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entatwo 12 59 pm 0 comments friday april 03 2009 an open letter to advertisers dear ceos cmos directors of marketing directors of advertising account planners creative directors and copywriters yes times are tough most of us consumers have tightened our belts and further tightening is impossible for many yes we are eating only the bare essentials driving the bare minimum surviving with what we have not using credit cards falling behind on many scheduled payments and living a very worried life we do not need to be reminded of this fact every moment of our lives especially with every commercial opening with words to the effect of in these economic times we understand you are going through difficult times here s a stimulus package for you have a sandwich an order of fries and a medium sized beverage for just four dollars now you can buy a car from us and if you should lose your job i am sure most of your consumers potential consumers have heard similar words over the radio or television in the last few weeks and unfortunately will continue to do so in the coming months please use the power of advertising in a positive manner if you want to have a sale go ahead if you want to give away your product or service that is your prerogative a sandwich for three dollars please do so you can do all this and more but please do not tell us you are doing this because you want to help those of us who are adversely affected by the economic conditions you are doing this because you are in the same predicament as all of us to make ends meet by making a few dollars reminding someone of their misery makes them frown even more putting a smile on someone s face costs nothing think about it think positive i call it practical thinking wish you a positive and pleasant day best regards pentatwo posted by pentatwo 11 50 am 2 comments sunday march 29 2009 positively brilliant a couple of days ago i read about a creative marketing execution going way beyond traditional thinking my reaction wow this is positively brilliant the winter of 2008 09 has played havoc with the streets of chicago and many other cities across the u s there are potholes galore and driving is hazardous and on occasions painful on the wallet as tires and wheels have had to be replaced in thousands of vehicles townships and cities have been struggling with their budgets and mother nature as soon as a few potholes have been temporarily patched up new ones have erupted colonel sanders of kfc fame is coming to the rescue with a pothole refresh program the following is from crain s business for the complete article please visit http www chicagobusiness com cgi bin news pl id 33478 don t be surprised if you see col sanders out filling potholes in an unusual cause marketing push kfc is tackling the pothole problem in louisville ky in exchange for stamping the fresh pavement with re freshed by kfc a chalky stencil likely to fade away in the next downpour while kfc seems more suited to pot pies than potholes the company is likely to build a reservoir of goodwill among the general population this program is a perfect example of that rare and optimal occurrence when a company can creatively market itself and help local governments and everyday americans across the country said javier benito exec vp marketing and food innovation at kfc louisville mayor jerry abramson noted in a statement that budgets are tight for cities across the country and finding funding for road repairs is a dirty job it s great to have a concerned corporation like kfc create innovative private public partnerships like this pothole refresh program in addition to the louisville project kfc has issued an open offer to u s mayors to tell them about the state of their city streets and request assistance the chain will select as many as four more cities at random for pothole assistance the restaurant has not yet been contacted by the city of chicago but has received request from austin texas somerset texas chattanooga tenn and greenville miss every now and then i read about something that makes me wonder who came out with that idea and then i tell myself i would like to shake his her hand to the person who came out with this idea i say i want to shake your hand now that i have written this i think i will head out to the nearest kfc and order a couple of extra crispy pieces of their world famous chicken no i will make it a kfc pot pie what the heck i ll make it a kfc pot pie and two extra crispy drumsticks a positively brilliant idea posted by pentatwo 11 05 am 0 comments monday march 23 2009 put to bed the last time on tuesday march 10 2009 the seattle post intelligencer was put to bed the last time after 146 years of publishing seattle residents are left with one newspaper the seattle times in february 2009 the rocky mountain news in denver colorado was also put to bed the last time after nearly 150 years leaving the city as another with just one newspaper the denver post i personally experienced the death of a newspaper nearly 30 years ago the morning courier of champaign urbana after a 102 year history published for the last time on march 31 1979 champaign urbana used to be a two newspaper town the morning courier was a client of mine the courier and the news gazette were both afternoon newspapers however declining circulation numbers forced the courier to rethink its survival strategy and they switched to the traditional morning mode unfortunately the twin cities could support only one newspaper in addition to the university of illini student run newspaper the daily illini my mornings are incomplete without reading the print editions of my copies of the chicago tribune and the chicago sun times most days i have already read the web editions of other news publications before sitting down with my newspapers and a cup of green tea or black coffee pure bliss i am an avid reader of newspapers wherever my travels take me i buy the local paper s and immerse myself in the read one of the easiest ways of gaining a knowledge and understanding of the local customs and get a flavor of the city and its populace in the last few years i have been to seattle a number of times the post intelligencer was a part of my daily diet while there somehow i don t believe i will be visiting their web edition to get my dose of seattle the next time i visit that beautiful city posted by pentatwo 12 33 pm 0 comments tuesday march 10 2009 think positive that was the headline of the chicago sun times terry savage column aptly titled the savage truth on monday march 9 2009 ms savage wrote the fear factor is taking over the markets the economy and the public psyche and no matter what programs speeches or photo ops the new administration stages it won t help restore public confidence this is not to say that positive thinking can turn the stock market around or restore jobs or create incentives for business to expand production or even for consumers to start spending again that would require real incentives things like lower tax rates on risky investments or capital gains or tax breaks for entrepreneurs to create businesses and expand hiring but a little positive thinking could be just what the country needs right now positive thinking one of the great motivational books of all time the strangest secret by earl nightingale was written 75 years ago the secret was this we become what we think about and all we think about and talk about these days is economic failure the latest headlines about unemployment are just the latest example yes more than 8 percent of the population is unemployed but that means 90 percent are still working this is not meant to be a paean to pollyanna but it is a request that we start putting all this bad news in perspective especially the media and the administration ms savage concluded we can t let fear rule today let s try the power of positive thinking for a change let s think about prosperity yes we need sensible tax and spending policies to get us there but let s stop looking down and start talking up at least we ll be thinking in the right direction and that s the savage truth the complete article can be accessed at http www suntimes com business savage 1467089 cst fin terry09 savagearticle thank you terry savage may your tribe increase posted by pentatwo 11 56 am 0 comments thursday march 05 2009 uncommonly common service it is human nature to talk about negative experiences especially when it comes to customer service seldom do we acknowledge at least publicly some uncommonly common service we received during the day so here i go with a couple i have ordered contact lenses from www 1800contacts com for a few years usually a six month supply each time a couple of weeks ago it was time to reorder instead of using the internet i placed a call to 1 800 contacts with my previous order i had received a couple of damaged packs and i wanted to make sure the company was aware of this my call was answered on the second ring with a most pleasant voice within a few seconds she had my order history in front of her listened to the problem i had with my previous order said that she would not charge me for four packs and my new order would be shipped the same day the same day the soft water conditioning equipment at my home was malfunctioning and the water was unbearably hard it was a thursday afternoon and i called dupage water conditioning the company from where i was renting the equipment and the lady who answered the phone said that the earliest a technician could come in would be the following monday i gave her my cell phone number and said if there was any way the service call could be expedited i would be most obliged within ten minutes i received a call from the owner of the company he just happened to have overheard the lady answering my call he said that he was on his way out for the day but would come by my place and repair the equipment right away wow all of you who provide uncommonly common service i salute you you are a most refreshing breath of fresh air and may your tribe increase posted by pentatwo 8 07 am 2 comments tuesday february 10 2009 thinking positive is contagious it is always good to know someone else is also thinking positively and trying to spread the word on monday february 9 2009 morning like all weekday mornings at 8 00 am i received my email from the emarketer daily a must read for me every day monday s topic commentary from geoff ramsey ceo and co founder how staying positive is good for business i was thrilled to just read the headline the first three paragraphs made me feel even better mr ramsey wrote we re bombarded by it every day of the week the news media is shoveling a constant stream of bad news to us in the form of economic reports surveys of plummeting consumer confidence levels company layoffs negative earnings announcements and decimated marketing budgets this drip drip drip creates a tremendous imbalance in our perspective and since the news is fueled by a very real economic crisis many of us are prone to see the glass as not just half empty but 98 empty but that s not a recipe for success or even survival the answer lies in seeking a balance anchoring yourself to reality while focusing on every glimmer of hope and opportunity you can find to read the complete article please visit http www emarketer com article aspx id 1006915 this morning tuesday something i heard on the mike mike in the morning show on espn radio my morning radio listening in the car made me feel good with all the negative news both in and out of the sports world espn radio is dedicating this week to something positive in the world of sports and calling it a celebration of sports yes it is a coincidence that within a few days of my thoughts on something positive i am reading and hearing similar sentiments from others thinking positive is contagious spread the word posted by pentatwo 4 13 pm 0 comments friday february 06 2009 something positive yes the economy is in shambles we are all aware of this solemn fact many of us are experiencing the devastation every hour every day and just to make sure that we do not lose sight of this fact the media ensure we receive minute by minute blow by blow updates negativity pervades it is in the air everywhere and even if one is fortunate enough to not feel the impact just the process of osmosis ensures we feel doomed very few are doing anything positive to make a change or try to make a change it is not easy but till an attempt is made we will never know the chicago campus of the university of phoenix wants to try try to be of help to small and medium sized businesses by providing valuable insights into how to cope with today and plan and implement pragmatic changes under the executive sponsorship of dr marty berman director of academic affairs university of phoenix chicago campus a group of practitioner faculty members loosely organized as the 21c group will offer an interactive business forum series to business leaders in the community the interactive business forum series has been developed for the express purpose of influencing business leaders into a positive thinking mode and guiding these leaders toward actionable business solutions for tomorrow s challenges the ibf series will be led by a group of top notch practitioner faculty having a pulse on the day to day happenings in the global economy and practice what they preach to stay ahead of the curve the mission of the ibf series is to help businesses with the timely dissemination of knowledge and wisdom and the vision is to continuously offer business leaders pragmatic solutions to survive and prosper this forward thinking pragmatic forum where business leaders can gain ideas for implementing 21st century business practices will be launched on friday february 20 at the schaumburg northwest suburb of chicago campus of the university of phoenix and will be offered at no cost to business leaders planning for the unthinkable creating resiliency in the face of constant change will be the topic for the inaugural interactive forum and will be facilitated by dr reginald gardner and mr ray benedetto two members of the mba faculty who are also consultants and guides to local business leaders yes this is a positive step a small step yet very positive practical thinking dr marty bermann and the university of phoenix have to be commended for taking this initiative only good can result i must also state here i am part of the university of phoenix faculty i teach marketing courses to mba students and i will along with mr mike yesner a colleague be facilitating the second ibf on march 20 the essence of branding marketing your brand posted by pentatwo 10 19 am 2 comments advertising practical thinking the advertising profession is cold and cruel the power of practical thinking is a perfect antidote about me name pentatwo location chicago illinois united states pentatwo is about learning retaining and applying learning 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