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Midtown Luxury: 77 12th Preview

by Dana J | Aug 27, 2012 | Branding

Last week, I attended a preview party for the new 77-12th Luxury High Rise. The apartments will be complete in May 2013: That's the parking lot foundation, the building will progress one floor each week! The complex will have 330 units: 36 Studios 220 1...

No More Flashing Lights

by Dana J | Aug 25, 2012 | Marketing & Social Media

Over the past few weeks I have thoroughly enjoyed being a Verizon Wireless Ambassador and playing with the Samsung Galaxy S3. Last Friday, all of my good times abruptly ended when I tried to view my photos on the phone from the Ponce City Market event and received an...

David Yurman Fall Preview

by Dana J | Aug 23, 2012 | Branding

Last week, I attended a David Yurman shopping event at Neiman Marcus, Lenox Mall. Catherine, the Neiman Marcus David Yurman DSA, showed us the latest collections and trends for the fall season. {via} One of the latest print ads featuring supermodel Gisele. Catherine...

Dancing Goats, Hard Hats, & Beer Ice Cream too

by Dana J | Aug 20, 2012 | Marketing & Social Media

Last Thursday night I attended a ScoutMob Revel Party at the new Dancing Goats Coffee Bar in Ponce City Market! I invited my friend Maxine. Don't they have the cutest logo? (via) Last year, I had the pleasure of trying Dancing Goats Coffee and other brews from Batdorf...

Mitt Romney’s Big Social Media Announcement

by Dana J | Aug 11, 2012 | Marketing & Social Media

At 7am this morning, Mitt Romney announced his running mate Paul Ryan via app: {from MittRomney.com} Around 7:45 am EST, Mitt Romney announced his running mate via Promoted Tweet on Twitter: {from Twitter} 3 Reasons why I think this strategy wins: 1. It makes you want...

Love Triangles

by Dana J | Aug 10, 2012 | Marketing & Social Media

The Back to School commercials are here! For anyone that has never worked in retail, the two biggest seasons are back to school and Christmas. Yesterday I saw the latest Old Navy commercial featuring Jenny Garth, Luke Perry, and Jason Priestley. The three actors are...

Marketing the Olympics

by Dana J | Jul 30, 2012 | Marketing & Social Media

Last night, I watched the Olympic opening ceremonies with billions of other people. Over the last few months, I've watched marketing campaigns featuring Olympians slowly rise. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. Shawn Johnson for Bounty Paper towels and gymnastics...

Get Noticed In A Noisy World

by Dana J | Jul 16, 2012 | Branding, Marketing & Social Media

I just finished Platform: Get Noticed In a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt. If you follow me on Twitter, or happen to be my Facebook friend then you know that I read Michael Hyatt's blog consistently. He has great information about leadership, publishing and social...

Part of Me

by Dana J | Jul 7, 2012 | Branding, Marketing & Social Media

On a whim this week, I treated myself to a matinee of Part of Me. (I did not see the 3D version, but I bet it's equally fun) This summer, I have grown to really appreciate matinees. They are inexpensive easy "day breaks" from the reality of life. Sometimes I go with...

The Break Up

by Dana J | Jun 18, 2012 | Marketing & Social Media

Last night I saw this really funny commercial. It's a Mike and Ike commercial about their "break up". The commercial features several celebrity cameos by Lamar Odom and Eden Sher (of "The Middle" which is a pretty funny show, if you have never seen it). My favorite...