Archive for November, 2008

Where’s superman when you need him?

According to an article in the Chicago Tribune online, “A Lake County woman who won a date with a man a radio station called a “great” catch is suing the station for promoting the man, who had a criminal history and allegedly sexually assaulted her on the date she won.”

Shoe Department Squabble

 

After work yesterday, I stopped by Von Maur in Glenview for some retail therapy. As I was browsing the shoe selection, I heard two people start arguing. Once I realized the commotion was coming from the sales desk, I quickly moved to a display table closer to the sales desk. I pretended to look at [...]

Is your company cutting back on your holiday party? – Suck it up.

We can’t have a Grey Goose fountain or limo transportation? It’s devastating when I read the news and come across entertainment and celebrity news about how it’s a bummer that companies that usually go all out for their holiday parties have to cut back due to the economy this year.

99 percent job placement – really?

Every night I watch CBS2Chicago news leading right into David Letterman’s hilarious opening act. I love the first 20 minutes of Letterman! This past Monday, there was a very interesting story about a company, Environmental Technical Institute (ETI), pitching future employees into buying what ETI has to offer.

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Global strife, political warfare, and economic despair…sexy?

I wanted to give a quick shout out to MAXIM magazine for their ever insightful and sensitive outlook on current events. MAXIM’s sub-headline for “TV’s 10 Hottest News Anchors” reads, “Global strife, political warfare, and economic despair have never been sexier.”

Dan Abrams Forms Media-Strategy Firm

Dan Abrams, the former general manager of MSNBC, is launching a media-strategy firm, according to today’s Wall Street Journal.  His advantage is using a panel of journalists if your company faces a difficult public relations isssue to “weigh in on how media outlets would likely respond to different PR strategies.”
One of Abrams’s investors believes “big [...]