Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Last year, I attended the PSFK conference in NYC and listened to an incredible collection of presentations. Kevin Slavin from Area/Code talked about blurring the lines between the physical and digital. Ben Malbon from BBH Labs talked about agencies owning and developing their own products, and had one of the most memorable quotes of the day. [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
When you read George Parker’s raw blog, Adscam, it’s hard not to get angry….sometimes with George, sometimes at George. It’s written on pure emotion and f-bombs. The douchenozzles, the Poisoned Dwarf, the BDAs. He spews upwards of five posts a day, pulls no punches, and in almost all cases, says the things most of [...]
I said it before and I’ll say it again, Skookum rocks. They’re doing the development for the new site, and they’re doing it pro bono. Since I can’t pay them the money they deserve, I can only praise their name to anyone who needs development for their own projects.
If you do, contact Bryan Delaney ( [...]
I like to think PFTA is about more than a blog or jobs. It’s also about communicating with each other, sharing leads and learning from each other’s experiences. The new Facebook member page is a venue for animals to connect with other animals. Upload stories (success or otherwise), join conversations and give us your feedback. [...]
California Animal Kelly O’Connell will be hosting a San Francisco Animal Social tomorrow evening at the Nova Bar & Restaurant. If you plan on attending, please register so Kelly knows how many to expect. (If enough people come, the bar may provide the appetizers.)
From the invite:
Calling all thirsty Bay Area animals. On Tuesday, June 16th, [...]
Bartering sites are big business these days. It’s one of the fasting growing segments on Craigslist. And newish sites like Recessionwire were partially built on trading one service for another.
People who read and contribute to this site may not have deep pockets, but they certainly have valuable services to offer. Let’s latch on to this [...]
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I recently sat down with Ian Young for the better part of 3 hours to learn about the health insurance plan offered through the National Association for the Self Employed.
I have to tell you, I was pretty much blown away with how much self-employed people can save on premiums. Where most HMOs/PPOs jack up your [...]
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Tagged advertising, employment, Freelance, Health Insurance, Jobs, Lay off, Layoff, NASE, Networking, Survival, talent, unemployment
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We’ve all done campaigns that have moved the needle. Maybe even won an award or two. But how well do we apply that insight and creativity to marketing ourselves? When it comes to attracting new clients, self-promotion is just as important as the body of work in your portfolio.
So on June 15th, the Boston Ad [...]
The second I tweeted about the PFTA film, I got about a half-dozen replies from people referring me to Cards Of Change.
The premise of the site is simple: If you’re one of the unfortunate many to lose your job, scribble what you’ve been up to on an old business card. Take a picture of that [...]
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Tagged advertising, Cards Of Change, employment, Freelance, Jobs, Karma, Lay off, Layoff, Networking, Survival, talent, unemployment
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Fellow animal Kelly O’Connell was feeling disappointed that those many thousand miles between San Francisco and Boston prevented her from attending our last Animal Social. I made the suggestion that she consider hosting one in California. So she is. (How cool is that? Thank you Kelly!)
It will be on June 16 from 7-10 PM at [...]
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Tagged advertising, Animal Social, employment, Jobs, Lay off, Networking, Survival, talent, unemployment
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