Read all about it.

Magazines are where it’s at — and that’s not just our bias talking.

Take a look at this gem of a campaign about the power of the magazine industry. It’s spearheaded by the likes of Charles H. Townsend of Condé Nast, Cathie Black of Hearst Magazines, Jack Griffin of Meredith Corporation, Ann Moore of Time Inc. and Jann Wenner of Wenner Media.

ILLUSTRATION BY Aaron Taylor

“We often hear the phrase, ‘I just can’t seem to get it all done’ — as if it were a possibility. ‘It all’ means everything, and everything is all encompassing. Work is never done — there will always be another project. Don’t make a balanced life contingent upon whether or not you’re ‘done.’ Put down the project and go home. I promise it will be there in the morning.”

— Kip Kint, owner of Mission: Ignition in Spanish Fork, from the article “Workaholics Revealed” in the Summer 2008 issue of BusinessQ.

Read the full article here.

We got a few of the 2010 UV50 winners together to wax eloquent about the ups and ups of working in this great valley and succeeding in this unpredictable market.

So we’ll let them take it from here …

Video #1: Working in Utah Valley

Video #2: Staying positive

Video #3: Advice to up-and-coming companies

Meet Marketecture, the No. 5 Fastest-Growing Company in Utah Valley.

NO. 5 MARKETECTURE, INC.
Three-Year Growth 362% Revenue in 2009 $11,177,973 Founded 2003 City Orem Employees 86 Industry Technology Web site www.marketecture.com Founder Oliver Bigler, 37
The Company A Web software and search engine marketing company that provides online tools for professional services and e-commerce industries.
The Growth With stellar employees and a “product-first focus,” Marketecture has created loyalists out of its customers — customers who have propelled the company to impressive, impressive heights.
The Growing Pains “Growing too fast. We had to quickly build new systems and infrastructure to handle the large volume of customers that came on board. We weren’t ready at the time, and it took us more than a year to do a complete overhaul of our client management system.”
The Milestone Moment “Three years ago when we decided to completely change our business model to adapt to the evolving Internet.”
The Advice “Self-fund your business. The best thing we ever did was to grow the business out of its own earnings, and now we’re a large company that’s wholly owned by the founders and employees.”

LEFT TO RIGHT Owners of Remedez HairSpa (www.remedez.com): Bernie Nielsen, Tyler Gambill, Cynthia Gambill  PHOTO BY InStudio by Kenneth Linge (www.instudiophoto.com)

“When you build a partnership, it has to be strategic. We can’t just work together because we’re married or because {Tyler and Bernie} are good friends … Just because I’m married to Tyler doesn’t mean I can take advantage of him. This is still a business and there are still protocols to follow. I can’t take that for granted just because I wake up with him in the morning.”

— Cynthia Gambill, from the article “Three’s Company” in our Fall 2007 issue of BusinessQ

Read the rest of the article here.

Did you know there are a number of ways you can get involved with BusinessQ for free? (Yes, free! We’re givers around these parts.)

NEWS. Do you have press releases you want the valley to know about? E-mail them to bri@uvmag.com.

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CONTESTS. We conduct a contest every issue (like this issue’s Best of Utah Valley survey), and we always feature the winners in a fun way. Which contest are you going to win?

STORY IDEAS. Is there a must-feature company we need to know about? What topic would you like us to tackle? E-mail bri@uvmag.com with the goods.

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So what are you waiting for? Go forth and get involved.

Meet Namifiers, the No. 25 Fastest-Growing Company in Utah Valley.

NO. 25 NAMIFIERS
Three-Year Growth 34% Revenue in 2009 $9,769,913 Founded 2001 City Springville Employees 85 Industry Manufacturing Web site www.namifiers.com
Founder Bryan L. Welton Jr., 33
The Company A manufacturer of identification and branding products to businesses and consumers.
The Growth Speedy, same-day service (along with viewing “no” as a swear word) has led to Inc. 500 recognitions and more than 80,000 clients, including more than half of the Fortune 500 companies.
The Growing Pains “Working with young managers who don’t know how good they have it.”
The Milestone Moment “Watching an employee catch the company vision.”
The Advice “Put the systems in place.”

Every Friday, we’ll spotlight one of our 2010 UV50 Companies.

PHOTO BY InStudio by Kenneth Linge (www.instudiophoto.com)

“When the fourth CEO decides to change the company logo and colors for the fourth time, that’s when you know it’s over. It’s like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.”

— Josh Coates, founder of Pleasant Grove-based Mozy, in the article “If All Else Fails” from the Summer 2009 issue of BusinessQ.

Read the rest article here.

Omniture’s summer parties — complete with fireworks — are one of the many reasons it won Best Company to Work for in our 2008 contest.

There’s no denying Utah Valley’s business community is the best there is. But we want specifics.

Be sure to enter our “Best of Utah Valley — Business Style” contest so we can feature the best of the best.

Click here to flood us with your favorites, and you may just be the next Omniture (Best Company to Work For in 2008), the next Cindy Dayton (Best Assistant in 2008), or the next Zoobies.com (Best Web site in 2008).

The Spring 2010 issue is here — in all of its growing, green glory.

Get to know this year’s UV50 businesses, and find yourself delighting in the success of these stellar local companies.

Inspiration comes free (much like a BusinessQ subscription). Happy reading!