Picture this… two Stalelifers walk to a big meeting to propose alternative marketing ideas to The Chicago Tribune. Along the way, on Lower Wacker Drive, one of the pair sees a wallet lying on the ground.
Joe: “Kurt, check this out, someone dropped a wallet.”
Kurt: “No way, is there an ID?”
Sure enough, there was an ID. [...]

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We were having issues with the battery life on the new 3G iPhone, so we asked for advice from the Apple guru, Gary Crowell. He’s one of our clients and the CEO of Vinaire, a custom wine cellar builder in central Texas.
These two tips easily doubled the run time on our batteries.
1. Back up and [...]

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Stalelife Austin went to the Mashable event in Austin last week with @BruceTurner, a friend and fellow social media zealot.
While attempting to park in a garage sixth street, we couldn’t help but talk about poor signage design. Probably because the Stalelife-mobile (hybrid, naturally) was all over the place.
“Why must we search for tiny signs that [...]

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Presentations are mostly boring. I mean, have you actually ever heard someone say “I can’t wait to see that PowerPoint!”
While few people the have amazing skills to keep us entertained AND educated, we’ve found that a little comedy can go a long way.
Like these presentation graphs from GraphJam.com, a part of the iCanHasCheezBurger family. They’re [...]

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In the 90’s we fought branding as hard as we could. Try as we might, many of our marketing partners were forced to use a heavy brand presence – oversized logos and template designs filled with “Barney” (I love you, you love me) copy.
The idea du jour was that the brand far outweighed real benefits. [...]

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