Parent category for all new misc. topics that don’t fit into a service or industry + old content.
Whether you’ve been at your job for five years, one year or one month, it’s good to ground yourself and remember where you started. As the newest hire here at Sweeney and in the agency field in general, I have already learned the very basics of agency life.
In the 3rd grade I learned about demoralization when my teacher shredded the loose-leaf sheet of paper I had decorated in doodles. In the 5th grade I was told that my math homework would not be graded until I removed the characters I drew explaining the Pythagorean theorem.
According to Pew Research, unlike the Boomers, there are no comparably definitive dates that later generational boundaries are defined. But for analytical purposes, Pew believes 1996 is a meaningful cutoff between Millennials and Generation Z for a number of reasons, including key political, economic and social factors that define the Millennial generation’s formative years.
Today was my day to write a social blog post, which is something I truly enjoy and typically look forward to. And Jennifer Mabes, our newest employee, has been prodding me for several days to get my act in gear.
A logo walks into a bar. The bartender says to the bar-back, “what do you think?” The bar-back looks the logo up and down and says, “It’s nice, I like it.” The logo drops dead. If the word “like” was poison, I’d have passed away a thousand times over.
These days, it seems more and more difficult to not bring politics into things – including athletics, at the office, at home or on a date and of course – marketing. The big question is, should brands address topics such as immigration, gun violence, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and climate change in their company values or better yet, take a stand and influence these topics in their advertising?
We’ve all seen it. The products packaged with messaging that claims what’s inside is natural, pure, eco - and free of this and that. Add a leaf or two, and a cool shade of green and you think you are picking up a product that is good for you, your home and your family.
Jim Taylor, Arby's CMO is pretty proud of himself these days, stating that consumers are either "with us (eating meat) or against us (not eating meat)" in a sort of battle between meat and vegetable eaters. But there are serious flaws in his strategy.
It’s just business. Yes, we all say it’s just business, but things get very personal when you manage employees effectively. Your connection starts the day you interview them. You deliberate on the best candidate. You plan the best offer and you get excited when they join the team.
There is a common misperception that once you have a full-time job you no longer need to do those ‘resume-boosting’ activities like joining industry associations. But that perception couldn’t be further from the truth. I get it, life is busy.
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