Buy Local: An Interesting Idea Whose Time May Have Come?
As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that at gift giving time nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!
It’s time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Consider these suggestions:
Everyone — yes EVERYONE gets their hair ...
Continue Reading
Don't make these branding mistakes; there can be legal implications. Branding is not only a marketing concern.
Here are a few do’s and dont's when it comes to designing your brand.
DO make sure your brand graphically promises what you deliver. Meeting expectations is one of the best ways to avoid legal problems.
DO be different. If your brand looks like everyone else (or worse, like someone else in particular) then your chances for protection are slim.
DO make sure your brand includes multiple product names, slogans, color schemes, etc. so you have options in case something goes bad.
DON’T spend a lot of money implementing a brand without researching whether you are stepping on someone else’s. Just think about having to cancel your ads, ...
Continue Reading
The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any ...
Continue Reading
About the Image
The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and ...
Continue Reading
The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa ...
Continue Reading
