By Marlys Fox Guess who owned the Fox Associates home-office building before we did? We’re talkin’ Chicago here, so who else but the remnants of the gang associated with the notorious 1920s mobster Al Capone! We bought the building close to 40 years ago in the (now)...
We all got off the road for a few days this month to commemorate and celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States. Here are some pics. Marlys celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States. ...
We periodically revisit past interviews because doing so—whether they're with media companies or suppliers alike—is a terrific way to track change in the business. If a single story is a snapshot of a time, place, and perspective, then revisiting how that perspective...
Fox Tales last checked in with 032 Outsourcing in late 2024, just a year and a half ago. As we said in that interview, outsourcing is a proven and cost-effective option for the media business. It's been used for decades in advertising sales, telemarketing, and...
By Marlys Fox 48 years is one heck of a long time to be anywhere! But our own COO, Steve Schwanz, is celebrating that anniversary as a ‘Fox’ this week! Steve has spent his entire professional career here—he's worked nowhere else! Actually, he also spent the summer...
In 1978, Jimmy Carter was the president, disco music was at its zenith, "Grease" was the year's most popular movie, and Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" was the number-one song. That was also the year Fox Associates EVP/COO Steve Schwanz joined the Chicago-based company....
Bo Sacks, an old friend of the industry, has been publishing his Heard on the Web Newsletter daily for 33 years. He's put out three distinct issues each day for as long as I can remember. Bo is, indisputably, an industry oracle, someone who's devoted a career to...
Every morning, I scroll through Substack, LinkedIn, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, Apple News, sometimes X, and of course, my email inboxes, which mostly lead me to these and other sources. This way, I generally get the information I need for...
Greetings, Fox Associates friends and family! We hope you had a wonderful May, a celebratory Mother's Day, and enjoyed the blooming trees and flowers if you're in the parts of the country with four seasons. We're always pleased to bring you our latest crop of industry...
By Marlys Fox There's a truism in sales, and it's about building connections with your partners in ways that transcend business. All other things being equal, people like doing business with people they like. Recently, our friends at the National Guard Association of...