Welcome to Coleman Unlimited

Coleman Unlimited helps your company become more successful by delivering high-quality writing, communications, marketing and public relations. Our precision strategy will help you communicate clear messages that cut through the clutter and achieve results.

We work with businesses of all types, but we specialize in associations and the electrical distribution channel.




Practical Wisdom for Leaders


We watched an interesting documentary show on the Sundance Channel, called Iconoclasts. This particular episode focused on Sumner Redstone, who controls media empire, Viacom, and movie producer Brian Glazer.

Redstone said some things that were worthy to be quoted. So I paused the Tivo and took notes.

Here’s a few words of leadership wisdom from Sumner Redstone:

“What I look for in people are commitment, competence and character. Without character, commitment and competence are not relevant.”

“Get loyalty by giving loyalty, particularly if a person is in some kind of trouble or problem.”

“People who are successful and good at what they do are not arrogant.”

“Optimism is the only philosophy that’s compatible with sanity.”

CU wins five communication awards, including 3 in first place


Coleman Unlimited (CU) has won five awards in the 2009 Communication Contest. Sponsored by the Missouri Professional Communicators, a chapter of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), the contest recognizes a variety of communication tactics, including writing, public relations, communications, photography, speeches, web, research, and books.

Our awards in the 2009 Communications Contest: 

  • First place in Special Articles: Business
  • First place in Web Writing, For-Profit Business
  • First place in Magazine Section Editing
  • Second place in Special Articles: Science (Energy & Green Issues)
  • Third place in Magazine Feature Story
If you’d like to read our submissions, many of them are on our Results page. 
Thanks to all of our clients who provided us with the opportunities to work with them on these projects.

How to Be Trustworthy


I’ve been devouring my “magazines to read” pile. I came across an excellent article on trust in Associations Now magazine by Michelle and Dennis Reina. It’s critical to being a good leader, which seems to be something everyone should know if they don’t. However, one little sidebar on the article really stood out to me… not so much as a business tip but rather a personal goal.

I want to be trustworthy. And I thought this was a great list of what it takes for others to put their trust in you.

We are inclined to trust leaders…

  • who are self-aware
  • who take responsibility for their role in the relationship
  • who demonstrate that they consider the best interests of others rather than just themselves
  • who do what they say they will do
  • who practice the values they tell us are important to them
  • who listen and respond to our needs and interests

Wow… may God help me to be a person like this.

Great Article: Top 10 Facebook Privacy Settings


With all the brouhaha recently about the Facebook user agreement, many started thinking about their privacy and their information on social networking sites. Thanks to Twitter, I came across this excellent summary on “10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know” on AllFacebook.com. 

I thought it was very helpful, and since I’ve recommended it to many, I thought I’d post it here too, along with a 10 second blurb on the highlights.

Highlights: Friend lists with different permissions; keep tagged photos private (and avoid the downfall of many); protect your albums; and make your contact info private.

Happy reading and setting up those Facebook permissions!

Here’s the link to the article. 

Previous Articles

Donald Trump Invited Me?


Linkedin: Why You (or Your Group) Should Use It


Keys to Success: Building Confidence and Destroying Fear


What Does the World Think of Your Company?


Credit Card Post Published at GetRichSlowly.org


Too Busy to Market Your Company?


Services & Solutions

  • Articles
  • Press Releases
  • Project Management
  • Speechwriting & Video
  • Emails/Letters
  • Strategy
  • Marketing Copy
  • White Papers
  • Executive Summaries
  • Consulting
  • Executive Coaching
  • Publicity
  • Newsletters
  • Brochures
  • Conference & Event Promotions
  • Presentations
  • Website Content & Design
  • Graphic Design

Recent Projects

  • Developing an identity and ad for a kitchen and bath company.
  • Writing and designing a brochure to teachers about free agriculture programs through a national association.
  • Creating a website (writing & design) for an eyeglass and eye care store (with sister company NeuConcept Productions).
  • Writing a magazine company profile on electrical manufacturer of cable trays, Cablofil.
  • Researching & writing a magazine feature article on e-commerce standards.
  • Researching & writing a magazine feature article on wind energy. Fascinating stuff!
  • Redesigning a website for non-profit ministry, Women on Mission St. Louis.
  • Writing a magazine profile on an electrical distributor, Codale Electric Supply.
  • Developing a brochure (writing & design) for an electrical distributor's service guarantees.
  • Writing a magazine profile on a manufacturer of drywall screws and fasteners.
  • Creating a website (content & design) for a custom kitchen & bath remodeling company, Cutter's Custom Kitchens and Baths.
  • Writing a magazine profile on a ceiling and commercial interior products distributor for AMAROK.
  • Redesigning a newsletter for an association.
  • Creating a marketing tagline & logo for Springfield Electric Supply, an electrical distributor.
  • Writing a magazine feature article on website best practices and trends for electrical distributors.
  • Building a website for an online streaming radio station (with sister company NeuConcept Productions).
  • Writing a magazine feature article on apprentice programs for the gear manufacturing industry and its association.
  • Writing a magazine profile on Progress Lighting, an electrical manufacturer of lighting products. Learned quite a bit about the green market.