The Big Business of Caring

Nonprofits are big business with big dollars attached. With Susan G. Komen claiming ownership of the color pink and trademarking the slogan “for the Cure,” the picture of nonprofit organizations as corporate dollar-generating entities comes more clearly into focus.

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Home Economics

The kitchen is the epicenter of every house and the shear number of logos and brands that find their way into the kitchen will make distributor salespeople swoon.

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Back to Basics

It has become a standard part of almost everyone’s life—wake up, shower, brush your teeth, drink that first cup of coffee, grab your security badge and lanyard, and run out the door.

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Word of Mouth

On August 18, 2010 MediaPost.com reported, “The food-gift trend … is expected to rise again in 2010. The article goes on to cite a report from Packaged Facts, a leading provider of market research for consumer goods, food and beverage, pet services, financial services and personal care markets, which states that “healthy growth across all food-gifting channels will drive sales to more than $21 billion by 2014.”

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

In the winter of 1949, Ella and Louis sang it best.
While sometimes we may have the luxury of tossing our jacket aside and staying for another hot toddy and some records, at some point we all have to go out and face the cold.

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Increase Your Sweat Equity

IT IS AUGUST and the East Coast has been sweating it out in a massive 90-degree-plus heat wave since June, so it’s highly unlikely that the cruel, grueling sub-zero temperatures of winter are at the forefront of anyone’s mind.

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Just One Look, That’s All it Took

When anyone walks into a room, the first thing people notice is his or her appearance. If he or she is sporting a polished look when entering the room, the opinion of the masses will be that the guy or gal who just walked in is on top of his or her game.

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