Energy (not fuel, enthusiasm) >
Where does the energy come from to create a successful business, blog or project? I think it comes from the people that are joined together in the endeavor. The best More…
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Simple explanations make money >
We have been surveying our clients with short informal phone calls that ask questions like "what’s the one thing you’d like us to do more of?" or "what made you More…
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Re-Branding at What Cost >
The other day I saw a Stop & Shop commercial suggesting a full re-branding of the popular supermarket’s logo. So naturally I got to thinking about how this was going More…
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Why RFP’s Suck >
If you’re in the service industry, you’ve probably been approached by a company with an RFP. When Fresh Tilled Soil first started, we were quite excited about the fact someone More…
Our clients are winners >
Last week HubSpot and GotVMail Communications, both recent clients of ours, won their respective categories at the annual MITX Technology Awards here in Boston. Congratulations!
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Why we use Basecamp to manage our client projects >
We’ve get asked dozens of time each year what project management software we use to manage the 100 or so projects we do each year. We’ve always used Basecamp and More…
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Is strategy better when replaced by experience? >
Just like a brand, the experience is what counts, not the strategy. If you’re a web designer you might have encountered strategy that doesn’t match up with the design goals. More…
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Turning back the clock with my iphone 3G >
Early this summer, I was eagerly anticipating the July release of the new iphone 3G from Apple. Having an iphone already, I was very impressed and extremely happy with all More…
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Flowing Data Visualization Winner >
Ever wondered what your alcohol consumption looks like over a few weeks? Flowing Data recently ran a competition to see who could visualize their personal days the best. From the More…
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Quick Harvest Time Tracking Review >
We recently started using Harvest as a time tracking tool. For the last few years we have been using QuickBooks Online to track time. It’s an easy enough app to More…
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No more dropped calls with iphone 2.1 software update >
On Friday, September 12, 2008, Apple removed their cone of silence and released the iphone 2.1 software update. Since downloading this software, I have not had one dropped call and More…
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BMW cloth car design >
BMW have done it again. This time it’s with a car that changes it’s shape based on the driver’s whims. The car, which is built on a Z8 frame and More…
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