Madonna's Super Bowl

I have to admit Madonna’s Super Bowl half time show was pretty good. In fact, unless you’re a Giants fan, it was probably the best part of the whole game. I don’t even recall any stand-out commercials this year. If you spend $3.5 million on one television ad, I think the least you would hope for is someone talking about it the next day.

This year is off to a fast start with January already behind us. I keep hearing good news from local business owners. Sales activity is up, some companies are hiring, and with any luck marketing budgets will continue to grow.

We have a couple of interesting events to report this week:

Global Hotspots, Corporate Espionage, Local Impact

February 9, 2012 4:30-6pm
USF Sarasota-Manatee Selby Auditorium

Learn how global security issues in information technology can affect local businesses from a panel of experts including; Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu, Business computer security expert and Dean of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at USF Sarasota-Manatee, Luke Bencie, Managing Director of Secuirty Management International, and Paul Hoffman, President of SouthTech Solutions.

Register here for this fascinating event moderated by Dr. Sunita Lodwig, an Instructor of Information Technology at USF Sarasota-Manatee.

We’re also looking forward to the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Annual Kick-off Breakfast this Friday morning from 7:30-9:15am at the Sahib Shrine Center. Last I checked this event was almost sold out. Click here to register.

Until next week,

Matthew Anderson, President
Milestone Marketing Associates, Inc.