Thanksgiving Divorce

A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,"I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough. "Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams. We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her." Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this," She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at her father, "You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says, "they're coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way."

Social Image Art

 "To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. It's a way of life."
henri cartier bresson 

If you ever need inspiration to pick up a camera just look over a collection of Bresson's body of work

"Voila!"

You know what? I still get a buzz from beating the system, how childish but hey we all get our jollies where we can! So what was it I did ? Some of you know I sell DVDs and just of late they have been arriving in the new security ‘locked” cases. So to unlock the cases you need to buy a Unlock device for $120 +gst I can hear you now “you are kidding right?” don’t they supply one to each dealer? Nope so faced with a $140 odd expense which of course would relate to about $800 worth of sales just to pay for it!!! My English/Australian/Kiwi “Can do “ attitude took over 2 x $5 magnets prudently placed on locked case and “voila!” (that’s kiwi for F*** You case company!) Case open . In the words of the late great Tommy Cooper “Thank you very Much”  

Pay Attention!

A very relevant article on advertisers and business getting caught up in the social media hype.

UK Rejects Big Brand Advertising on Twitter, Facebook 

Matthew Froggatt, Chief Development Officer at TNS said: “Winning and keeping customers is harder than ever. The online world undoubtedly presents massive opportunities for brands, however it is only through deploying precisely tailored marketing strategies that they will be able to realise this potential. Simply adding to the cacophony of online noise, risks alienating potential customers and impacting business growth.”