Get Paid Instantly Working at Home!

Well duh! How many prostitutes take rain checks? Anyway, it sounds better than Get Paid Instantly Working Behind a Dumpster!

Now you can receive thousands of dollars per week (in cash) right to your door.

While it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that prostitutes were taking credit cards these days, I think my theory still holds up. I’d think you have to develop a high-end clientel to pull in that kind of dough, though.

With this program there are:
* NO products or inventory to keep track of

Exactly!

* N0 selling to friends and family

Because that would just be weird.

* NO explaining or talking to anyone

Because that’s what a pimp is for.

* NO monthly quotas to meet

Just nightly ones.

* NO uplines or downlines

Another sign of getting old is losing track of all the uphanisms. I’m not sure what it means to do an upline or downline, but I’m sure someone out there feels reassured knowing that they don’t  have to do it.

* NO convincing people to join

Again, that’s the pimp’s job.

* NO 3-way calls to advisors or sponsors

This one took some consideration, but I’d hazard a guess that it’s because they text one another instead.

* NO STRESS

That’s a hard thing to guarantee.

* NO B. S.

Except for this e-mail.

Incidentally, I’ve probably just killed my search rankings by including all this spam lingo on my blog. The things I do for you…

David has started a new series on his blog about the impact the aging baby boomers will have on our economy. It doesn’t matter if you’re not an economist or marketing person–the two articles up so far are easy enough for anyone to follow. To sum up his message thus far, he points out that in America, spending tends to peak at about age 48 and steadily decreases all the way to and through retirement. Baby boomers, who have been such an economic force in our country for the last few decades, are in a life phase in which they are spending steadily less. What does that mean for our economy? I’m looking forward to reading David’s essays to find out.

First, a clever Adidas marketing stunt pays off. Two athletes (at least, you hope they’re athletes) are suspended from a billboard and play soccer in mid-air. As a marketing guy, I’d like to know the logistics behind this one. How long were the guys up there? Were fresh athletes rotated in periodically? How long could a person be expected to jump around (sideways) on a harness? If someone tried that in the US they’d probably be slapped with various OSHA lawsuits. Or an careless driver would sue Adidas for his fender-bender.

Next, you’ll want to see this clip of a helicopter picking up a boatload of Navy Seals. While the overall maneuver impresses me, mostly I’m blown away by the skill of the helicopter pilot. I don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say that compensating for the extra weight taken on by the chopper isn’t something for a novice pilot.

Man I sound like a dork.

Wow! I don’t remember saying that. I’m smarter than I thought.

That was “in a nutshell”? Just shut the heck up already!

God… I talk like William Shatner!

My deepest regret is not mentioning my partners by name. Ed, Jerry, TC, and Trey all deserve recognition.

I know I said things with which not all people will agree, and I probably said some things that’ll turn out to be inaccurate. That’s the nature of interviews and having to come up with answers on the fly. If there’s a next time (and I hope there is), I’ll be better with practice.

I started watching Rocketboom maybe a month before I even got my iPod, and I continued to watch it for a few months thereafter. It was a nice mixture of quirky, geeky news delivered by an attractive, geeky-girl-next-door host. However, I eventually unsubscribed because it was getting political more and more often and that just wasn’t what I’d found engaging about the show. So I was a bit surprised when I stumbled across the news today that Rocketboom’s attractive host, Amanda Congdon, is no longer with the show. One google search later led me to the dirt on the splitup. Rocketboom’s producer is apparently still driving the show with a new anchor, so presumably the content won’t be changing. Thus, I still won’t be watching.

Edit: And in advertising news, clothing store American Apparel has opened a virtual store in Second Life. Second Life is a virtual world similar to a MMORG like (World of Warcraft), except instead of combat and adventure it’s about creating an idealized version of the world we live in. In the AA’s virtual store, your avatar can walk around and try on or buy clothes (for about $1). Or apparently your Avatar purchase clothes for the real you. I’m guessing you conduct the transaction online and the clothes are shipped to you. This is another one of those quiet landmarks. A name-brand brick and morter business is 1) establishing a brand presence in a vitual world, 2) selling virtual items, and 3) selling real life items through a Second Life storefront. Smart move. (Follow the first link in this paragraph for screenshots.)

Over in Europe they have nude beaches. That doesn’t have anything to do with the ad. I just thought I’d mention it.

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Just to prove that sex isn’t the only thing that sells, I bring you… pizza. This is absolutely brilliant.

This work of art was found courtesy of Advertising for Peanuts.

Edit: I removed the embedded video and am changing it to this link because even the first frame of the video is a bit…provocative for a work setting, and I don’t want anyone to feel like they can’t visit my blog for fear of having something inappropriate show up on the screen.

Still too busy to actually post my own content. Work situation is still uncertain, but I’m trying to remain optimistic.

In advertising news, I bring you two funny commercials. One is a car commercial found courtesy of Jeff, the other is a lottery commercial found on Advertising for Peanuts.

After my marathon tv watching I’ve found that I’m kinda burnt out. I find myself reaching for a book, instead. It may be another day or two before I watch more 24.

I just realized my links are out of date. When you get a chance, please visit Dark Pearls of Wisdom and Dirty Unicorn Games, who should have had permanent places in my link list long before now.