Category: Humour
By tsufit on Jan 21, 2012 in Advertising, Commercials, Cool Stuff, Humor, Humour, Innovation, Marketing, Media, Promotion, Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
I was hunting for some retro TV images for a product I’m making and I stumbled on these fabulous vintage style ads for social media stuff, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, You Tube etc. One way to stand out is to mix 2 styles that appear to contradict each other but blend them in a way that [...]
By tsufit on Jan 6, 2012 in Branding, Commercials, Cool Stuff, Creativity, Humor, Humour, Marketing, Media, Positioning, Promotion, TV, Uncategorized, viral marketing | Leave a comment
In Step Into The Spotlight!, I wrote about the various ways that companies sell different ugly brown liquids. Here’s one more. Not sure how many cans it’ll sell but it does make you think the brand is cool. Thanks to my daughter D for sending it! Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Jan 2, 2012 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Humor, Humour, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
We’ve all heard the airlines safety rap. But not like this. or this… Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Dec 21, 2011 in Authenticiy, Comedy, Cool Stuff, experts, Gurus, Humor, Humour, Inspiration, leadership, Uncategorized, viral marketing | Leave a comment
Many people are reluctant to step into the spotlight. Nowadays, it’s not always a choice. Better to control the circumstances and be seen as a leader, a guru, an expert. But if you are caught unaware, my wish for you in 2012 is that you always be caught dancing like this guy. Tsufit Share and [...]
By tsufit on Dec 12, 2011 in Celebrity, Comedy, Communication, Humor, Humour, Reality TV, TV | Leave a comment
Lest we take ourselves too seriously… Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Sep 3, 2011 in Humor, Humour, music, P.R., Publicity, Radio, Uncategorized | Comments Off
How cute is this? They’re right. The world has changed and we’ve all got to be our own publicists. Love the down home humility of the pitch. Sure beats slick. Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Apr 12, 2011 in Branding, Cause Marketing, Celebrity, Communication, Communication Skills, Humor, Humour, Influence, internet marketing, Marketing, Media, Movements, Personal Branding, Positioning, Promotion, Publicity, Sales, story, Uncategorized, Why We Buy | Comments Off
I rarely laugh out loud at comedy on TV or even live, but this one had me rolling in the aisles with its velvety voiced, tongue in cheek, over the top teasing of all the celebrity hype we’re so used to hearing, while it unashamedly taps (if you’ll excuse the expression) into the celebrity factor [...]
By tsufit on Apr 8, 2011 in Branding, Celebrity, Commercials, Entrepreneurship, Humour, Influence, Marketing, Media, P.R., Personal Branding, Success, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Just watched an episode of Shark Tank. Barbara Corcoran dismissed The Broccoli Wad (a gangster style money clip modeled after those fat rubber bands that hold broccoli together) as being one of the worst products she’d ever seen pitched on the show. Just minutes later, she was making a deal with it’s inventor after tying [...]
By tsufit on Mar 31, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Entrepreneurship, Humour, Marketing, Media, Networking, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Rant, Speaking, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Open Message to Entrepreneurs and Assorted Other Business Types: When someone asks you what you do, answer in 10 seconds and then shut up! Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Mar 15, 2011 in Branding, Breaking News, Celebrity, Comedy, Communication, Communications, Customer Retention, Humor, Humour, Marketing, Media, Publicity, Uncategorized | Comments Off
In my last post, we talked about leveraging celebrity, yours or someone else’s and how it’s possible to leverage the celebrity of those who have created it for themselves. That’s what Aflac, the insurance company, did by using Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of it’s famous duck. Hard to forget Gottfried’s distinctive voice from Disney’s [...]
