I'm beginning to realize that I have turned into a curmudgeon. Yep. That's right. I am a tightwad. And it seems to have happened over night. I went to the LiveNation site today to see if tickets were available for the St. Louis leg of the Coldplay tour this year. Luck would have it, yes! … Continue reading Cheapskate Moment of the Day
I’m just not that into the movies
I love going to the movies. Sitting in the back center with my Buncha Crunch, taking in the giant screen and the surround sound... love it. So you can imagine my excitement for a Saturday night dinner-and-a-movie date this past weekend. First, I headed to San Sai - a yummy new Japanese fast-ish food concept … Continue reading I’m just not that into the movies
Funny story
So this blog got 114 hits yesterday... from people searching for a picture of Cookie Monster. I knew it couldn't be because they were actually interested in what I had to say. Thanks to WordPress for killer SEO and to Google Images for helping Cookie-Monster-picture-seekers all over the world find my site.
Take these golden wings and learn to advertise
I was thoroughly disappointed by this year's Superbowl ads. You'd think that if a company decided to drop a couple mil on an ad, they'd make it remotely entertaining... or... <gasp!> memorable. I still haven't figured out why there were ballet dancing football players with lizards. And don't even get me started on invented words. … Continue reading Take these golden wings and learn to advertise
Without further ado…
Just an update - I have been without internet access at home for a week. That's what happens when you snap the antenna off your wireless aircard. I have 23 unread emails in one account, 2 in another and 15 in the last one. Happy Monday.
All the cool kids are doing it
When I first started blogging... it was mostly for giggles. I wasn't really sure that it was useful or even that much fun. Then I started to see the hits to my site. People from all over the world started commenting on my posts. And I realized that some people are interested in seeing things from my point of view (crazy, I know!). As the end of the 4th quarter approaches - a year after "official recession-dom" - everyone is talking about blogs. How they're free... search-engine friendly... and extremely effective for creating two-way communication. And a lot of companies are now scrambling to start something up. People that are effective bloggers are in high demand. Don't believe me? Read Douglas Karr's latest post on Talent Zoo: Your Company is Going Under, and You Could Have Stopped It.
Online marketing for job searches
Just posted on my Resume Rehab blog about a woman who is looking for a job using a t-shirt with her resume printed on it. Too bad when I tried to look for her online to find out more, she didn't have a web site, online resume, Linked In, blog, Facebook page... nothing. Given the fact that the Internet has taken over the world of marketing (and most of the world, in general) is it possible for a successful marketer to have a virtually non-existent web presence? Doesn't seem like a very effective personal marketing plan to me.
I’m sensing a theme here
Somehow it's just been a week full of burgers and feminine hygeine products. Don't know how that happened. Here's hoping that next week brings something less weird. Ultraslim Fax on Ads of the World There are no words for the sympathy I feel for the unfortunate recipients of those faxes.
Guns N’ Sodas
No one craves caffeinated beverages like Guns N' Roses fans. That's why when Dr. Pepper teamed up with Guns N' Roses to offer a free Dr. Pepper soft drink for every American fan in honor of the release of the first GN'R album in 17 years. In the first 24 hours after the release of Chinese Democracy, fans inundated the Dr. Pepper web site. Then the Dr. Pepper site crashed and fans got ticked off. Not only did they get mad at Dr. Pepper for the site crash, they got mad at GN'R. Talk about a sales promotion gone wrong.
Let’s talk about (teen) sex
First Juno. Then Jamie Lynn. Next, it was the Pregnancy Boom at Glouchester High in Massachusetts. Today the CDC reports teen pregnancies are at a 15-year high. And this 2008 International Advertising Festival at Cannes from a Saatchi & Saatchi third party vendor. What's with the teen pregnancy obsession?
Colleen Jaycox Mann 
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