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Magazine Attempts to Please Advertisers
Vocab word for the day: quasquicentennial Another example of magazine attempts to more deeply connect readers with advertisers. Good Housekeeping magazine will pay tribute to the achievements of women who have inspired, informed, educated, captivated and sometimes infuriated Americans during
Magazine Attempts to Please Advertisers
Vocab word for the day: quasquicentennial Another example of magazine attempts to more deeply connect readers with advertisers. Good Housekeeping magazine will pay tribute to the achievements of women who have inspired, informed, educated, captivated and sometimes infuriated Americans during
A New Kind of Mom-and-Pop Shop
I had a slightly unsettling conversation with a friend recently. We were discussing future job prospects, what we envisioned ourselves doing a few years down the road. He expressed concern about being considered “too old” for a firm to hire
A New Kind of Mom-and-Pop Shop
I had a slightly unsettling conversation with a friend recently. We were discussing future job prospects, what we envisioned ourselves doing a few years down the road. He expressed concern about being considered “too old” for a firm to hire
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Sign of the Times
Spider-Man’s going to have a tough time paying the bills now. Peter Parker will get fired by boss J. Jonah Jameson in Wednesday’s issue of “Amazing Spider-Man,” joining millions of Americans who have been hit hard by the economic recession.
Sign of the Times
Spider-Man’s going to have a tough time paying the bills now. Peter Parker will get fired by boss J. Jonah Jameson in Wednesday’s issue of “Amazing Spider-Man,” joining millions of Americans who have been hit hard by the economic recession.
Make Briefing Brief
Check out Lauren Warner’s post on Ad Age today about briefing creative teams as though you were speaking to kindergartners. Several comments had me in stitches. I don’t miss this part of daily agency life at all!
Make Briefing Brief
Check out Lauren Warner’s post on Ad Age today about briefing creative teams as though you were speaking to kindergartners. Several comments had me in stitches. I don’t miss this part of daily agency life at all!
Workforce Changes = Societal Changes
What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As
Workforce Changes = Societal Changes
What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As
College Application Videos
Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could
College Application Videos
Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could
Boys and Body Image
Further evidence of men’s increasing sensitivity to their physical appearance. So the question is – with whom will these be the biggest hit, boomers hoping to impress the young’ins or already fabulous gay boys? Spanx for Men are finally here.
Boys and Body Image
Further evidence of men’s increasing sensitivity to their physical appearance. So the question is – with whom will these be the biggest hit, boomers hoping to impress the young’ins or already fabulous gay boys? Spanx for Men are finally here.
Future is Now, Part Deux
Necco added “text me” and “tweet me” to its Sweethearts candy messages this year.
Future is Now, Part Deux
Necco added “text me” and “tweet me” to its Sweethearts candy messages this year.
The Future Is Now
Look to the future, my friends! If electric cars have any future in the United States, San Francisco may be the city where they arrive first. The first wave of electric car buying is expected to begin around December when
The Future Is Now
Look to the future, my friends! If electric cars have any future in the United States, San Francisco may be the city where they arrive first. The first wave of electric car buying is expected to begin around December when
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