It’s empowering to be an over achiever; to be able to do so much on your own. Start a business. See it flourish. Repair your own car whenever it breaks down. Build your own bike. Build your own house. Start another business.
This past weekend, I was in a debate with a couple friends over whether or not the American consumer is partially to blame for the current economic crisis. Amidst the debate, I was reminded of a presentation given by Chris Riley (then strategic officer at Wieden + Kenedy, now Apple exec) that I had read in an issue of Emigre back in college. Though Chris Riley’s presentation Sustainable Consumerism was given nearly a decade ago, it seems more relevant now than ever.
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Charmed Magazine is a new, complimentary, bi-monthly lifestyle publication focused on all things Baltimore. It launched a couple months ago and Vitamin designed the online presence for the publication.
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With the recent Ashton Kutcher and CNN competition over Twitter we think it’s safe to say that Twitter has officially reached its tipping point for consumer audiences and brands.
Award contests. Just don’t know about ‘em. Vitamin sort of stopped submitting work to paid contests about two years ago. Haven’t missed those little trophies or the honorable mention plaques.
Following up on yesterday’s post about the Buy Local movement and Baltimore Main Streets, we wanted to pass along some of our thoughts on marketing a cause.
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