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4 Quick Tips to Snapchat Geofilter Marketing
By now everyone knows that Snapchat filters are being used in corporate marketing campaigns. Every time you post a Snap you scroll through three to four super-intrusive filter options that corporate brands have shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to post nationwide. What people don't realize is how effective Snapchat filters can be as an inexpensive marketing tool for small brands.
By Maverick Hunsinger7 years ago in Journal
Top Five Reasons Why People Hate Working in Retail
Working in retail is like the forbidden forest to some. "I'll never work in retail" has come out of my mouth quite a few times in my life. Alas, here I am, working at Target, and writing this article about why it sucks.
By Sloane Hayley7 years ago in Journal
9 Rules for Being an Artist
Follow these nine rules. 1. Embrace what makes you unique. Everyone has their own special form of creativity. Channeling yours and owning it will make you stand out—which will make you successful. Original art is good art. It is not enough that you have the skill to produce something intriguing to the eye or ears or tongue or whatever, to be an artist you have to be able to create from nothing. Make something out of nothing, and your creativity will make it beautiful.
By Stacy Taft7 years ago in Journal
Why is Amway Global a Legitimate Business?
Amway Global is a 50+year-old company and has created billions of dollars in revenue. Rich Devos and Jay Van Andel had the vision to be successful and have made millions of people financially independent. Many people, though, have their own views and are very negative of the opportunity. Many people have claimed it to be a chain business, pyramid scheme, or just a sales business. I have worked with people who are in Amway and attended business conferences which have told me otherwise. In this article, I'm going to discuss why this is a legitimate business and those who talk nonsense about it don't know anything about the business opportunity.
By Saajid Islam7 years ago in Journal
Building Family Wealth: Money Is Not Enough
Money experts are everywhere! That’s a good thing. Many of us come from families where extra money is spent on needs that cannot be set aside. At the end of the week (or end of the paycheck), sometimes, there is only enough money for carfare and gas to last until the next paycheck.
By J.T. Wellington7 years ago in Journal
Conversation with a Motion Designer
Let me introduce to you a fantastic self-taught motion designer from Southern France named Jordan Coelho, or what he likes to refer to himself as—Barth. Coelho, like many motion designers, has been drawing and creating since his early days so, what influenced him to choose motion design rather than another field? When asked the question, Coelho stated that following,
By Anik Marchand7 years ago in Journal
Overcoming Procrastination
Well... I, uh... Oh, I think Seinfeld reruns are on now. I don’t have anything going on Thursday, so I’ll probably sit down and write something then. Of course, Thursdays are when I like to go jogging in the park, and after jogging I like eating Chinese food, which makes me sleepy.
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal
Not All Sales Jobs Are Created Equal
I still remember my first job in commission based sales. I was selling pillows and e-cigarettes at wildly marked up prices to innocent passersby at the mall. Yes, I was the real-life equivalent to an internet pop-up ad. "Hey sir, isn't this the best pillow you've ever felt?!!"
By Jocelyn Ruiz7 years ago in Journal
A Disgrace in Society's Eyes
Everyone eventually or maybe never will experience this life that I live Monday-Thursday. I've always told myself that I would never catch myself in such a place, a place where people live double lives, a place where some go to escape their households. Working inside and just outside the second door to this place has me seeing people at their worst and at their best.
By Angela cipollone7 years ago in Journal
How to Deal with Issues at Workplace . Top Story - November 2017.
Work-related issues a common in any profession. These types of issues are prevalent in every industry and affect people in the organization irrespective of their work portfolio, or the position that they hold. Dealing with these issues is critical as they can severely damage workplace environment and dent social fabric. So, for employees, in order to resolve problems that affect them and the surrounding environment, it is essential to quantify them, and then determine whether they can be tackled at a personal level or do they need interference from the management.
By Harmion Morris7 years ago in Journal