I have been getting my weekend fix of NFL football lately and I have noticed that McDonalds has been running a lot more commercials with African-Americans. I wonder if they are focusing their advertising towards the "urban" community. I brought this up to a few people and I got some interesting responses.
"Cause we're the only ones still eating that unhealthy stuff."
"Three items you'll find in a 'lower' class neighborhood...church, liquor store w/ the built in check casher and McDonalds. In the end, which one has more advertising dollars?"
"Why can't we be in a Subway commercial...it's time Jarred got replaced with a brother."
I'm not sure if they are targeting or not but I have decided to not eat McDonalds any more. For me, this won't be a racial thing but a health thing.
Let me know your thoughts.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
When Do You Stop Wishing Happy New Year
I was just wondering, when is the last day you can wish someone Happy New Year?
I asked this question to a few people, seems like there is a running theme.
Most people agree that January 31st is the cut off. I'm going to try wishing someone Happy New Year around May 1st. See what the response will be.
One person has two rules. One for personal friends and another for business associates.
Personal friends - Up until Martin Luther King day. If you haven't communicated with a loved one by then, you really need to do better.
Business associates - Up until January 31st. You really don't care about their New Year anyway. It's just something to fill space before you start your meeting or make a sales pitch.
I wonder what the rule would be for strangers. Or even for people whom you don't like.
I guess in the end, spreading cheer never has an expiration date! Well it's still January,
Happy New Year!
I asked this question to a few people, seems like there is a running theme.
Most people agree that January 31st is the cut off. I'm going to try wishing someone Happy New Year around May 1st. See what the response will be.
One person has two rules. One for personal friends and another for business associates.
Personal friends - Up until Martin Luther King day. If you haven't communicated with a loved one by then, you really need to do better.
Business associates - Up until January 31st. You really don't care about their New Year anyway. It's just something to fill space before you start your meeting or make a sales pitch.
I wonder what the rule would be for strangers. Or even for people whom you don't like.
I guess in the end, spreading cheer never has an expiration date! Well it's still January,
Happy New Year!
Multi-Media Blogging Course
I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.
It covers:
- The best blogging techniques.
- How to get traffic to your blog.
- How to turn your blog into money.
I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.
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