17 May 2011 ~ 2 Comments

How To: Start an Internship Program at your Small Business

Summer is officially here! OK, maybe not the summer weather in certain areas, but college students are technically out of school and returning home to their parents’ cribs. It’s the perfect opportunity for students to play X-Box, lounge by the pool or do pretty much nothing for 3 months…..OR complete an internship at a local [...]

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13 February 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Recruiting efforts that stand out

My company is beginning a hiring frenzy. I work at a small company= I will be doing most of the recruiting efforts for technical and client-facing positions. Here’s my problem: Of course I love taking on new challenges and this task has been keeping me on my toes over the last week, but I’m not [...]

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29 June 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Crowdsourcing has my mark

Very recently, the project of developing a 12-page brochure for work was ever-so-lightly placed on my workload dinner plate. Working at an agency, I managed hundreds of design projects, however, it’s a teeny bit different at a small tech company – your million dollar budget and design team is missing. Not only did I have [...]

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24 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Magazine ad gets darker in the sun

This magazine ad for Sundown sunblock actually “tans” the man when exposed to sunlight showing that he obviously does not wear sun protection, while Miss Red Bikini is thoroughly protected with her sunblock in her purse. Maybe “tans” isn’t the right word- he becomes scorched like a New England lobster ready for a feast. In [...]

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01 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Free Coffee Ad in Students' Powerpoint Slides

Coffee Company in the Netherlands is giving away free coffee to students who sneak in a branded slide into their homework PowerPoint decks. – via Media Post I’m not sure how I feel about this. I think this will just attract more students to advertise the slide in their powerpoints because we all know how [...]

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