Best Jobs: 2008 Cannes Lions Edition
As I’ve been working my way through the crowds at the Cannes Ad Fest, I’ve met a lot of very interesting, if inebriated, folks. Once we make it through the minutia–Who are you? Who do you work for? Are you on the short list?–my fellow festival-goers had some very interesting stuff to tell me about [...]
Late Night at the 2008 Cannes Lions Ad Fest
This is what the advertising who’s who is up to late night. Silly Admen. Dancing’s for better dancers. Hearthis post
Cannes Lions Roaring on the Riviera
So, I’m back on the French Riviera enjoying the 2008 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. I have developed a certain begrudged fondness for the folks who attend this raucous festival. Much as I’ve made fun of them, I have to admit that they do know how to party like rock stars. Thus far, the conference [...]
The Lions Return: Cannes International Advertising Festival
I’ll be coming to you live from the annual Cannes international Advertising Festival for the next week (It’d a hard life for this career blogger). Stay tuned. Hearthis post
National Small Business Week
The Pres has declared this week (April 21-25) National Small Business Week, a week dedicated to recognizing and celebrating small businesses and their contribution to our economy. Several small business owners and plenty of politicos will be out and about in Washington, DC to participate in the week’s events, panels and award ceremonies. The event [...]
Amazon.com to hire 500+. The Line Starts in Kentucky.
Bezos and his bunch at Amazon.com have been busy little beavers of late, adding products and services like Kindle and the Kindle Store, video product reviews, Askville, CreateSpace, UnBox–you name it. All that creating has created a need to hire at least 500 new employees. Amazon.com plans to hire over 500 new employees in its [...]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Let ‘Em Pay You
The big winners in this economic downturn are the oil and gas companies. They are earning record profits, still getting generous tax breaks and getting $100 bucks a barrel for their product. Granted, they are also generating plenty of boos and hisses. But, good, bad or ugly, they are fertile ground for career and job [...]
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