I have no idea what constitutes a great résumé these days, but I’m guessing Philippe Dubost’s Amazon look-alike résumé has garnered several good job offers by now. His website has been getting hammered since Mashable did a story on it yesterday, so you may not be able to get to it right away. Continue reading How to sell yourself online
Maybe one of you Texans can answer this. In a new BP commercial, there are representatives from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida sitting at a table on a beach talking about the beauty and fun to be had on the Gulf Coast. Why isn’t Texas, with all its Gulf Coast tourism, included? … Comments »
I find this commercial deeply disturbing and difficult to watch. Yes, it upset me enough to make me seek out the organization that had made it, Too Small to Fail. They have a very important message about how we should pay more attention to the issues that affect children every day. Good message. Important. But … Continue reading Disturbing commercial, important message (video)
You’ve probably seen this Mercedes commercial. It’s been running for a while now. What’s silly about it is the fine and extremely unnecessary print that appears when the car crashes through the concrete wall. “Dramatization. Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.” Seriously? We couldn’t figure that out for ourselves? I don’t blame … Continue reading Car commercials and dumb disclosures
Anyone else notice something wrong with this ad? I normally go out of my way to ignore political ads, but this one caught my eye because of the “bar graph.” The first column shows the actual number of manufacturing jobs lost. The second column shows the percentage increase in manufacturing. Apples and oranges. I’m no … Continue reading What’s wrong with this picture?
You already knew all this, right? This sort of thing goes on with every food ad you see. In fact, we should probably give McDonald’s some credit for using all real food in this case. It’s not uncommon to substitute non-food substances that will photograph better than real food. Continue reading Of course McDonald’s uses food stylist
