Advertising and Media

Who else is speaking “for the trees?” (aka, Did “The Lorax” sell out?)

By |2017-07-15T13:16:52-04:00March 8th, 2012|Advertising and Media, Fun|

Lorax Tattoo (Photo credit: jaundicedferret) Universal Pictures’ “The Lorax” has received plenty of attention in the media, marketing and environmental worlds lately. Not much of it has been all that positive. How is it that a story written by our beloved Dr. Seuss and adapted to the big screen could cause such a stir? [...]

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Is the world becoming a bit too sensitive?

By |2017-07-15T13:16:52-04:00March 5th, 2012|Advertising and Media|

A variety of companies have been at the epicenter of controversy about their advertising campaigns over the years.  I usually understand the reasoning behind why people are blowing up into a tizzy, however sometimes I think to myself “is this really a big deal or are people just looking for an argument?” Personally, sometimes the [...]

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Keeping Social Media Constructive

By |2017-07-15T13:16:53-04:00February 13th, 2012|Social Media|

I’m going to start off this blog post by officially stating that this will be one of the more ironic and/or hypocritical posts I will write**; but it’s for good cause. Everyone uses social media in different ways. This is one of the great things about it, in that you can cater your content to [...]

It’s the Super Bowl! (for advertising too.)

By |2017-07-15T13:16:53-04:00February 2nd, 2012|Advertising and Media|

On Monday, February 6, 2012 the blogosphere and TV news programs will be buzzing about the Super Bowl commercials. Which ones hit the mark, which ones didn’t. I think Super Bowl commercials are a great entertainment feature of the big game – especially if your favorite NFL team doesn’t happen to be vying for the [...]

Prepare to Deal with Comment Trolls on Blogs

By |2017-07-15T13:16:53-04:00January 19th, 2012|Social Media|

  When my friend Launie first started writing her blog Teeny Tiny Kitchen two years ago, she picked a subject she cares about and a skill that she rocks; cooking food. She had been reading blogs for years on various subjects, but food was always in the mix. As the blogosphere started taking shape and [...]

The Still Surprising Power of the Internet & Social Media?

By |2017-07-15T13:16:53-04:00January 9th, 2012|Social Media, Tools and Technology|

I recently attended an workshop to learn how to use software I was unfamiliar with, but which integrates with tools I use daily. The workshop was informative and told me all I needed to know to get started using the program. However I was quite surprised by comments from other participants, many of whom were [...]

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