Indiana Consolidating Small Business and Entrepreneurship Initiatives and Organizations into Single, Streamlined Office

In a press release today, Indiana House Republicans announced that several small business and entrepreneurship initiatives and organizations will be combined into just one office called OSBE — the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.   from the press release: State Representative Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) authored legislation regarding the promotion of entrepreneurship in young Hoosiers, […]

“In God We Trust. Everyone Else Must Bring Data.”

The first-ever Indy Big Data Conference last Tuesday celebrated Edward Deming's idea "In God we trust. Everyone else must bring data." And bring data they did. 478 speakers, attendees and sponsors gathered at the JW Marriott for the conference, the first of its kind, hosted by ST Logics and its new spinoff big data company […]

Seven Factors of Successful Lead Generation Campaigns

I often am asked, “What makes a lead generation campaign successful?” After running hundreds of campaigns across various industries, I’ve learned that while each campaign is unique, there are seven factors that contribute to the success of a lead generation campaign. 1. Data Set. The quality of the data sets the tone for the entire […]

Letting students #workplacefail prepares them for real-world technology jobs

I’ve just put 7 years from experience helping students win jobs into a book entitled, Be Employed When You Graduate. In March, I’ll give a solo presentation at SXSWedu about the strategy outlined in my book. The concept is derived from the Digital Corps at Ball State University. The success of our Digital Corps students […]

Indy-Based Herff Jones is a Finalist for ‘Best Educational App’ at SXSW

Indianapolis-based Herff Jones' iPad app called StrataLogica — interactive maps, globes, atlases, and charts — has been named a finalist for the 2014 SXSW Interactive Awards in the educational resource category.   The SXSW Interactive Awards highlight the coolest projects from the Interactive community, including mobile and tablet apps, platforms, games, kiosks/installations, digital campaigns, websites […]