by Brian Burkhart | Sep 22, 2016 | Our Blog
This is a Code Orange, because I’m FRUSTRATED! I’m kind of sick and tired of what’s going on. At SquarePlanet, we meet all kinds of people doing all kinds of pitches. We’ve got people on Shark Tank… We’ve got all these...
by Maxx Parcell | Aug 10, 2016 | Our Blog
Or you SHOULDN’T at least. There we sat. Wrapping up some initial planning details for a core brand messaging project we’re working on when our client added one additional point of influence on our work-to-come. It was specifically regarding the very leading language...
by Brian Burkhart | Aug 8, 2016 | Our Blog
During the presentation skills workshops I regularly run, I always start with a video created by the U.S. Marine Corps. It’s one tough video. Helicopters and tanks, amphibious vehicles, big guns and smoke-filled explosions. And of course, strong, resilient Marines...
by Brian Burkhart | Jul 20, 2016 | Our Blog
Nine years ago on July 19, 2007, AMC debuted a new series that wasted no time garnering an infatuated audience: Mad Men. Centered around the “golden age” of advertising on Madison Avenue in New York in the late 1950’s – early 1970’s, it quickly gained a...
by Tim Coonan | Apr 27, 2016 | Our Blog
When Tim Coonan decided to shift his culinary focus in Chicago, his talent was not lost. With a career dating back to his roles as Sous Chef at Gordon, Chef-de-Cuisine at Spiaggia, and most recently as Chef Instructor at the Washburne Culinary Institute, Tim decided...