>]]>Part One: It’s crazy that something this big can pass us by without our noticing. Yet I’m...http://rhbinformed.com/post/13207532702http://rhbinformed.com/post/13207532702Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:27:01 -0500 ]]>]]>Saw an engaging post on HBR about creative thinking and neuroscience. Tony Schwartz suggested...http://rhbinformed.com/post/12890818196http://rhbinformed.com/post/12890818196Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:16:00 -0500 // ]] // ]]]]>]]> // ]] // ]]]]>]]>Committees get a bad rap. They’re derided as anathema to...http://rhbinformed.com/post/12561656099http://rhbinformed.com/post/12561656099Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:11:00 -0500 Re-read the instructions on your application for admissions. Or your financial aid forms. Or your...http://rhbinformed.com/post/12247492973http://rhbinformed.com/post/12247492973Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:19:39 -0400 This summer while visiting Prague, we came across a little bridge with a railing covered in...http://rhbinformed.com/post/11962272770http://rhbinformed.com/post/11962272770Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:21:00 -0400When I returned to my office last Monday morning after being in Georgia the previous week, I was...http://rhbinformed.com/post/11875080595http://rhbinformed.com/post/11875080595Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:26:00 -0400