AJ Sweatt

Communications strategist

AJ Sweatt is a marketing communications strategist and consultant. He builds web communities, strategies, and processes that are sustainable, scalable, and profitable for businesses. He is an editor, writer, trainer, and speaker supporting interaction and influence across industrial and technical enterprises/industries. He is the principal of AJ Sweatt Logic & Communications.

Mon, 08/19/2013 - 16:28
Just How Healthy Is the U.S. Manufacturing Job Market? The short answer is not very
Mon, 08/19/2013 - 16:28
I’m not one to rely solely on statistics to tell the entire story. There are usually intangibles—the human element, seemingly unrelated activity—that fill in the blanks. We’re seeing a seemingly endless stream of upbeat manufacturing stories…
We’re Taking U.S. Manufacturing for Granted Take another look
Tue, 07/16/2013 - 13:02
Familiarity breeds contempt. Or neglect. We see this all the time. We grow tired of things often in our lives. In relationships. In politics. With music. With food. With jobs. It’s important that we mix things up from time to time. Or in many cases…
What ‘Experts’ Get Wrong About U.S. Manufacturing Pundits have a limited but powerful influence on a business organism
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 11:18
Manufacturing in the United States isn’t healing as fast as we’d like or as quickly as we deserve. On that, most of us can agree. But it sure seems like we’re seeing a steady stream of misguided understanding among much of the economic and academic…
From Thriving to Barely Surviving Our lost manufacturing generation
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 10:57
Steve Bennish writes about business and economics for the Dayton Daily News. He’s also the author of the 89-page, self-published book, Scrappers: Dayton Ohio and America Turn to Scrap. It’s not an easy book to look at. It’s a sobering, disgusting,…