Posted by Nicole.
Apr
9
Posted by Nicole.
all i’ve been reading for the past 9 months or so is “how to succeed on twitter”, “how to get more followers on twitter”, “how to optimize your use of twitter”, enough already. really.
we all get (well most of us, i hope) that twitter is great, brilliant, and just what we’ve been wanting for a really long time. most of us (hopefully) get how to use twitter, and by now, we’ve got a pretty good handle on it.
while i am a huge …
Mar
30
Posted by Nicole.
i graduated, accepted a job at the small internet company i interned with in college, and got laid off 6 months later. i then accepted a three-month digital communications internship at a public relations agency. i really thought i’d love it – and i was really wrong. after three months of incorrect pay (causing me to hardly make ends meet) and being treated like dirt, here i am again – seeking employment.
i’ve always been a stubborn person, i’ve never settled, …
Mar
28
Posted by Nicole.
you’re getting tired of me starting blog posts off with apologies?
good. i am too. i promise this will be the last time i suck at updating – it’s just that life’s gotten a little crazy, i’ve been a little down, and i’ve been looking for a new job… lots going on.
so let’s get down to business. as usual, i’ve got a few things to gripe about, but i’m going to start with the issues i’ve got with the holiday inn “rebrand”.
it …
Feb
26
Posted by Nicole.
okay, so “personal branding” has become a bit of a buzzphrase these days (hey, that rhymed). with the economy doing what it’s doing, and jobs becoming more and more scarce, it seems as though “personal branding” has suddenly become this all-important thing.
yes, “thing”. half the folks that are throwing this little buzzphrase around don’t even know what it is. a brand is not a logo, it’s not packaging, it’s not a cool nickname – it’s simply a representation (both visual …
Feb
5
Posted by Nicole.
so i might be a bit late on the uptake – but this is my post about this year’s super bowl ads.
if i could sum up this entire post in one word it would be: lame.
(don’t worry – i’ll sum it up in one word at the end, for real)
before i get to my favorite (well, officially, at least) i’m going to tell you the ones i didn’t like (and while that may be all of them, i will pick them apart, …