Archive for October, 2009

The Halloween Boutique

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Some major thrift stores experience their highest volume of customers in these last weeks of October; all-purpose stores like Wal-Mart even specifically advertise their Halloween selections. But it’s a rare sight to find a store solely dedicated to the spookiest holiday of the year even in October, much less other times of the year.
An old [...]

Grammar does more than help people communicate

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Although you can’t always expect impeccable grammar on a fortune cookie fortune, you would expect an editor to at least give ten minutes or so to an ad that thousands of people are expected to see.
Grammar based blogs and Web sites all over the Internet focus on this very concern, that grammatical error is often [...]

Lights out, punch card

Friday, October 16th, 2009

A progressive move to keep the customers coming, buinesses place limits on the punch card.
You’ve seen them before, the wallet size punch cards smoothie makers and baristas pass across the counter to their regulars.
They are buy x amount get one free cards. Local Rexburg restaurants like Jamba Juice and The Cocoa Bean present these offers [...]

The BYU-I Flu Campaign

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Last semester it was the Know the Code Campaign, this semester it was the new Parking policy. And now, the campaign to withstand the semester: The Flu Campaign.
And with all the students out sick, it’s the one to pay attention to. University Communication department focused some serious effort on getting the word out on the [...]

Monitoring Blogs

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I’ve never really considered blogs as being a powerful medium, since they are usually coming from only one individual. However, one person can put out a lot of powerful information that millions of people can view. In Scott’s book, he mentions that one popular blog can have as many viewers as a major newspaper! If [...]

Blogging: Internet’s big deal

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Blogs are booming, blooming and making bank. Blogs are becoming a resource for more than just sharing the details of what you family has been up to lately.
Blogs are becoming a major part of what could help people get jobs and show their capabilities as a person and employee. More lines on Resumes are added [...]

The Resume Cafe

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Personal Ads in the paper aren’t the only advertising individuals do. People are constantly making statements that translate into advertisements of their personality, style and capabilities.
From simply the car they drive or the close they wear this type of branding not only says something about companies, but about the person who purchased them.
One such similar [...]

World’s $10 Deal

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

It’s hard enough to get out and exercise without the incentive. But at $10 a membership whether you work out or not, it’s not a bad deal.
A main competitor for the local World’s gym is BYU-Idaho’s gym, which is free to students and also offers memberships to community members.
This week World’s Gym sent out post [...]

Netflicks Rules

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Give free movies
As a thank you to current customers, this month Netflix sent its members for cards to give to their family members that allows them to enjoy Netflix for free for one month as long as they log with their priority code provided on the individual cards