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The Last Word
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (June 2010)
What did you do on your summer vacation? That question has been asked countless times in schoolrooms and business offices around the world for decades...Full Article

Rising To The Top
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (March 2010)
“Quality begins on the inside ... and then works its way out.” Bob Moawad, former chairman and CEO, Edge Learning Institute, 1941-2007 What...Full Article

The Last Word
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (February 2010)
February is a busy month. A lot is packed into this, the shortest month of the year. Officially, it is American Heart Month, Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, Chocolate Lover’s Month and International Friendship Month...Full Article

The Last Word
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (January/Expo 2010)
“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning …” —Joseph Priestley, English chemist and clergyman, 1733-1804 The New Year...Full Article

The Last Word
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (November-December 2009)
I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for inspirational quotes, tips of the day, self-help books, and personality tests—all kinds. You know what I’m talking about, pick up a magazine or newspaper on any given day and you’ll find a quiz...Full Article

Get It In Gear
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (October 2009)
Looking outside my office window as I write this, I see grey skies and rain—lots and lots of rain. For the past several weeks we’ve had thunderstorms, rain, drizzle and high humidity...Full Article

Go Ahead … Take A Bite!
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (August-September 2009)
At the grocery store last week I was surprised when the clerk, a young man of about 19 or 20, looked perplexed when presented with a small bag of fresh apricots...Full Article

It’s An e-Thing!
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (June-July 2009)
It seems like yesterday that I scoffed at the idea of a video phone. Why, I thought, would I want to look at someone...Full Article

Alphabet Soup
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (May 2009)
As I sat in the examination room in my physician’s office—cold and shivering in a short, thin paper gown—patiently waiting for the doctor to appear, I couldn’t help but notice something interesting...Full Article

Discovering The Green In Your Thumb
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (April 2009)
April Showers ... Every spring I get the bug ... the desire to go out, dig in the dirt and plant something. Watch it grow, turn green, blossom or bear fruit...Full Article

Keeping It Creative, Innovative
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (March 2009)
These days it is impossible to ignore the state of the economy. It infiltrates every portal—TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet news services—it even creeps into business and personal e-mails...Full Article

New And Improved! Bigger And Better!
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (JAN-FEB 2009)
Yes, we’ve made some changes. As we begin our fourth year of publication we have increased the magazine size from digest to standard and we’ve added three more issues—PC is bigger and better in every way...Full Article

Changing Times
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (DEC 2008-EXPO 2009)
Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll...Full Article

Put Giving In The Word Thanks
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (OCT-NOV 2008)
Harvest time. Sunny days and crisp, cool nights spiced with the faint aroma of burning wood. Thoughts turn to hearth and home—gathering friends and family—the holidays...Full Article

Going For The Gold
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (AUG-SEP 2008)
I’ll admit it; I’m an Olympic junkie. I love The Games—always have. I enjoy watching elite athletes from across the globe—magnificent examples of grace, speed, skill and ability—give their all for a small gold, silver or bronze medal...Full Article

Chinese Finger Puzzle
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (JUN-JUL 2008)
Distributors and suppliers have had an interesting bond over the years. Theirs is a necessary, but often sensitive relationship that requires a delicate balance...Full Article

Spring Into Action
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (APR-MAY 2008)
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” —Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, 1912-2007 Early this month I took a drive...Full Article

Network For Success
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (FEB-MAR 2008)
Recently, by chance, I caught the Academy Award-winning movie, Network, on cable. This was the first time I’d seen the movie since it premiered in the mid-70s...Full Article

Surprise!
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (DEC 2007-EXPO 2008)
No doubt about it, December is a hectic month. Everyone is awhirl with activity—closing out the old year while planning for the year to come...Full Article

It's A Small World
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (OCT-NOV 2007)
Technology has made our world larger…and at the same time much smaller. With the click of a mouse we can find out what is happening anywhere in the world...Full Article

Road Trip
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (AUG-SEP 2007)
As summer rolls around I wax nostalgic for hot, lazy days spent hanging out with friends, swimming at the local pool, or cooling off in a darkened movie theatre...Full Article

First Response
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (JUN-JUL 2007)
We’ve said it before; Promotional Consultant is your magazine. It is designed with you, the distributor salesperson, in mind....Full Article

Marketing Madness
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (APR-MAY 2007)
While March may be the month in which college basketball fans go wild, April is most certainly the month that college admissions offices go into marketing overdrive...Full Article

An Inspirational Life
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (NOV-DEC 2006)
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Pulitzer Prize winning author Horton Foote. You may remember him for his screenplays, The Trip to Bountiful, Tender Mercies, or his most well-known, To Kill a Mockingbird...Full Article

Old School, New Tools
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (SEP-OCT 2006)
While most of the country is still experiencing a heat wave—here in Texas triple digits have become the norm—the mindset has turned to fall and the beginning of a new school year...Full Article

Dog Days Of Summer
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (JUL-AUG 2006)
It’s the heart of the summer and that means soaring temperatures. In Texas, July and August are just plain hot. No question—the...Full Article

Sticker Shock
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (MAY-JUN 2006)
It was shocking. The numbers clicked by in a blink. It took me a minute to realize I was watching a gas pump and not a slot machine...Full Article

Spring Has Sprung
Author: Pamela Fields Webb (MAR-APR 2006)
Spring is here. You can feel it. The air is warmer, days are becoming longer, and new life and color is sprouting up all ‘round...Full Article