Archive for December 25th, 2007

An Uncomfortable Office Moment

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Photo Ad Photo Ad

This Polaroid ad is placed in shopping malls and business centers in Sao Paulo, and actually replaces mirrors. Now there’s a way to get your product noticed!

 

Light Up Ad

This ad by The Economist features a billboard that lights up when a person walks under it.

 

Proof That Reading The Humor Blog Is Worthwhile

From LiveScience.com Study’s Punch Line: Humor at the Office is Serious Business By Charles Q. Choi, Special to LiveScience Kidding around at work is commonly thought of as perilous, as the hit sitcom “The Office” often explores to wincing extremes. Now intense research finds light humor at work is a good thing. In their study, [...]

 

Anything But Cute

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The Skittles Touch

Here’s a Skittles ad that won’t make you very hungry! [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=exgpW2_MbRM[/youtube]

 

Iams Tail Ad Iams Tail Ad

This clever Iam’s ad features a rear windshield wiper tail cover.

 

Van Crashes Into Live News Cast

This is not an average day at the studio [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=O2F7pfk16yY[/youtube] If you’re interested in what happened after the accident, visit YouTube.

 

Save Your Change!

From MSNBC.com FRANKFORT, Ind. – Paul Brant considers himself a penny pincher, but his savings in quarters and dollar coins really paid off. Brant, 70, used more than $25,000 in change to help buy a new Dodge Ram half-ton pickup truck Friday — 13 years after buying another truck with spare change. “(The old truck) [...]

 

Run Your Home Like An Office Run Your Home Like An Office

The Wall Street Journal: Renee O’Brien of Pottstown, Pa., was excited to work from home when she became an independent distributor for a women’s slumber-party hosting company in 2005. But the transition wasn’t as easy as she expected: Friends would call while she was working, assuming she had ample time to chat. And she’d find [...]

 

Mom Opens "Manikri" For Business Mom Opens "Manikri" For Business

Napa Valley Register: Margarita Hernandez, once a stay-at-home-mom, has taken her love of jewelry making and has turned it into a new Napa business. In November, Hernandez opened the doors of Manikri — a combination of the first names and her daughters Nicole, 18, Kristine, 11 and herself. The family-operated business, that also includes her [...]

 

Make Your Business Stand Out Make Your Business Stand Out

PC World: Want to leap to the front of the pack? Get your voice heard above the online din as you get your business started. Lolita Carrico, founder of Modern Mom, turned her momcentric guide–which includes articles, product reviews and advice–into a must-visit destination on the web. Since founding the company in 2002, Carrico has [...]

 

Mom Turns Favorite Craft Into Jewelry Making Business Mom Turns Favorite Craft Into Jewelry Making Business

Voices: When Hart Court resident Patricia Sullivan made crystal and silver bracelets for herself with her children’s names on them a few years ago, she had no idea that it would lead to a career in jewelry-making. The bracelets were just a way of expressing pride and love for her daughter, Shay, now 6, and [...]

 

The Night Before Christmas

Tis’ the night before Christmas, we’re all going nuts; With so much to do, there’s no ifs, ands or buts. Buy presents, hang lights, pop cards in the mail, Send gift packs, thread popcorn, find turkeys on sale. Decorations need stringing up all through the house. And you haven’t a clue what to buy for [...]