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Dress: Target Cardigan: Target Scarf: Hallmark (gift from my mom from Hallmark of all places!) Boots: Ross Like the outfit? See more details here! If you’re friends with me on Facebook, you’ll generally see a status update about how I’m heading to boot camp, ready to get my butt kicked. Sometimes you just need [...]
There’s a concept in Organizational Behavior that you’re all familiar with: social loafing. A social loafer is the person that joins the group and never actually works, the person that ruins the fun for everyone by breaking the rules, the person that mooches off you for free food and a couch to crash on… for [...]
The internet is buzzing about the Forbes article about how Target figured out a teen girl was pregnant before her father did. Forbes also posted an article about how Diapers.com determines the lifetime value of a customer from their first click! Both of these articles made me happy to be a marketer, but my engineer [...]
I’m taking a negotiation class this semester, and last night the presenting group chose to utilize clips from the AMC show, Mad Men. The episode they used focused on the sale of the Sterling Cooper ad agency, and its main players deciding to start their own agency. One clip showed power play Bert Cooper trying [...]
Pants: NY & Co. T-shirt: Forever 21 Vest: NY & Co. Necklace: NY & Co. Earrings: Silpada Heels: Alfani Step ‘n Flex Like the outfit? Click here for more details! Part of my New Year’s resolutions include some goals for the blog. I’ve had several experiences over the past few months that have made [...]
Many people resent Valentine’s Day because they feel like the evil marketers at the greeting card, chocolate, and flower stores colluded to dupe them into buying more useless junk that they (and their significant others) don’t need. As a marketer, I can’t decide if I should be offended, or applauding the genius. From the offended [...]
Whew! This has been one crazy month, and I’m excited that the weekend will commence in just a few hours. So, here’s a few links to kick off the weekend: For the job seeker, via Daily Muse: 4 Ways to Defeat Job Search Desperation For those needing a boost, in honor of World Happy [...]
I talked about conflict at work in yesterday’s post, and outlined some factors that pushed me over the edge. Today’s post will look at some ways to mitigate the conflict. Here’s a few things that could have helped: Attitude shift. Don’t approach the situation when you’re already angry, defensive, or stressed out, because the other [...]
Alright, readers, it’s about to get real today in part 1 of a 2-part post, as I’m adding another post to the transparency category. I was a little hesitant to post this one up, but after discussions with several professionals in my life, I feel like it can provide some value. With that preface, here’s [...]
My husband and I recently attended a TOOL concert, and I found it pretty funny that the ushers were actively monitoring the use of cell phone cameras and cell phone videos. Remember the attempted cell phone bans from sports stadiums a few years ago? Fortunately, the band and the venue aren’t trying to keep people [...]