MaY 2019
Cover Story
The Housing Market: A window into our economy!
Taking housing as a barometer of the economy, Metro Phoenix is looking pretty good. Multifamily developments, especially, seem to be sprouting on … [More]
Features
Successful Succession in a Family Business
It’s wonderful to be able to work with your children and imagine them taking the reins some day. But it requires a careful strategy. Seventy percent … [More]
Roundtable
Networking Is for Introverts
Why do we have a visceral reaction to the word “networking”? I often hear the mental machinations that hold us back, like, “I have nothing to say” or … [More]
Legal
The Marijuana Proposition
Marijuana is a booming business and all eyes are on Arizona. With an estimated $400 million in sales for 2018, medical marijuana has proven a … [More]
From the Top
Ted Anderson: Creativity and Relationships
Success isn’t about rigidly adhering to a plan at any cost. As Ted Anderson, president and founder of ANDERSON Advertising + PR, will tell you, … [More]
By the Numbers
Marketers: Don’t Forget the Human Connection
For many organizations, the race to master data and harness the power of the marketing technology stack has resulted in the customer and, perhaps, an … [More]
Startups
True Salt – All-Natural and Unrefined
“While working in Mexico, I discovered this amazing salt and felt that it would be a natural substitution for what restaurants and hotels currently … [More]
Dental Marketplace, Online
The first-ever online dental marketplace — and the only alternative to traditional dental insurance — launched its website out of Arizona a year ago, … [More]
CRE
Phoenix Rising: Driving Forces Behind One of America’s Fastest Growing Cities
According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2017, Phoenix edged Philadelphia out to become the fifth biggest city in the United States, with an estimated population of over … [More]
Healthcare
Why Hospitals Must Seek Scale
Each day seems to bring a new outcry that hospitals are attempting to get bigger to raise prices. A recent article, for example, said that hospitals … [More]
Technology
HR Teams Use Next-Gen Technologies to Win the Talent War
Artificial Intelligence is currently revolutionizing human resources. Although seemingly contradictory, AI automates repetitive tasks and allows … [More]
Briefs
To Better Serve the Hispanic Community, Translation Must Be More than Literal
Plexus Worldwide™, a leading direct-seller of health and wellness products worldwide and a company that focuses on health and happiness, recently … [More]
Smart Email Emigrates from New Zealand
“When we decided to expand our business to the U.S., coming to the Phoenix metro area was a no-brainer,” says Nick Lissette, founder, of Black Pearl … [More]
A/C Rising
Air conditioning in the Valley of the Sun is hardly an optional expense for workplaces any more so than for homes, and businesses may feel a financial … [More]