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  • January 4, 2012 » Why I Do What I Do

    By... Jonathan Martyak in Agency Life Add Comment

    My inspiration and desire to help others comes from my mother. Her trying, inspirational, and triumphant battle with ovarian cancer started back in 1996. She had been having routine check-ups with her OB/GYN and given a clean bill of health time and time again…until a few months after one of her appointments when she started

  • November 16, 2011 » My Dad is a Caregiver

    By... Trista Walker in Agency Life Add Comment

    MY DAD IS A CAREGIVER. Some people might say he was a caregiver, but I believe the title lingers long after your loved one has passed away—and stays with you for a lifetime. My dad was in the Carpenters Union for 35 years. When he retired in his mid-50s he became my mother’s full-time chauffeur,

  • November 7, 2011 » Why I Do What I Do

    By... Michael Ward in Agency Life Add Comment

    My story begins with my sister Laura, who was born with several debilitating medical problems, including kidney failure. Laura was not expected to ever leave the hospital—but she lived to be almost 35 years old, and she packed a lot into those years. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in Journalism (Laura was

  • October 6, 2011 » 24 Hours that Made a Difference

    By... Peter Nalen in Agency Life, Social Media Add Comment

    Too often in our jobs we become so focused on our day-to-day tasks that we lose sight of the bigger picture—why it is that we do what we do. This past week, I received a stirring reminder of the impact our line of work has on the lives of others.
    A posting on the website of

  • September 12, 2011 » Why I Do What I Do

    By... Ian Mitchell in Agency Life Add Comment

    The other day, my four-year-old son asked me why I have a job. (He asked in that earnest and sincere way that only a four year old could: “Daddy … why do you work?”) I started to answer his question with a typical response a father would give to his son: “I work so I

  • August 22, 2011 » The Importance of Account Planning

    By... Summer Intern (Samantha Gerard) in Agency Life Add Comment

    After completing my junior year in college, I could finally say I had taken that one class that confirmed my belief that Marketing was the right major for me. Maybe it’s cliché, but I feel like everyone has had that one class or one teacher that allowed them to see why they chose their particular

  • April 1, 2011 » Research Findings: SURVIVAL RATES AMONG RANDOMLY ASSIGNED PREDATORS AND PREY IN A TIGHTLY CONFINED SPACE

    By... Michael Ward in Agency Life 4 Comments

    MWard, BWeinstein, BKopceuch, AAbraham, et al.
    ABSTRACT
    A random, blindfolded, off-centered trial to determine survival rates among predators (n=46) and prey (n=51) that have been intermixed and transported in a tightly confined space. Blindfolded investigators selected a random container of Stauffer’s Animal Crackers (Figure 1) from a local supermarket1 with the intention of isolating factors that impact

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