Seven Plus or Minus Two

Life is a choice. Or actually, a series of choices. From the moment you woke up today, you made hundreds – probably thousands – of decisions, some small, some big, that will shape the way your day turns out… and that will influence, in some way, every day that follows.

So it’s worth thinking about how we make those decisions, and how we can help others make better decisions.

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Please Stop Saying That!

I think it’s a fair assumption to say that in any field there are acronyms, phrases, or “slang” that’s specific to the industry.

In advertising (especially digital advertising) I think this is a bonafide epidemic that actually hurts us professionally.

Clients (even if they use the same BS language) recognize these corporate-jargon-smokescreen-vomit-inducing words for what they are—a cover for not having something meaningful or insightful to say. You could say the same about me making it the subject of this article… but then you’d be added to my list of people to be hunted and killed like the rats you are.

BE WARNED!

This article is part vent, part pet-peeve list, and at best a simple, desperate, plea for all of us to stop sounding like total jerks.

My husband used to start everyday with the product and it really works. . You should be able to talk with a human being, including a licensed pharmacist, to answer questions about your prescription.

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Jibe Design: Architecture to Ease the Practical and Elevate the Spirit

An architecture firm committed to making the world cialis 10mg look and function beautifully, Jibe Design weds design excellence and environmentally responsible solutions.

Great supplement and I love the packaging!

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Generic drugs are required to have the same active ingredient, strength, dosage form, and route of administration as the brand name product.

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ASMP Philadelphia to Premiere New Website at Holiday Party at Brewery

The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Philadelphia Chapter will premiere the newly redesigned Chapter website on December 8th at a holiday party at Triumph Brewing Company in Philadelphia.  Models, creatives and photographers will rub elbows for an evening of celebration with an open bar, light fare, live music and an iPad2 raffle.

ASMPPhilly.com is now live and showcasing the vision of Chapter members; local, professional photographers.

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Interview: Nicole DeFeo of eWomen Network

Nicole DeFeo has 15 years of experience building and leading non-profit organizations from the ground up. An accomplished strategist and marketer, her vision and drive have taken small struggling non-profits to thriving, successful organizations in short periods of time. Her performance has been recognized in the national market of non-profits through awards for marketing, mentoring and exceptional achievement. She currently serves as the International Executive Director of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, Inc, a membership organization with over 50,000 initiated women and is the newly appointed Managing Director of eWomen Network, Center City Philadelphia Chapter, an international networking community for women in business.

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Creative Events for November 2011

Every month PhillyCreativeGuide.com brings you a full calendar of events in the Philadelphia region of interest to the creative community. Check out this month’s highlights…

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Best Morning Ever

Sunday, June 26 — I wake up early and roll over. The sun is coming up. Rebecca is still asleep and Graham too, who had crawled into bed in the middle of the night. I look at my hands, touch my face, feel my legs. This could have been a very different morning.

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Creative Events for May 2011

Every month PhillyCreativeGuide.com brings you a full calendar of events in the Philadelphia region of interest to the creative community. Check out this month’s highlights…

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Interview: Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour

Katie West, Senior Program Officer for Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF), is the Founding Director of the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT) Program. West has been a speaker on subjects including marketing for performing artists, grantwriting and partnership, and has served on grant review panels, boards of directors and advisory and host committees for various organizations and events. In addition to her administrative work, West has danced professionally, taught dance, and written dance reviews and feature stories for daily and bi-monthly publications.

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Obsession

My son Graham turns four next month and if there is one thing I can say for sure about him, he is crazy about trains. In particular, Thomas the Train. Crazy, maybe, to the point of obsession.

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