Yes, We Do That

Much has been written about the stress created by the pandemic – specifically about the stress of work/life balance. It's harder to connect to people, and to unplug from technology when work is home life and home life is work. According to the CDC, those reporting symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorders increased from 11% in January 2019 to 41....

"My dad has given me the best gift anyone has ever given me.  He gave me wings to fly." -Adria Arjona So here we are.  Restrictions lifting.  Masks coming off.  People are back to dinners out and going to live events.  Dare I say, it is beginning to feel almost normal. But, the last year certainly d...

Battling the pandemic for over a year has left all of us with many uncertainties. Since mid-March, when the Coronavirus outbreak was declared a national emergency, most employers (and their employees) across the nation had to radically change how they do business. From new safety practices put in place to protect workers, to the work-from-home orde...

75 years in business….an impressive milestone for sure: seems to be the right time to revisit and acknowledge parts of our history and then look beyond to the next 75. Our beginnings can be traced back to 1946 as William Riley Sr. realized that local businesses had a certain need that he could fill. At that time, basic commercial printing was the a...

 We are pleased to share news about our 2 year partnership and successful client relationships built with Titan Solutions of Ireland. As the need, interest, and availability for Diagnostic Testing has grown globally in the last few years, our strategic alliance has given our customers an ability to have world-wide fulfillment solutions. Geneti...

 In just 2 months I'll be celebrating my 34th year at The Allied Group.  Started in 1946, this year Allied is celebrating its 75th anniversary. I 'grew up' using a layout sheet, a metal ruler, and a mechanical pencil drawing sketches of business forms.  Allied Printing produced invoices, checks, statements and other kinds o...

 On St. Patrick's Day 2020, I was having an absolutely wonderful dinner overlooking a beautiful harbor with a spectacular sunset on very warm night in Cape Coral Florida with my friend….totally alone!  Everyone else at the resort had either chosen to not go out, or, had already left the property. We had flown down to Florida the day ...

Abraham Lincoln said famously and accurately, "Everyone likes a compliment."  ​Today is World Compliment Day - Maybe pass one on and see what happens...... "Because life is a living, breathing work of art, you are a painting as you go.  Be a masterpiece.  Drink in life.  Laugh too loud.  Compliment others constant...

 "The key is, no matter what story you tell, make the buyer the hero." - Chris Brogan I had two experiences the other day that left me shaking my head in disbelief. Both were solicitations for my business, one a radio commercial, the other, a direct telemarketer. First, the auto dealership. If it seems like I've been picking on them, having ju...

​I thought that 2020, with all the trials and tribulations of the pandemic, social unrest, and our collective inability to go out and gather as we always have, was astonishing. Holy cow, the events of the first 3 weeks of 2021 only magnify the extreme situations and conditions that we are all living in and under. I turn, as I often do, to quotes fo...