by ambcadmin | Nov 1, 2016 | Posts
Do you watch NBC’s The Profit? I got into the show about a year ago, and I love it! In each episode, Marcus Lemonis–businessperson, investor, and philanthropist–visits a struggling business and decided whether he’d like to invest his own time...
by ambcadmin | Oct 28, 2016 | Posts
I was truly honored to be invited to speak to high school students for their annual Shadow Day program, where they go out into the workplace and shadow different careers, so that they can decide if their chosen career path is, in fact, right for them. It allows them...
by ambcadmin | Oct 25, 2016 | Posts
Friday was “one of those days” at Uncle Marty’s. One of my biggest printing customers—one of Cornell’s largest departments—submitted a nearly 3000-page color printing request on Thursday afternoon. It was a good job, involving different sizes of paper that...
by ambcadmin | Oct 18, 2016 | Posts
I just moved my desk. It wasn’t an earth shaking, ground breaking, overwhelming undertaking. In fact, the total distance traveled for my Ikea stainless steel-topped buddy was less than 10 feet. But the move has made me very, very happy. Before, my desk was...
by ambcadmin | Oct 7, 2016 | Posts
This past week, I had a conversation with an account executive at Yelp, to discuss my advertising experience with the company. I brought several positive and negative factors to light during our conversation. After I concluded my feedback, Kelly (from Yelp) kindly...
by ambcadmin | Oct 4, 2016 | Posts
Evolution [ev-uh-loo-shuh n]: a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development; any process of formation or growth. My parents opened their first store in the fall of 1991. I was...
by ambcadmin | Sep 27, 2016 | Posts
Aah, comfort. Comfort can be delightful. The highlight of my day is going home, putting on my jammies, and snuggling up with a big fluffy blanket … especially now, as nights are becoming crisper and autumn moves in to upstate New York. When we’re comfortable, we...
by ambcadmin | Sep 23, 2016 | Posts
Last week, I was honored to be invited as a guest lecturer for a marketing class at Medaille College in Buffalo. The class consisted mostly of working adults who were furthering their education to get ahead in their chosen careers. I met with the professor the day...
by ambcadmin | Sep 20, 2016 | Posts
Dear Uncle Marty, I was in your marketing class at the Retail Shipping Expo a few weeks ago in Las Vegas and was interested when you were talking about music in the store. I never really thought about that as important. I usually just play the radio or talk radio....
by ambcadmin | Sep 13, 2016 | Posts
A game changer is “a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way.” It was a privilege and pleasure to see so many of you at the 2016 Retail Shippers Expo in Las Vegas in August! This year,...
