Wednesday - October 30, 2019 / Thursday - October 31, 2019

ALL CLASSES

Read through the article linked below and answer the questions that follow. I'll play the LG commercial in class.

Marketing Halloween

1. Where does Halloween rank among the holidays as far as money spent by consumers? Which holidays result in MORE spending than Halloween?

2. How much money do you think your family spends on Halloween?

Tuesday - October 29, 2019

MARKETING CLASSES

Read the very short article from MB linked below. Answer the questions that follow.

Google Earnings Overshadowed by Reported Fitbit Offer

1. If we were to create a company life cycle with the same stages as the product life cycle, where would you put Google and why? Base your response on the details in the article.

2. Name one thing Google is doing to keep the revenues flowing. And what function of marketing is this (remember any of the 7 functions?)




CAREER PREP CLASSES

Do a search for most annoying PowerPoint or general slide presentation mistakes. List 3 that we have not already discussed in class.

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Friday - October 25, 2019

ALL CLASSES

Riddle Friday!!!! No googling!!!!

David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?

Wednesday - October 23, 2019 / Thursday - October 24, 2019

MARKETING CLASSES

Read the article linked below. Then answer the questions that follow.

Why your company should turn services into experiences 

1. What is the "experience economy"?

2. Why do you think this trend exists?

CAREER PREP CLASSES

List THREE terrible, unforgivable mistakes people make when creating and presenting slides. 

Tuesday - October 22, 2019

ALL CLASSES

Copy and respond to the following quote from Poor Richard's Almanac. Try to go beyond literal interpretation. What's the lesson in this?

A full belly makes a dull brain.

Monday - October 21, 2019

MARKETING CLASSES

Read this entry from today's Morning Brew. Then, answer the questions that follow.
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SPONSORED TOGETHER WITH MONDAY.COM There Is No Ad Dear reader, I was supposed to write an ad today. Writing ads is my job. But today, in an unprecedented breach of my contract, I did not write an ad. I wanted to write an ad. The problem was that I didn’t know what to write about. You see, typically, I am told about what I should write–shoes, credit cards, etc. And, typically, I find that information on monday.com. But today, reader, I forgot my monday.com password. I cannot overstate how useless I am to my company without my monday.com password. monday.com is the project management tool that organizes my entire professional existence. monday.com organizes my work visually, manages my long-term projects, and informs me of my daily to-do’s. Hear me: Without monday.com’s workflow organization, I am nothing. I apologize to you all. A forgetful copywriter who wishes he could login to monday.com like you can, Henry ____________________________________________________________ 1. What type of advertising is this? (It's something we've defined before) 2. Do you think this will be effective? Why or why not? 3. Do you like this approach? Why or why not? CAREER PREP CLASSES Read the article linked below. Answer the questions that follow.  Teenagers are less likely to work today than any generation before them, and some say school is to blame 1. Why are teens less likely to have jobs these days? Give multiple reasons mentioned in the article.  2. Do you think this will have a positive or negative impact on your generation? Explain your answer.

Friday - October 18, 2019

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!

Two men and a boy started a never ending race. One of the men can run super fast while the other man can run way faster than the boy. The boy is the slowest runner. What are they?

Hurry up and solve....we don't have much time today.

Wednesday - October 16, 2019

CAREER PREP CLASSES

Read the article linked below. Then, list three things from the list that we work on in this class. Also, tell me which ONE skill you need to work on most.

The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need For The Future Of Work

MARKETING CLASSES

Read the article linked below. Then, tell me if you think product launch events are worthwhile for companies. Explain your answer and be prepared to share.

The real reason Apple and Google still hold big launch events

Tuesday - October 15, 2019

ALL CLASSES



Have you ever heard the above expression? Please don't take it literally. What does it mean? Apply it to something big you've done or plan to do...something so big it seems impossible.

Friday - October 11, 2019

ALL CLASSES - RIDDLE FRIDAY
No googling, no blurting, no bloogling, no glurting!

A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to the hospital in critical condition. When he gets there, the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy - he is my son!" How can this be?

Wednesday - October 9, 2019 / Thursday - October 10, 2019

CAREER PREP CLASSES

Skim the article linked below and respond to the questions that follow.

How to buy a college paper online, and how schools are fighting back against plagiarism

1. Why do so many college students plagiarize? List as many reasons as you can.

2. List reasons NOT to plagiarize. Again, as many as you can.




MARKETING CLASSES

Read the article linked below and respond to questions that follow.

McDonald’s enters the plant-based burger wars, setting up a showdown with Burger King

1. Why is McDonald's considering this?

2. Who are the two biggest alternative burger producers?

3. Which is McDonald's likely to choose and why?

4. What did the article say about supply chain and how it impacts McDonald's plan for this possible rollout?

Tuesday - October 8, 2019

ALL CLASSES

Let's read the article below together. Then, respond to the questions that follow.

The NBA Chooses China’s 

Money Over Hong Kong’s Human Rights

1. When, if ever, should a business express political opinions? Explain your answer. 

2. Should an individual's social media posts impact his or her employment? Why or why not?

Monday - October 7, 2019

Copy and respond to the following quote:

Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.

Mark Twain

Also, what is Mark Twain's real name?

Friday - October 4, 2019

Riddle Friday....

You know I always have a lesson in mind. The lesson here is sometimes things are not as they may appear at first. Try to to see things from another perspective.

What do you see below? Write what you see. Then talk with those around you. What do they see?

Wednesday - October 2, 2019 / Thursday - October 3, 2019

ALL CLASSES

On Monday, we talked about Habit #7, Sharpen the Saw. Take a look at the graphic organizer below. What's an area you think you need to focus on? Explain why. Write down a few steps you could take this week.