October 2017

Burnett’s Staffing Wins the 2017 ASA Genius Grand Award

October 17, 2017 Articles, Burnett's Staffing, Employment

DALLAS – September 29, 2017 – The American Staffing Association announced Burnett’s Staffing as a recipient of the 2017 ASA Genius Grand Award, honoring staffing firms with the best communications programs. The 2017 ASA Genius Awards recognizes staffing agencies for outstanding marketing, advertising, multimedia, and public relations campaigns. Judged by a panel of communications experts, entries were evaluated for their visual appeal, content and message, originality of approach, objectives achieved, and overall effectiveness. Firms were recognized with Grand Awards, Genius Awards,Read More

My Forbes Communications Council Contributor Page

October 17, 2017 Articles, Marketing

You can find my 2 cents for all things marketing, social media, and business communications on my new Forbes contributor page! Check out my Forbes Communications Council Contributor Page here.  And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter! @ForbesCommCncl & @makenziebonham Before you go, I’ll leave you with one last thought… “The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists. It rewards people who get things done.”  

Meet Makenzie Bonham and Paul Burnett of Burnett’s Staffing

October 17, 2017 Articles, Burnett's Staffing

Today we’d like to introduce you to Makenzie Bonham and Paul Burnett. So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story. My grandparents, Paul W. and Joyce Burnett, opened Burnett’s Staffing in the summer of 1966 in Arlington, TX. With backgrounds in Human Resources and Sales, the two of them grew the small firm by taking great pride in contributing to the community and the workforce. InitiallyRead More

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness

October 2, 2017 Articles, Burnett's Staffing, Misc.

Meet Debbie, my friend, and colleague who I met years ago through Burnett’s Staffing. In 1988, Debbie noticed an abnormal lump on her left breast. She went to her doctor who then performed a biopsy by cutting directly into her chest moments later. It was confirmed; the lump was indeed cancerous, breast cancer. That same night, Debbie underwent the first of many rounds of chemotherapy. In October, just two months later, Debbie had a mastectomy. And every day after, forRead More