January 2011 – the quick Sliver

1.28.11 Super Stupid

January 28, 2011 Mike Keeler

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Okay, it’s time to play “How Stupid Can Marketers Get?” Let’s say you work for a shoe store chain, and you want to tell people how great your shoes are. Here’s the pitch for a TV spot. A bunch of white guys in a Hummer are cruising the Serengeti, apparently…

1.21.11 N-Y-N-J Jets Jets Jets!

January 21, 2011 Mike Keeler

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As this year’s Super Bowl approaches, we note that only one of the four remaining teams can win the championship for the first time. The Green Bay Packers have won more championships – 12 – than any other team, including the first two Super Bowls and another Super Bowl in…

2011 Chris Christie Jets Joe Namath Mayor Bloomberg New Jersey New York Super Bowl

1.14.11 De-Stress for Success

January 14, 2011 Mike Keeler

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Would you stop worrying about it already? Just write it down and you’ll do just fine. Or so says the University of Chicago. They recently completed a study in which they asked college students to take a math test. But, before the test, the researchers intentionally stressed the students out. …

2011 Anxiety performance stress test scores writing

1.7.11 Skateistan

January 7, 2011 Mike Keeler

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In Kabul, Afghanistan, girls’ lives are going downhill fast. But for some, they are going back up again. And down, and up again… First the down. The death of so many adults during the war in Afghanistan has created a generation of lost children. Almost 50% of the country’s citizens…

2011 Afghanistan girls skateboarding war