Bruce Spotleson

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Getting to know you with social media: Friday, May 15, 2009; It’s one of those things you hear more often than not when interviewing applicants for sales positions, usually after you’ve asked why you should choose them for your opening.
A prize we can all appreciate: Friday, May 1, 2009; A dozen years back, this company decided to expand its media beyond the scope of the daily Las Vegas Sun that it had published for half a century. Our plan was to create a new family of publications that would meet or exceed the quality of newspapers or magazines found anywhere else in the nation.
Ugly campaigns and the morning after: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008; During the recent election season, people who knew my line of work often would wink and ask if I was enjoying the whole thing. My usual reply was that it depended on what part of the campaigns we were talking about.
Trying to go cold turkey in a frigid place: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008; They say the first step in recovery is in acknowledging the problem. Over the months, it has occurred to me that I had become addicted to a BlackBerry, the result of an innocent fling that spiraled out of control.
Free at last from behind the fence: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008; When I joined this company a decade ago, I soon acted out the American dream. I bought a house, a new car and a new dog.
But then again, they're only words: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; Words are the tools of our trade here. We don't like to see them abused.
Talkin' trash and giving props where they're due: Friday, Aug. 22, 2008; At my suburban outpost, there are but two groups of people who visit on a regular basis, although, to be honest, they rarely make it past the edge of my driveway.