As a teenager, Ayo Ogun-McCants spent a lot of time dabbling in natural DIY beauty treatments. Through that experience she learned how to take care of herself and discovered that having a personalized self-care regimen was “one of the best things one can do for their spirit.” Over time, Ogun-McCants found that the reality of… Continue Reading
Last month, Visit Philly announced a Valentine’s Day proposal contest as part of their popular With Love Philadelphia XOXO™ campaign. Jeremy Kaplan (above), the winner of the contest received help planning his surprise proposal, a personalized engagement message in the With Love-style emblazoned on the side of a Philadelphia Trolley Works trolley, a $5,000 Hearts on Fire Acclaim… Continue Reading
Last year, American Express launched it’s Card Sync program which allowed card members to access deals from select merchants across several social media platforms, including Twitter and Foursquare. Today, they’ve decided to take their social commerce game to the next level with the launch of a program that lets members purchase items on Twitter, by tweeting… Continue Reading
The Dip provides practical advice about when to quit and when to stick to your guns. Vital information for the brand manager who has to make tons of decisions on a daily basis about day-to-day operations, client work, family and more. Seth Godin’s POV will change your perspective and make you reevaluate what is really important… Continue Reading
There are a million reasons why we should say thank you. But unfortunately, we don’t say it enough. Go out of your way to thank someone today. You can just use those two familiar words or you can really go into how they’ve impacted your life. I prefer the latter. We’re all moving so fast… Continue Reading
If you can’t be used, then you’re useless. Using someone usually has a negative connotation, but the aforementioned concept actually makes a lot of sense. Naturally, you and I are consumers. We use money to pay people for specific experiences. We use the people we follow on Twitter and other social networks for various reasons. We tap into… Continue Reading
Philly, one of my favorite cities in the world is going to help one lucky guy (or gal) propose to their unsuspecting significant other this Valentine’s Day. To enter the contest you must: “Tell us about Philadelphia’s role in your love story. Once we select a lucky man (or woman) on or about February 4,… Continue Reading
Poverty Mentality*: If I give you something, it costs me what I gave you. The more you have, the less I have. The more I share, the more I lose. The Difference between “If” and “And:” I will give you this if you give me that. I will give you this and you will do something for someone else.… Continue Reading
Alicia Keys officially launched her Pinterest page last week after months of anonymously curating and pinning over 600 inspiration images. The majority of her 21 boards are dedicated to songs from her latest album, Girl on Fire, providing a visual representation of each song’s lyrics. Keys told Mashable: “I’ll admit — I’m a bit of… Continue Reading
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Updated 2/27/13: Today, Diddy and Mark Wahlberg officially announced the launch of AquaHydrate in the United States. I reported on this back in January when I started seeing Diddy tweet about the water. I knew that those seemingly innocent tweets were a strategic way to start plugging his new investment. And, it looks like I… Continue Reading