Coleman Unlimited LLC

A big part of running a small business is managing accounting.
For those of us who are creative types, this can be a bit of a challenge. Most companies, however, buy accounting software like Quickbooks, MYOB, Peachtree, or one of the new online services like Freshbooks.
When I started this company, my husband and I researched solutions [...]

I’ve been in PR a long time, but like all industries, it’s very segmented. I worked primarily in the electrical industry, so I knew those publications very well and had excellent relationships with those media. However, now that I work for myself and for my husband’s graphic design and web development firm, I have a [...]

A few months ago, I won three first place awards in the Missouri Communications Contest through my local National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) chapter. These three entries were then entered in the NFPW’s national contest. I recently heard that I won First, Second and Honorable Mention in the national contest!

First place in Magazine [...]

I work frequently with my husband’s web development company, so I know that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the new Atkins Diet in the world of technology. All companies want to know about it because they think it will save them tons of money in advertising. Many companies sell SEO services, and some make ridiculous [...]

So often we think about what we hate on the computer… for me it’s MS Word (clunky is a compliment!).
But I’d like to focus on a website that I love: dictionary.com.
I’d like to give them a shout out because this website is simple, does it’s job well, and connects to a great thesaurus. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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… [...]

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, [...]

We got a special invitation from Donald Trump the other day. It had gold ink, and it looks pretty fancy on the outside.
On the inside, however, it was just like every other direct mail seminar pitch, except of course it included two free tickets to admit us to this special event.
My husband and I both [...]