I know I didn’t tease this in last week’s post, but I thought it might be fun to give you all a glimpse of what it’s like on deadline day here at Promo Marketing, mostly because it’s deadline day today, and that’s pretty much all that’s on my mind. Not that deadlines really bother me, it’s more that if you can see the finish line, you mind really isn’t on kittens or the great sandwich you had for lunch. We’re going to do this piece time-stamp style, and promise each other that we won’t think about kittens until it’s over.
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Save the Date
I’ve been talking a lot about the Web recently, it seems. By my running tally, some type of Internet news or terminology has been mentioned in oh, I don’t know, at least three of my last five blog posts. So, in an effort to keep my (almost) weekly howdy-dos fresh and fizzy, today I’m going to discuss … the Web.
Read More20 Questions
I’ve recently started work on Promo Marketing’s Top 50 Distributors List, which is amazing and wonderful if for nothing else than the fact that I’m getting paid to make a list. The Top 50, much like the masthead of our magazine, is arranged by income level, ability to wreck house at shuffle board, and whether I can get ahold of your information or not.
Read MoreRavaging Vampire Attack
I’ll admit that I was a little behind the social networking curve. I was still a Friendster guy when clearly it was time to move up to Facebook (which is apparently the adult way to send a Ravaging Vampire Attack to another adult).
Read MoreL’artiste
A lot of times, in my interviews, suppliers recommend “thinking outside the box.” This is good advice, sort of, except that it’s sort of like telling someone to “do a good job.” Obviously, they should do a good job, but really it would be more helpful to tell them how.
Read MoreIn the Eye of the Beholder
We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. Iris Murdoch, author/ philosopher (1919-1999)
Read MoreSending Out a Sales SOS?
Message received: It’s hard out there for a salesperson. Luckily, we’re here to help.
Read MoreCreativity is Fantastic
I thought this week I would share something I learned recently that might be of use to you all as well. (as opposed to what I normally do when I write these posts, which is close my eyes and mash my palms into my keyboard until I’m at 500 words or so.)
Read MoreSAAC Installs 2009 Board of Directors
The Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) honored its board of directors during the February installation dinner held at the Ca Del Sole restaurant in Toluca Lake, California.
Read MoreNews You Can Use
Time magazine has come out with its list of 2009’s top blogs. Actually, Time seems to come out with a lot of lists lately (one of which covered the best magazine cover images of ’08 and sparked quite a memorable debate around here as to whether or not any of Promo Marketing’s covers should have been included).
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