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Blair Enns blogs about agency business development, free pitching and occasionally, life in Kaslo.

Bermuda Bound | 29 July 2008

I have finalized the details for 2009 Closing for Creative Firms seminar. It will be held at the Elbow Beach Resort in Bermuda, a Mandarin Oriental Resort. Details and registration information will be uploaded to the Events section of the website later in August.

The 2009 event will see some significant changes. It will be two full days, with more workshop components that allow participants to develop and formalize some new diagnostic processes. Stay tuned...

Summer Reading | 28 July 2008

Here are a couple of books I'd like to suggest for your summer business reading. One, the latest from David Maister, I've devoured and the other, a much-needed fresh look at over-branded state of marketing from Lucas Conley, while it's long over due and I'm sure well worth the read, I probably won't bother.

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