When writing about the finer nuances of our industry, we sometimes lose sight of providing the basic groundwork for why you need good design. Whether you're a designer yourself or someone thinking about using (cough*our*cough) graphic design services, here are five important things you should … [Read more...]
The Importance of Online Reputation
I can’t remember if it was Al Gore or Scarface who uttered, “all I have in this world is my balls and my word.” Tony Montana clearly made those remarks before the former invented the Internet. … [Read more...]
Design: Unlocking Your Creativity
The difference between a good design and a clever design is that the clever one imprints the mind subliminally. Persuasion is born of cleverness, with its repetition that never feels redundant. … [Read more...]
A Consumer’s View of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
This is an interesting way to view the government's LPTA practices. Shared with us by guest writer John Cook of Organizational Communications, Inc. A Consumer's View of LPTA: I am a LPTA consumer. My drink of choice is caffeine-free Diet Coke, when I shop the “lowest price” I can normally buy … [Read more...]
Expanding the Meaning of Direct Economic Interest in a Bid Protest
Having “standing” or the “right” to sue in a bid protest action is generally limited to those parties that (1) are actual or potential bidders and (2) have a direct economic interest in the contract. The definition of direct economic interest is constantly evolving. Parties can be considered to … [Read more...]
People Power Companies. People Are Social Beings. Get Social Companies.
As always I enjoyed reading the latest post on the Bridged Design blog: #BareItAll: The Importance of Interaction They share the background of the increasingly popular #BareItAll topic started on Twitter in January of this year. Here's an excerpt: #BareItAll: A Case … [Read more...]
Air Force blocks access to a GovCon blog site with its Bluecoat AFNet firewall
Here's a call for action from our friend Bill Spriggs. Seems someone with the Air Force didn't take kindly to his article, Unconscionability in Contracting, he published yesterday so they blocked access to his website. This will be interesting. Not sure what can or should be done, but they have … [Read more...]
Unconscionability in Contracting
An interesting situation and commentary by Bill Spriggs, a GovCon lawyer who writes interesting articles regularly at: Spriggs Law Group Yesterday, a contracting officer told a contractor to decrease its price by 10% "for sequestration related cuts, without any changes to contractual services … [Read more...]
What’s Next for SBA as Karen Mills Departs?
Departing SBA Administrator Karen Mills had the pleasure of testifying at one final House Small Business Committee hearing searching for answers to the question, "what's next?". Sequestration is what's next: The potential of $85 billion in spending cuts this year has already begun grinding the … [Read more...]
State and Local Social Media Contracting Opportunities to Rise
If a picture is worth a thousand words then the chart to the right is worth a lot more. According to a recent article on by Chris Cotner w/GovWin over 80 percent of state and local government employees expect their agency’s use of social media to increase in the next 12-18 months. As government’s … [Read more...]
Sequestration and GovCon: How to Prepare for the Punch
Bridged Design offers some thoughts in a recent blog post on the "dreaded beast" stomping its way towards our federal spending budget. With an ETA of March 1st the sound of approaching footsteps has everyone on edge. How will the masses react when they can actually see this sequestration? Spring … [Read more...]
Lohfeld Consulting Group: Insights Blog
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