By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations The presidential campaign is (finally) over. President Obama will serve a second and final term, and the Senate remains in the hands of the Democrats. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), now widely known as Obamacare, will remain in place. ACA provisions will be implemented as planned. The […]
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Getting the airline back up and running in New York after Superstorm Sandy
(THIS IS A TEST BLOG. THE CONTENT WAS TAKEN FROM DELTA AIR LINES BLOG.) Earlier today, Delta crew members flew from Atlanta into New York-JFK. Flights began bringing the first customers in since New York operations were suspended Sunday evening. The first was flight 2350 from Atlanta arriving at 12:02pm followed by Delta flight 269 from […]
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Facebook is a breeze for my Mom. Maybe it’s time she “liked” the bourbon pages! Many people say they join Facebook to keep up with their kids. I’m just trying to follow my Mom, who celebrates her 96th birthday Wednesday. While many Atlantans will be handing out candy to Halloween trick-or-treaters, my family will be […]
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New Learning Environment Geared Towards Success in Workplace
In this last column in a series on K-12 design, Barbara Crum, Principal and Market Sector Leader for K-12 at Perkins+Will, discusses a new type of learning environment that mirrors a traditional work place. The Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) in Overland Park, Kansas, provides high school juniors and seniors with unique educational programs […]
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Inside Atlanta PR – Profiling the Profiler
Profiling the profiler: Inside Atlanta PR columnist Chris Schroder is quizzed by last week’s interview subject, Betsey Weltner Betsey: Chris, thank you for letting me turn the tables on you. Like all of the public relations practitioners featured in your column in the SaportaReport, you have an interesting career story as well as many interests […]
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Reaching Out, Ushering In: Transparent Buildings & Regenerative Gardens
In part three of this series on hospice design, Ila Burdette of Perkins+Will discusses the importance of the design of outdoor spaces at a hospice in supporting the work of the caregivers. Welcoming hospices that sensitively house treatment programs for the terminally ill can architecturally support caregivers’ extraordinary work. Perkins+Will has found we can do even more […]
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Facebook might have a new relationship status with its investors Did you see The Social Network? Watching it made viewers root for the Winklevosses and cheer for Eduardo Saverin. Mark Zuckerberg came off as a socially inept jerk, greedy and just a little bit pathetic. I bet you a billion dollars of Zuckerberg’s fortune he […]
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Inside Atlanta PR
Sharon Goldmacher might be the only person who can solve this winning PR formula: C21 + 2013 = Final Four When Sharon Goldmacher of communications 21 was trying to decide where to start her career, she had a bit of a Goldilocks experience: New Orleans was too hot and the Baltimore/D.C. area was too cold. […]
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Avoiding Toxic Material in a Sustainable Building
In this new video series, Paula Vaughan, Co-Director Sustainability for Perkins+Will, showcases some of the sustainable features of the new Perkins+Will office in Atlanta. Located at 1315 Peachtree Street, the office recently received LEED Platinum status with a perfect score of 95. It is the current record holder for a LEED Platinum project in North America […]
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What’s your favorite part of Sprout Space?
This week, view a video featuring two key members of the Sprout Space team. Joe and Erika discuss their favorite parts of the project.
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Business and Medicine Are Equally Important
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations What factors contribute to the success of a practice? Our first thought is usually the team of medical professionals in the office. As a founder, you take your time assembling a team of experienced, trustworthy medical professionals. It’s important to be surrounded by practitioners you can rely on. But […]
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Facebook Brand Timeline Last Wednesday was a pretty big day in the world of social media managers. Facebook unveiled its timeline for brand pages, and everyone should take note for several reasons. The main reason is all pages will convert on March 30, so you should be prepared. My favorite part about the timeline is […]
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The Quiet Change Benefits Consumers
Prior to the financial crisis, mortgages were sold and delivered nearly as easily as filling out a change of address slip at the post office for your new home. Anyone could choose to sell mortgages and anyone with a small bond could open a mortgage company. This was our industry from 1993 to 2008. Today, the landscape […]
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PR 101
PR 101: Internships When it comes to public relations, the old adage, “You’ll never know until you try,” is right. The best way to start in this field is to look for an internship. With so many facets of the field, one can be overwhelmed choosing a sector to join. Some specific disciplines include, but […]
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Lobby Day Beneficial for Consumers, Industry
The mortgage industry has had to deal with so much new legislation on the federal level lately. We’d prefer to just be able to do our jobs without dealing with the consequences of new laws. Fortunately, on the state level, we are able to meet personally with legislators and educate them on possible consequences of […]
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Inside Atlanta PR
Rob Baskin on What Clients Really Want – and, yes, he should know. Rob Baskin has worked on all sides of the PR equation: as a reporter, a client and now as president of the Atlanta office of Weber Shandwick, a global PR agency with offices in 81 countries. “I’m equally comfortable on either side […]
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Welcome to Design with Perkins+Will
Welcome to Design, a Thought Leadership site hosted by Perkins+Will, an international design firm with 220 professionals working in our Midtown office at 1315 Peachtree Street. Each month, a different design discipline thought leader will explore how design has the power to transform lives – in commerce, our culture and our communities. This first month, […]
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Developing Answers for Workplace Strategies Always Begins with Many Questions – Involving Everyone
Clients are always intrigued when they ask our Interiors Design team what our first step in the design process will be. When we say we begin by interviewing every employee who will use the building, they think we might exaggerating. We aren’t. We send a survey to every employee who will be working in the […]
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Welcome to Health Care Practice Thought Leadership
Hello and thank you for visiting the Health Care Practice Thought Leadership site, hosted by David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations in Atlanta, Ga. This site is positioned to be an informative site for issues concerning the medical field. David Martin is a health care professional who has owned and managed several successful medical […]
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How Critical is Success at the Ballot Box in July 2012 to Metro Atlanta?
Quality of Life: Metro Atlanta’s quality of life is greatly impacted by our severe traffic congestion. Consider these facts: (Source: 2010 Texas Transportation Institute Annual Urban Mobility Report) Get Home Faster: Approval of the July 31 regional transportation referendum will result in getting you home sooner. Congestion will be reduced, allowing parents to make their […]
