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March 26, 2012 | Danielle Naboulsi: Live Blog: Best Company To Work For, Part 2

Sundog was just named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work for the second year in a row! Follow along as I live blog the day’s events.

March 26, 2012 | Brent Teiken: Getting Culture Right

Hundreds of books and thousands of articles are written about corporate culture – from how to define it, design it and improve it, to how to survive it, change it and lead it. Culture is a tricky thing, and when it starts to go bad in the eyes of the employee(s), something like this can happen.

But other companies like Google, Facebook and Zappos continually redefine the idea of office, work and career. They’re getting culture right. In fact, Zappos is so dedicated to its culture and core purpose of “Delivering Happiness” that the company has a bus tour and website to promote it.

March 19, 2012 | Lee Schwartz: Let’s Get Back To Where We Once Belonged: Meeting Etiquette

Multitasking used to be a badge of honor. Now it’s a character flaw.

Are you reading this during a meeting? Then you should read on.

Are you reading this while you’re running a meeting? Then it may be too late.

March 01, 2012 | Lynlee Espeseth: Pinterest, Spending Power and the Importance of Marketing to Women

With the enormous growth of Pinterest over the last few months, there has been an equally enormous number of articles written about the site. Those that aren’t “how-to guides” usually fall into one of two camps: 1) Pinterest is dominated by women looking for craft projects and isn’t really the best marketing tool, or 2) Pinterest is much more than that and could serve marketers well.

What’s interesting about these opinions is that they seem to suggest that the two ideas can’t be combined. That is, a social site couldn’t have a strong female appeal and still be a valuable marketing tool (at least for anything outside of sofas and jewelry). The fact is, however, ignoring the amount of financial influence women hold is not a smart marketing tactic.

January 26, 2012 | Lee Schwartz: Client Loyalty vs. Profitability: Does Your Company Know the Difference?

What criteria go into the decision-making process to bring on a new client vs. keeping a client? Often, growing companies still use the same criteria they used when they were young and starving.

August 22, 2011 | Brent Teiken: What an Honor

When the North Dakota Young Professionals (NDYP) chose Sundog as the “Best Place to Work in North Dakota” earlier this year, we were thrilled. And we continue to be proud of the honor.

Now our distinctive company culture is being noticed throughout our industry. Sundog has been named to Advertising Age magazine’s list of Best Places to Work. We’re among 30 companies featured in the August 22 print edition and you can find the full list on their website.

June 08, 2011 | Lee Schwartz: Dealing With Company Reorganization

Companies that grow are like getting a new box of Lego’s. You can’t go on just using the old Lego’s…the new box brings with it new parts and colors and challenges to build even bigger and better things than you could with the old box.

April 24, 2011 | Greg Ness: Leadership

General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of U.S. and International forces in Afghanistan, gives an engaging TED talk on leadership.

February 02, 2011 | Brent Teiken: What Makes a Business “The Best Place to Work”?

Last week, I was informed that Sundog was selected as the Best Place to Work in our state by the Young Professionals Network (YPN) of North Dakota.

December 20, 2010 | Lee Schwartz: Do We Really Get Work Done AT Work?

Jason Fried is the co-founder and president of 37Signals, which creates software that helps people work together online. He is also the author of a new book, Rework.

Here is a recent seminar he gave which was sponsored by TED, a non-profit dedicated to “ideas worth spreading.”

October 26, 2010 | Brent Teiken: A Cultural Gesture?

Nothing sends a clearer message about a company’s culture than the actions of its front line employees.

September 13, 2010 | Jodi Heilman: Do You Know The Secret To Success?

Area business leaders share their top tips for succeeding in life and work.