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Bring back Thanksgiving! Please, no Christmas decorations until Black Friday…

November 11, 2009 marketing at work

Veterans Day. I always thought it is a fitting coincidence that Veterans Day falls in November, right before Thanksgiving. As you know, Veterans Day is celebrated in other parts of the world.  On November 11, 1918, at 11 am (Paris time), the Germans signed the Armistice that officially ended World War I.  The day was [...]

Tagged as: Bring back Thanksgiving!, I do so celebrate Christmas, small things in life, strangers I am grateful for

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“I have no life. I play with Lego all day!”

October 5, 2009 marketing at work

Let me start this post by saying that we are a Lego family.  With 3 boys in the household – my 2 sons and my one husband, our floor used to be covered with Lego pieces when they were little (the kids, not the husband).  Later, a home-made Lego table was the mainstay in the [...]

Tagged as: is it me, my oldest, video

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In honor of International Bacon Day: Bacon Flavored Lip Balm!

September 7, 2009 a picture is worth a thousand words

I know I am late to the party. But here is my motto as a good wife and good mother: Family First, and Bacon Second… September 6, 2009 was the Second International Bacon Day.  And of course, in case you, like I, wondered, there is a blog dedicated to this much celebrated holiday. How much [...]

Tagged as: bacon!, what do you know?

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Announcing my new project: Bacon-flavored Vodka…

August 30, 2009 marketing at work

Apparently Pork-flavored Vodka is gaining some traction now in the Northeast, originated from Seattle, more specifically, the Seattle-based Black Rock Spirits.  According to this online article, Bacon-Flavored Vodka: What’s Next? Eggs Bourbon? , BAKON, the vodka with an oink in it, is getting some dedicated followers because people just love bacon. Thanks to the same [...]

Tagged as: bacon!, get my drink on, glove compartment is where vodka is kept, mark my word: twitter will doom us all, seriously?, what do you know?

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“You know, if only I could just make a decent cup of coffee, I could relax!”

August 25, 2009 marketing at work

If you really want to contextualize the social and cultural circumstances in which this Folgers commercial was made, then we can all go back to school and read upon all the feminist histories and theories. But this commercial simply makes me laugh out loud. It makes us feel better about ourselves, about how far we [...]

Tagged as: ability to be oblivious, funny haha, funny scary, sarcastic bitches rock, seriously?, the good old days, video

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Do you feel guilty buying name brand products instead of the cheaper, generic, ones?

July 25, 2009 marketing at work

Well, I do. Especially after watching the Rosanne episode of Home-Ec where she gave Darlene’s home-ec class a field trip to the grocery store, I’ve always felt quite guilty reaching for the NAME BRAND product instead of the generic, store-brand next to it, the one that is shouting loudly from its display: COMPARE TO NAME [...]

Tagged as: funny haha, guilt is the trip mothers take often, video

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VeggieTales: Faith + Clean Sense of Humor sells OR Marketing Lesson 101

June 22, 2009 marketing at work

Ah, VeggieTales. After more than a decade, I am still marveled at their success. I am sure a lot of people watching their explosive success, have banged their heads against the wall, wailing, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Since 2006, the animated veggies (with very expressive eyes and mouths since they have no limbs!) [...]

Tagged as: photo, veggie tales

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Red Bull milk shake? Just seems wrong…

May 23, 2009 a picture is worth a thousand words

Tagged as: food, is it me, photo

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Speaking of tourist trap, how about let’s just forgo all pretenses, and admit that this is all for commercialism

March 30, 2009 marketing at work

and souvenir shopping is the main reason why you are all here? The exhibit of the Emperor Sedan is now directly inside this souvenir shop. Pay and you get to have a picture taken with it, up close and personal. Pay more you get to move to the left side, where you can dress up [...]

Tagged as: china, forbidden city, is it me, photo, tourist trap

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Life seen thru a Kinder: Subway is now a form of measurement

March 3, 2009 marketing at work

Somebody should give the gal or guy who is in charge of Subway’s “5 Dollar Foot Long” marketing campaign a raise. Oh, whatever. They are probably making a ton anyway. I don’t worry about their financial health really. But when you see a genius move done by a corporation, that seems to be the right [...]

Tagged as: food, marketing at work, my youngest, subway, things kids say

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