The BIG Cheese

If you’re a Birmingham (Alabama) young communications pro, you should know about “A Graduate’s Guide to the Cheese.”  Courtesy American Advertising Federation Birmingham, AIGA and some very talented people from BIG Communication, soon-to-be or current graduates can participate in this awesome networking and career developement opportunity.  
The Facebook group says:
“The idea is to invite students [...]

Claus – This isn’t yo’ momma’s Santa

I’m really loving the Palm Centro Claus commericals.  They crack me up on so many levels.  It’s like Santa said, “Screw these kids that don’t believe,” developed a cocaine addiction (you know to lose the weight) and then bought a new cell phone.  Here is one of the ads that’s airing on TV:
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All Hail the Intern Queen!!

Faster than I could make a decision about a new WordPress theme, the Intern Queen had read my post about her blog, made a comment, sent some private tweets and put in motion changes to I AM INTERN.  Not only is she the royal purveyor of all things “intern,” she’s also awesome at this thing [...]

Determine Your Variables, the Intership Experiment

 Internships are experiments in developing a career.  They can’t be completely controlled.  There are independent and dependent variables, and success or failure hinges on defining the variables before you begin (kind of  like all experiments).  
What’s my boss going to be like?  Am I going to be a glorified secretary?  How much am I going [...]

Free Music, Coming to a Campus Near You?

Could your campus get unlimited rights for downloading music?  I just read on MediaPost.com that some colleges are in talks with music labels to create an agreement that would allow for students to legally download, share and enjoy the music they love.   
This would be an awesome change from the current practice of randomly tracking [...]

Who Does it Better Best Buy Canada or Best Buy US

Courtesy Amy Corr of Section Three: Out To Launch, a blog from MediaPost.com, I learned that Best Buy is running two seperate series of holiday commercials.  
Here’s one from Canada that’s going for funny over sentimental: 

Here’s one from the US going for sentimental over funny:

 
Which do you [...]