Every day in Cleveland brings another day of hope and promise for a new and revived city. But hope only gets you so far.  It is really high time for someone - anyone - to step up with a solution.

During lunch yesterday, I discovered a pretty interesting sticker right on my banana.  It was oddly shaped, with a QR code and website with a simple call to action: “Turn me into yonanas”.

There was a time at the beginning of my career when I literally panicked over deadlines and crunches.  I sweated, my heart raced and I worried about not meeting expectations or worse, getting fired. But it all worked out.  The fear drove me to work smarter and harder and faster.  It showed me what I was capable of and allowed me to choose to be more productive.

Knowing what I know about how Facebook came into existence and what its plans are for world domination, my conclusion is simple:  If this guy is for CISPA, then I am against it. Well, that plus the desire to limit the government's intrusion into our private lives.

Whether a print, TV, web or radio ad campaign, you dedicated your blood, sweat and tears to develop a creative and compelling campaign.  But beyond the ad buy, there are ways to extend the reach of your ad campaign and deliver your message to more people in a more engaging way.

As a young boy growing up in Cleveland's inner city (to be fair, there was very little outer city back in the '60s), my days and nights were filled with music.  Just as it has been for thousands of years.

Steve Jobs has been gone now for just over six months.  That seems like plenty of time to turn on Apple and destroy what is arguably the most successful and respected American company today. Steve Jobs once said that he liked living at the intersection of the humanities and technology.  He loved to read...

This is a lofty goal and one many organizations aspire to achieve.  The identity of some brands as prolific or high tech product innovators may serve to naturally position them as industry thought leaders simply due to the nature of their corporate structure.  However, there are still opportunities to raise awareness and establish a leadership role for a company that is not widely known as the glitzy industry golden child. 1.

I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to the individuals and/or group of individuals behind the "We Hate Sugar" movement that seems to be sweeping across the nation. Over the last week alone, I have seen in-depth news reports on TV, heard experts interviewed on the radio, read numerous online stories and have even been counseled by a couple of consumers. Apparently sugar is bad for you...