Funny Friday: Epic Split

Launched last week and viral within minutes, Volvo Trucks put out a video starring Jean-Claude VanDamme to demonstrate their precision steering. It's one of my most fave videos and I can't stop watching it! It's a combination of funny and cool. My best guess would be that most have seen it but in the off chance someone hasn't I posted it below (and if you haven't DO watch it - it's that good), BUT that's not what today's post is about... it is about the second video I have included. That video, is 100% humor. If you're a fan of 21 Jump Street and/or Channing Tatum, I think you'll agree... enjoy!



Have a great weekend!

#candidlyNICOLE

If you are not a Nicole Richie fan, this post is probably not for you. I however AM a Nicole Richie fan and as such, felt the need to share her latest project. Her latest project is a web-series called #candidlyNicole and consists of short (around 5 minute) episodes staring Nicole and based around the subject matter in some of her hilarious and random tweets. The official description of the show is as follows: Nicole Richie brings her unfiltered sense of humor and unique perspective to life in a new series based on her irreverent Twitter feed. The show follows the outspoken celebrity as she shares her perspective on style, parenting, relationships and her journey to adulthood.

That pretty much sums up exactly what it is! In recent years (and thankfully since the show THe Simple Life) we've seen Nicole's sense of humour here and there (like it says above "outspoken" - again, not for everyone), and she's definitely proven herself as a successful business woman with her fashion and jewelry lines. She's also solidified herself as a style icon. I've been following her on Twitter for awhile now and it's very cool to see those tweets come to life (boy, how our world has changed - an online mini-series spawned from and based on someones tweets...). Here's an example of one such tweet:

That's a tweet she sent earlier this year that they turned into an episode. I remember seeing that tweet go by and thinking it was hilarious and random, and now there's a mini-episode on it - you can see it come to life! (The fact that that excites me totally makes me feel like a nerd by the way.) With each video being only about 3-5 minutes in length, they're just a quick entertaining blip to watch.

So if you are a fan of Nicole's, do check them out because I bet you, like me, will find them pretty fun and hilarious.

Funny Friday: Celebrity Tweets

If you happen to have a few minutes (and I really hope you do!), please take a look at this little YouTube playlist I've put together. 

I happen to think that Jimmy Kimmel is HILARIOUS and browsing through his YouTube channel a couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon these gems. In these 3 videos he has celebrities read real tweets that were either directed @ them or about them. Seriously funny stuff here! (I put them in order but I'd say 2 and 3 are the best) Enjoy and have a fabulous weekend! 

 

Facial Cues

With Facebook, Instagram and other social platforms, it seems like there are picture everywhere of everything. Including you! Are you conveying what you want with your facial cues? Or are in need of a little guidance? Well, today is your lucky day. I'm sharing with you P'trique's guide to speaking with you smile. Don't you just love him/her?!?!  

Social Media Savvy...

How many social media platforms are out there today? A thousand? A MILLION?!?! It kind of feels like it. As a marketer it definitely feels like there is a new "big one" that rises above the surface every week. 

If you feel like you can't quite keep up and wish you were a little more "social savvy", here's a funny but useful picture to help you out!

The Pinterest Addiction

You probably have it. If you don't have it, you've probably heard about it. I'm not just talking about Pinterest, but the... PINTEREST ADDICTION!

If you like shopping, food, recipes, fitness, jewelry, animals, quotes, books, tv, movies, cars, ANYTHING at all, Pinterest is the best/worst place to be. In case you don't know Pinterest, you need to check it out! I've been on Pinterest for maybe about 6 months now, and I can't get enough. In a way it's a dream come true. I used to see recipes online and print them out only to lose them, or forget about them. Now all the recipes I want to try are on my recipe board! Fashion I like, books I've read, pictures I love, all have a home on their appropriate board where I can visit them as much as I want! 

Some companies use it as a part of their Social Media strategy which is great if you want to get visual updates, promotions, and more from those companies! I do follow some clothing retailers, fashion brands and magazines, but mostly I like to use Pinterest as my own personal database, or online collage, of things I love.

Are you on Pinterest? Are you addicted?  

If not, WARNING, time flies when you're having fun... and it's A LOT of fun! 

A little blog rebrand? I think so!

Long time no write! 

So this blog and I have stepped away from each other and are just now regrouping. The result? Things around here are going to change. In order to blog, and to blog well, what must you do? I as a Marketer am well equipped to answer this - you must write about what you know. Not only that, you must write about what you like! Make sense? Almost too much sense. 

So here I am. I know what I know, I like what I like, and I'm not afraid to blog about it! I actually was already doing it, I just didn't know it because I hadn't defined it. Well consider it defined. I like a mish mash of thing, but so do most people. Welcome to my journey.

I will It's time to start the journey. Hop on board.