We don’t know if changes to the civil service system will be in the proposed charter of the Metro Charter Commission. It’s too early to tell despite the kneejerk reactions of some union leaders who likely hadn’t even read the...
Read MoreWe received this email from Robert Bain: All to often, we hear someone invoke the “glass half full versus half empty” statement as a way of presumedly (or is it presumptuously) suggesting who is an optimist versus pessimist or...
Read MoreSmithsonian Travel has written a peaen to Memphis that pays tribute not just to the city but to some of our extraordinary landmarks like Henry Turley. That follows by only a few months a lovefest in the New York Times about the...
Read MoreThis is the second part of our post about our case study in city branding: Milestone 7: Preliminary Strategies As a result of the insights by the Smart City Consulting/Stone Mantel team and the input of the public, a recommended...
Read MoreFollowing the last two posts about city branding, we were asked about any work that we’ve done in this area. To respond, we begin today a two-part post about our work in Pensacola/Escambia County, Florida: Pensacola, a...
Read MoreWhile we’re on the subject of city branding, we want to revisit a speech by Paul O’Connor, former executive director of World Business Chicago and someone who led the process to shape his city’s brand. In a speech...
Read MoreBranding a city is hard, and although so many cities do it poorly, that does little to discourage cities like ours from continuing to try to do it right. Since we can remember, Memphis has flirted with branding, but...
Read MoreLast year, we wrote a series of posts about great mayors because Memphis has never had one. It seems like an apt time to revisit it to see how things are going in City Hall. Here’s the post: With A C Wharton now in the...
Read MoreIf Memphis was an actor, it would be looking to be cast against type. We’re like the actor who has only played light comedy roles that takes on a casting call as a serial killer just to shake up his image and how the public sees...
Read MoreKen Hoover is powerful witness to the central message of his campaign for Shelby County Schools Board member. An involved parent on the board really would make a difference, and Mr. Hoover has children in county elementary,...
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