Resolved Question: Hottie and the Nottie - This is hilarious, don't you think?

Not the movie. I'm sure it's godawful, but what's funny is what's on the Wikipedia page about it's box office sales! The film was a major box office disaster. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $27,696 in 111 theaters in the United States, averaging $249 per theater.[15] The Houston Chronicle determined that, based on average ticket prices, this represented an average of 35 people seeing the movie per theatre on its opening weekend, or an average of five per showing.[16] In other words, the movie "bombed", costing the production company responsible over $8,000,000. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie has grossed $1,469,293 worldwide as of June 17, 2008.[17] For its release in the United Kingdom, the film is being advertised as "The Number One Film", with small print revealing its being number 1 on the IMDb Bottom 100. The film opened at 32 and grossed $34,231 in 28 theaters in the United Kingdom. more

Resolved Question: TOPSOIL FOR AUTISM? Can i have a company that makes PROFIT as well as donate money?

I bought a 6 wheeler dumptruck and i thought about naming my small business "Topsoil for Autism" because my brother is Autistic and i thought it would be a great idea to help raise money! Also it has a good story! My father owns a Construction Company and if my brother was able he would be taking it over. BUT now i am. So its kinda like im making a small business for my brother... I currently sell landscape supplies- topsoil, sand, mulch etc. So I thought i could advertise- "every yard bought is $1 towards Autism" or "10% of sale goes to Autism" or w/e ** I could even print up coupons with the buyers donation amount ** So its on record of the donation ** THE QUESTION IS: Can I do this without people thinking its a scam, unfair advantage? Because i would still be making a profit. I think this idea would be great! Since i want to make my brother apart of the family business... But through helping his cause and donating to the Org. AUTISM SPEAKS. I could advertise on AutismSpeaks website- local news & radio and at the annual Autism Walks. I think people would be more willing to buy my products rather than to other competitors because of the story and its donation. But is it an unfair advantage? Please respond with comments! more

Voting Question: How can I get a finder's fee or commission from the seller of FSBO real estate?

My friend wants to sell their house (in Maine) as a "For Sale By Owner" (FSBO), rather than listing the house with a real estate broker. She wants me to help her find potential buyers, and would like to pay me a finder's fee or commission, in the event that I have introduced her to the person who ends up buying her house. I am not a licensed real estate broker or agent, and I do not want to run afoul of real estate broker/salesperson licensing laws. How can I legally do this? Some possible ideas that come to mind include: 1 - what if I am her employee - can I then receive a commission on the sale of the property? 2 - (how) can I set up a company, partnership, corporation or LLC which would receive a commission without having an officer or employee of the company being a licensed broker? 3 - (how) can I receive a commission on the sale of a property for performing other work, for example, by providing advertising, printing, web development, building rennovation/contracting or similar services, without being a licensed broker? 4 - apparently in the State of California it may be legal for the seller to pay a "finder's fee" commission to someone who helps locate the buyer - do other states allow this? What do you have to do to avoid crossing the line into territory that is reserved for licensed brokers and agents only? 5 - is there any other way that I can receive a commission from the seller of a FSBO (for sale by owner) property without being a licensed broker or real estate agent?More info: The answer below that stated, 1, only if she is a licensed broker and you are a licensed real estate agent. does not seem to be correct, because Maine statute Title 32, section 13002, "Exceptions" states that "real estate brokerage does not include the following: 1. Transactions by owner or lessor. Transactions conducted by any person who is the owner or lessor of the real estate, or to their regular employees with regard to the employer's real estate, provided that: A. The real estate transaction services rendered by the employee are performed as an incident to the usual duties performed for the employer; ... So that would seem to permit me to accept a commission for assisting in the sale of her real estate as long as I am her employee and primarily perform some non-real-estate related work for her. more

Resolved Question: are you good at writing?? plz help with this short essay!!!?

Hello, thank you for allowing me to analyze one of your ads. What exactly is advertising? According to http://www.rubak.com, advertisement is “the attempt to send information to people to convince them to spend their money with a certain company I came across one of your ads regarding a new sandwich you invented: the BK Super Seven Incher. The ad has a young woman with her mouth wide open, looking surprised and nervous. There is a sandwich across from her mouth suggesting that the sandwich is too big to fit in her mouth. Written in bold letters “It’ll blow your mind away“. The target audience seems to be men. As a young woman and Burger King Consumer, I find the ad offensive and insulting. In your mission statement you state “We will conduct all our business affairs ethically, and with the best employees in the mid-south”. You seem to doing the exact opposite in this ad. In your ad, you appear to make the Super Seven Incher so big and juicy that women would not be able to handle it, especially with our small mouths. The ad seems to make everything seem larger. The words are printed in big bold letters, the sandwich is made to appear rather large, and the woman seems to be blown away by the size of the sandwich. On the bottom right hand corner, it is written “fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-broiled with the NEW BK SUPER SEVEN INCHER. Yearn for more after you taste the mind blowing burger……” Since when has something as innocent as eating a burger become so sexual? I understand that you are simply trying to get your new sandwich out there, and spending a good amount of money to advertise it. Advertisers currently spend about $360 million a year on product placements in films and TV programming, according to the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF). sexual innuendos of this sort is inappropriate - especially when it comes to advertising fast food (which most likely will be viewed by innocent, impressionable children).Burger King is a popular fast food restaurant and everyone eats there, women, men, teens, and especially young children. When innocent kids see your ad, what are they suppose to think? It’s just not ethical to portray a sandwich as humor or sexual. In today’s society, women are especially used for advertisement. As jean kilbourne states in her movie “Killing Us Softly” (1999), women’s bodies are used as tools. From clothing, to perfumes, to sports, even foods, as in this ad. Women’s bodies are used to sell. Women are portrayed as having a hot body, but no brain. Just put a half naked girl next to anything and it’s sold. Why didn’t you use a surprised-looking man trying to fit the big sandwich in his mouth? Why only portray a woman with this type of facial expression in this particular situation? In all, if you want to have better results in sales, try not to offend women or any gender or race. If you make an ad that appeal to all genders, you will have better sales. Using women in an offensive manor is an ugly trend that needs to stop. Burger King is a well known restaurant, and well respected, in order to keep it this way, you shouldn’t use such offensive ads, similar to the Super Seven Incher. more

Resolved Question: are you good at writing? plz take a look at my short essay (very short)?

plz read it and let me know what i can do to make it better and stronger!! thanks in advance Hello, thank you for allowing me to analysis one of your ads. What exactly is advertising? According to http://www.rubak.com, advertisement is “the attempt to send information to people to convince them to spend their money with a certain company I came across one of your ads regarding a new sandwich you invented: the BK Super Seven Incher. The ad has young woman with her mouth open, looking surprised, yet scared at the same time. There is a sandwich across from her mouth suggesting that the sandwich is too big to fit in her mouth. Written in bold letters “It’ll blow your mind away“. The target audience seems to be men. As a young woman and Burger King Consumer, I find the ad offensive and insulting. In your mission statement you state “We will conduct all our business affairs ethically, and with the best employees in the mid-south”. In your ad, you appear to make the Super Seven Incher so big and juicy that women would not be able to handle it, especially with our small mouths. Add Analysis The ad seems to make everything seem larger. The words are printed in big bold letters, the sandwich is made to appear rather large, and the woman seems to be blown away by the size of the sandwich. On the bottom right hand corner, it is written “fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-broiled with the NEW BK SUPER SEVEN INCHER. Yearn for more after you taste the mind blowing burger……” Since when has something as innocent as eating a burger become so sexual? I understand that you are simply trying to get your new sandwich out there, but degrading women is just not ethical. Burger King is a popular fast food restaurant and everyone eats there, women, men, teens, and especially young children. When innocent kids see your ad, what are they suppose to think? It’s just not ethical to portray a sandwich as humor or sexual. In today’s society, women are especially used for advertisement. As jean kilbourne states in her movie “Killing Us Softly” (1999), women’s bodies are used as tools. From clothing, to perfumes, to sports, even foods, as in this ad. Women’s bodies are used to sell. Women are portrayed as having a hot body, but no brain. Just put a half naked girl next to anything and it’s sold. This is a trend that is getting bigger and bigger. Conclusion In all, if you want to have better results in sales, try not to offend women or any gender or race. If you make an ad that appeals to all genders, you will have better sales. Using women in a offensive manor is an ugly trend that needs to stop. Burger King is a well known restaurant, and well respected, in order to keep it this way, you shouldn’t use such offensive ads, similar to the super seven incher.this is a college paper, just in case..... what can i do to make it it college level?*vanizorc* i love your ideas, thank you so much!!! any more advise??I asked the question again,, plz go on it, cuz i changed it up a lil plz help http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100608004456AAlp4pR more

Resolved Question: We're FSBOs. Is this rude?

My husband and I are selling our country home (with acreage and outbuildings) for sale by owner. We've been listed for about a month and a half and have had several showings and calls. Our latest showing was last weekend and they were by far (what we could tell) the most interested. They left us with the impression that they were wanting to look at their finances before getting back with us. We really liked them and feel like they both really loved the property and felt the price was fair (especially since we said we'd negotiate). Anyways. We had planned to advertise for an open house. The local papers have sent us proofs of the ads that are to be run and we have fliers printed to be sent to local realtors attempting to draw in move perspective buyers. With clients that acted so interested we hate to have an offer coming in just after we made a big deal about our open house. Is it rude to follow up on the people from the last showing? If not how much time after seems appropriate? Any suggestions? Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Is this lottery contest from my local car store real?

Ok, they gave me a scratch off, and it says I won 50$ according to it. It says to call a 1800 number, which I won't give out, and there's small print saying not No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. odds for grand car prize 1/535,000, see rules on card for details. It also says 6 days to come to the sale and claim prizes. I've never bought a ticket from there, but I bought my car there 10 years ago. My neighbor received one with losing numbers. Note: I heard you can't win the lottery when you don't purchase a ticket. Note: Car deals are also being advertised. Final note: no processing fee is mentioned fro the lottery. more

Resolved Question: Company advertising for one job and have it be something totally different, is that legal?

An ad in the help wanted section of the newspaper is advertising for customer service representatives. For mainly electronics repair. The offer 2000/month to start and 1st week bonus! However I did some research and they are not even who they say they are on the phone. It ends up being a totally different job than what is advertised. Selling vacuum cleaners door to door and the pay is not even close to what they printed (only if you meet there quotas). I asked directly on the phone if any sales where involved I was flatly told no. So I checked it out and it ends up being nothing they advertise for. What I'm really asking is can you sue for false advertising of a job!!! more

Voting Question: what would you do? Memphis in may canceling with no refund or reschedule offered?

this is a copy of an email i have sent all over today. I am appalled and very upset that neither mim or alice in chains is offering anything to compensate for the event's cancellation.The tickets purchased clearly state rain or shine, well it was raining and every new's channel was broadcasting weather event's all day long and yet you continued to sell tickets, and i believe with the intention's of cancelling anyway. I suspect wrongdoing on your part, you are trying to use 'public safety' as a scape goat and mim's motives are obvious. I personally purchased 8 tickets at 37.00 each just to see alice in chain's, why were they not rescheduled at another location? I called your office this morning and spoke to a mim representative who stated that you weren't going to do anything about this at all, you mean you are not going to let saturday's one day passes work sunday to ease the burden on the thousands of people who were affected by the ticket gouging. We stand in the mud and rain for hours in spite of all weather warning's, you continued to sell tickets. I will personally and relentlessly see to it that this is made right for the people who were scammed. Rain or shine mean's that the festivities will take place regardless of weather condition's. I realize that the 'fine print' on the ticket's states no refund's but the fact remain's that you continued to sell ticket's to the event even with every memphis news channel's warning's, that clearly show's ill intention's on your behalf. I am personally out of pocket about 600.00 dollars and i am very unhappy about it. Why couldn't you open the gates and hour earlier or close an hour later today and make alice in chain's play, i checked their schedule and it's clear. I am personally considering spearheading a class action lawsuit against mim and it's organizer's. If i advertised that say for instance ' the beatles' were playing at my local civic center and i sold thousands of people ticket's and the beatles didn't play or even offer a reschedule, i wouldn't be receiving letters such as this that i am writing because my moral's wouldn't allow it. You have the ability and control to make this right, it's your choice. While you are tallying ticket sales and alice in chains is at the peabody sipping margarita's i am trying to figure out how you think you are going to get away with this. I will be contacting every memphis new's affiliate monday morning and something will be done for the people.UPDATE!! as of 5/5/10 i have heard nothing back from anyone i have emailed, i guess we are all just s*** out of luck. more

Resolved Question: does anyone know anything about advertising?

My best friend NEEDS to do well on this paper so i have voluntarily helped him out. ANY ideas are helpful. I strongly appreciate all of ur guy's opinions...heres the topic: Select a particular product that has been selling for at least 25 years (e.g., Bayer aspirin, Tide detergent, IBM computers, Oldsmobile—as in “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile”) and trace the history of print advertising for this product over the years. To what extent has the advertising changed over the years? To what extent has the essential sales appeal remained the same? In addition to examining the ads themselves, you may want to research the company and its marketing practices. You will find two business databases particularly useful: ABI/INFORM and the academic version of LexisNexis. more

Resolved Question: Is it illegal to...........................?

Would it be illegal to advertise a item on the internet for sale and some one send money for it but me not send the item? or me send the item printed out on paper or something haha. I know this is wrong Ive already done it before I want real answers and real facts. as far as i know this is not illegal.ok apparently we have some idiots in here, false advertising? I said id send a picture of the item. EXAMPLE: I have a ad say on craigs list and im selling a computer, the guy sends me money for a computer and I send him a fake computer or a picture of a computer so as long as I don't go into to much detail about the item it would NOT be false advertising. more

Resolved Question: What do you think about my complaint?

I sent this to customer support at a store I frequent: I recently submitted a comment regarding my online shopping experience and order. I purchased a clearance item online, which was later reduced to a lower sale price. The experience I had in speaking with customer service over the phone was pleasant and I was very excited and happy to have spoken with someone so helpful (Diana). To receive a price adjustment on the product I purchased, I was instructed to visit my nearest store with a copy of my invoice with my order number, and a copy the new sale price printed from the website. I felt I was thoroughly informed and treated as well as a customer should, and provided positive feedback on this experience through the online tool. Unfortunately, my visit to the store was not as pleasant. I visited the store on with the necessary documents- a copy of my purchase order and a printed copy of the advertised price online. However, I was told by a male member of the management team that he could NOT refund my money unless I had the actual invoice that came with the packaging. I was slightly frustrated at the wasted trip to the store, yet understood, as the purchase order that I brought did not have my form of payment (credit card) used. I returned the next day, with the assumption that I had everything I needed. A copy of my receipt that came with the packaging, and again, a copy of the advertised sale price on the website. I was refused a refund again at this point, by a female member of the management team who stated that she needed to see the actual pair of shoes to process the refund. When I explained what I had been told previously, I was told "Well, I am the manager at this store, and I can't give you a refund unless I have the shoe here. I need to scan a barcode". At this point, my frustration escalated. I had been told three different things on three different occasions in regards to the return policy- two of which came from the same store she manages. I am assuming that my purchase was/is stored somewhere on the system, with my name, address, and form of payment. I already had this-- an invoice with my order number, name, address, and credit card payment information on it, but still needed to have the actual shoe? I have never had a similar experience or level of difficulty with any other retail store or any other [name] store, to be more specific. I left the store, and returned again a third time where I was finally refunded. I received my price adjustment for a little over $17.00. I made three separate trips to this particular store for $17.00. What I find incredibly ridiculous is the fact that I probably spent $17.00 in gas driving to and from my home to this store for my refund! The customer service representative I spoke to over the phone made me excited to continue shopping online. There was a lot of ease and friendliness. Contrary to my in-store experience in which the female manager I spoke to was rude and unwilling to assist. I will not be shopping at this particular store again. Ever. The difficulty, attitude, and communication exchanged between the female manager and I have turned me away from doing business at this location. I am requesting a thorough explanation of the in-store policy in regards to price adjustments should I decide to continue a customer relationship with [store name]. More so, because of the following: 1. If I purchased the item online, and had the shoes shipped elsewhere as a gift, how would the store refund my money if I didn't have the actual shoe/box or the invoice that was sent with the packaging? I was turned away my first visit because of lack of information on the invoice printed from my e-mail. 2. If a store orders a shoe online on behalf of the customer, how is merchandise "scanned" if there is not an actual shoe in-store? I was turned away on my second visit to the store because I did not have something for the manager to scan. 3. Does the store not have access to information placed online (such as order number, customer purchase history)? This would seem difficult to satisfy a customer who placed an order online and is redirected to a store for assistance. I am an avid customer. I browse and buy something from one of your stores 9 times out of 10. Nearly all my shoes originate from one of the stores. It is really disappointing that the recent experience I had has made me seriously question whether or not I should continue to be a customer. I am looking forward to a prompt response and resolution. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: False Advertising on Used Car... Law Advice?

I purchased a 2004 Santa Fe from a used car lot. When I bought it, I believed it was an LX trim, with a 3.5 liter engine... as per the online ad on their website and on auto trader. However, I found out after purchasing it that it is the GLS Trim model, with a 2.7 liter engine. On kelly blue book the difference in value between the vehicles is: the GLS model is worth roughly 10% less than the model I thought I was purchasing. Now, the bill of sale does not list a trim. Just the make and model. However, I have a print out of both adverts, both with a picture of the car I bought, stating the 'false' specs. Is this enough to prove false advertising? I would ask for my money back, but I spent $75 registering the vehicle and $275 buying tires for it. I would need to be reimbursed for those costs should he offer a return. Otherwise I want roughly 10% rebate on the price a paid for the vehicle. Is this an acceptable demand? What would you do? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my college entry letter? Please help thanks!!!?

If I had to describe myself in one word I couldn't do it. I like to think that I'm ahead of my years. As an kid I loved going to school. I used to cry and get upset if my mother signed me out for early dismissals if I had a doctor's appointment; God forbid if I didn't get to go to school at all for that day! You would need a mop to clean up all thoses tears. I loved going to school just to learn. Learning filled a void for me that I was missing at home. Learning made me feel special. My childhood experince will be the driving force towards my success at The Fashion Institute of Technology. I am my biggest critic- I can't stress that enough. This trait is due to my childhood. My mother would yell at me often, telling me that I was no good and that I would never amount to anything. I had no father around to encourage me. I was the middle child of three other brothers. I was the child that would get blamed for everything. Nothing came easy for me. So I learned at a very young age that if I wanted something, I'd have to go for it myself. I see people my age that seem to expect the world to bend over backwards for them. I feel the world doesn't owe me. If anything, I owe the world. I owe it to myself to strive to become a productive member of society and to take pride in everything I do. I can never give up or give in, even an inch. Although I’ve been through many trials and tribulations, I’ve always found a way to succeed and at The Fashion Institute of Technology I will do just that “Succeed”. I believe education is the key to the door of opportunities. I know it sounds so old fashioned, but it's so true. A lot of people don't realize that education that one receives affects the lives of the people around them, or your children that one might have some day. A good job is necessary to care for them, and education is needed for that. I’ve worked diligently my entire life, and after taking several years off from school I would like to focus my attention on school. I’m determined to succeed and take advantage of all the classes involved with your Advertising and Marketing curriculum. I feel that I will succeed in your Advertising and Marketing program because I’ll be guided by an amazing faculty of practicing professionals. I look forward to learning such topics as creating integrated marketing communication campaigns for advertising, public relations, direct marketing, and sales promotions. I also hope to learn how to develop media plans and special events, direct and produce television and radio commercials, and write print ads, press releases, and newspaper and magazine articles.I know as a student at FIT I will bring a positive additude,excitment to learn, motivation and leadership. I can't wait to have practicing professionals as professors that want me to succeed a much as I do. FIT would be an amazing opportunity. Getting an education at FIT can open so many doors. FIT’s approach to teaching is so unique from any other colleges, which is the reason why I know I would benefit from your school. It’s educational approach and direct connection with the industry is what sets this school apart from the rest. Hopefully, I’ve proved how determined and ready I am to attend your school. I could go on and on, but in the end, I would just like you to know that attending college at FIT would change my life. The chance to meet teachers and peers that are in the industry is priceless. If I am accepted into your school, it would be an honor. I would take each class seriously, and strive to get the best grades possible.With the experience I will get at FIT, I feel as if the possibilities are endless. Hopefully, you give me the opportunity to make it happen. If anyone could help me out that would be awesome email me at chrisadamorocco@yahoo.com thanks so much more

Voting Question: So instead of people calling me stupid & whatever can someone help me out with this letter?

It's an college entry letter, yes I have really bad grammer. If your willing to help me out my email is chrisadamorocco@yahoo.com thanks!!!! If I had to describe myself in one word I couldn't do it, not to sound cocky or anything I just can't. I like to look at myself & think that I'm ahead of my years. As an kid I LOVED going to school. I use to cry & get upset if my mother signed me out for early dissmals, because I had a doctor's appointment or for whatever reason. God forbid if I didn't get to go to school at all for that day. You would need a mop to clean up all thoses tears. I loved going to school to learn about anything. Learning filled a void for me that I was missing at home. Learning made me feel special. My biggest critic is myself & I can't stress this enough. The reason why this is because I didn't exactly have the greatest childhood growing up. My mother would yell at me all the time & tell me that I was no good & that I would never amount to anything. I had no father around to wipe the tears from my eyes, so I learn at a very young age that if you want something you better go for it. I see young adults my age that walk around & expect the world to bend over backwards for them. The way I see it is the world doesn't owe you nothing! You owe the world. What I mean by this is that you owe the world & yourself to strive to be a productive member of society & to take pride in everything you do, never give up or give in, even an inch. Although I’ve been through many trials and tribulations, I’ve always found a way to succeed. Education is the key to the door of opportunities. I know it sounds so old fashion but it's so true. To be honest, I haven’t always had straight A’s or been an honor roll student, but I have alway's felt that education is the greatest gift you can give yourself. Alot of people don't realize that education that one has or receives affects the lives of the people around them, or matter afact your children that you'll have some day. How will you care for them without a good job? You can't .I’ve worked diligently my entire life, and after taking several years off from school I would like to focus my attention on school. I'm ready to go back. I’m determined to succeed and take advantage of all the classes involved with your Advertising and Marketing curriculum. I feel that I will succeed in your Advertising and Marketing program is because I’ll be guided by a faculty of practicing professionals, pretty much the best of the best. That will teach me everything I need to know. Like creating integrated marketing communication campaigns for advertising, public relations, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Also I’ll learn how to develop media plans and special events; direct and produce television and radio commercials; and write print ads, press releases, and newspaper and magazine articles. The way I feel about this program is that I’m in good hands. That’s a great feeling knowning that I will have practicing professionals as professors that want me to succeed a much as I do. FIT would be a huge stepping stone for my future. I know that life has its trade-offs and getting an education at FIT can open so many doors. FIT’s approach to teaching is so unique from any other colleges, which is the reason why I know I would benefit from your school. It’s educational approach and direct connection with the industry is what sets this school apart from the rest. With my experience and a college degree in my hand, I feel as if the possibilities are endless. more

Resolved Question: What do you think about my college entry letter?

If I had to describe myself in one word I couldn't do it, not to sound cocky or anything I just can't. I like to look at myself & think that I'm ahead of my years. As an kid I LOVED going to school. I use to cry & get upset if my mother signed me out for early dissmals, because I had a doctor's appointment or for whatever reason. God forbid if I didn't get to go to school at all for that day. You would need a mop to clean up all thoses tears. I loved going to school to learn about anything. Learning filled a void for me that I was missing at home. Learning made me feel special. My biggest critic is myself & I can't stress this enough. The reason why this is because I didn't exactly have the greatest childhood growing up. My mother would yell at me all the time & tell me that I was no good & that I would never amount to anything. I had no father around to wipe the tears from my eyes, so I learn at a very young age that if you want something you better go for it. I see young adults my age that walk around & expect the world to bend over backwards for them. The way I see it is the world doesn't owe you nothing! You owe the world. What I mean by this is that you owe the world & yourself to strive to be a productive member of society & to take pride in everything you do, never give up or give in, even an inch. Although I’ve been through many trials and tribulations, I’ve always found a way to succeed. Education is the key to the door of opportunities. I know it sounds so old fashion but it's so true. To be honest, I haven’t always had straight A’s or been an honor roll student, but I have alway's felt that education is the greatest gift you can give yourself. Alot of people don't realize that education that one has or receives affects the lives of the people around them, or matter afact your children that you'll have some day. How will you care for them without a good job? You can't .I’ve worked diligently my entire life, and after taking several years off from school I would like to focus my attention on school. I'm ready to go back. I’m determined to succeed and take advantage of all the classes involved with your Advertising and Marketing curriculum. I feel that I will succeed in your Advertising and Marketing program is because I’ll be guided by a faculty of practicing professionals, pretty much the best of the best. That will teach me everything I need to know. Like creating integrated marketing communication campaigns for advertising, public relations, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Also I’ll learn how to develop media plans and special events; direct and produce television and radio commercials; and write print ads, press releases, and newspaper and magazine articles. The way I feel about this program is that I’m in good hands. That’s a great feeling knowning that I will have practicing professionals as professors that want me to succeed a much as I do. FIT would be a huge stepping stone for my future. I know that life has its trade-offs and getting an education at FIT can open so many doors. FIT’s approach to teaching is so unique from any other colleges, which is the reason why I know I would benefit from your school. It’s educational approach and direct connection with the industry is what sets this school apart from the rest. With my experience and a college degree in my hand, I feel as if the possibilities are endless.yes if someone can help me proof read this !!!!! my email is chrisadamorocco@yahoo.com thanks so much! more

Voting Question: bussiness advertising law issue_I signed an ads contract(4 terms), but was not informed by the sales person.?

I live in NJ and signed a advertising contract with a local company who promised to mail out 10,000 mails to the local area (but definitely not the case, we did not even receive their ads at our residential place which is only 3 blocks from our business) and a much better outcome than her competitive( which definitely not the case either, because I had only 2 response). So I called in to tell her that I want to discontinue the ads, but she said the ads was already printed and I had signed up a 4 terms ads contract (which she did not even mention at all in the beginning when I signed up). So I tried to tell her that I can not pay the full amount because it's just not fair enough( the awful outcome and I was not even informed about the details of the contract). But she was very solid that I had to pay for the full amount because I had signed a contract for it. This week, I got a letter from her lawyer to collect the payment and also threat a 275/hr collection fee may apply later on for collection purpose. I really don't think that is fair enough for me to pay the entire amount. What should I do? more

Resolved Question: should i add my 3 month temp work to my resume? i did customer service for that company?

2008-2009 Administrative Assistant · Reporting to owner, responsible for managing day-to-day operations of 7-employees. · Meeting with clients to discuss granite projects residential and commercial. · Manage company files, accounting records, data entry, follow up with clients on daily basis. · Purchasing material from slab yards with credit card or check. · Maintain daily calendar, Schedule work as well as to understand and resolve problems. · Contacting vendors, collections, direct employees to job site and picking up material. · Make business grow by advertising on different websites. · Made company over $40,000 in sales. 2006-2008 property Management Accounts Payable · Process invoices for payment in accounting system (Tenant Pro). · File processed invoices in the appropriate A/P vendor file. · Complete weekly check run, print checks, and month-end close statements. · Sort and file check copies along with invoices. · Review invoices for approval and GL coding · Analyze, research, and resolve past due invoices for discrepancies. · Communicate professionally with tenants, vendors, visitor enquirers and relevant staff. · Ensure all accounts payable are paid in accordance with established payment terms. ·Maintain vendor files, evidence of insurance, request W-9 forms, business license information and filing. 2003-2006 Accounting clerk · Process payroll, by counting money, checks and entering reports. · Update companies accounting system. · Collections and data entry. · Assisting accounting manager with human recourse files and errands. · Update database for accounts payable. · Process orders on a daily basis. more

Resolved Question: Should I hand over the reins to the profit-making part of my business to a national company?

When I'm not doing PI work, I'm just a lowly journalism instructor at a junior college but, as a sidelight, started a newspaper in the New York Metro area. The first issue will come out a day after my 40th birthday on Sunday. Anyhow, early on, when I was looking for ways to fund this project, I pitched the idea to a national media company. They loved the idea and we went back and forth with contract details over the winter break and are almost to terms. They would have exclusive rights to sell ads and take 20% of the gross revenue. BUT, in this time of negotiations, I couldn't just put out a paper without ads, so, being a college journalism expert, I sent out an email to potential advertisers I knew at other colleges, explaining my new publication and sold a good deal of advertising right off the bat. I sold numerous ads in all five upcoming spring issues and will make a profit of at least four times my investment with minimal work on that end. Once I actually print an issue and have something to show the more tepid potential advertisers, I could even double that. So now I'm rethinking signing the exclusive contract with the national company. I'm not a pro seller, but can do this myself and keep 100%. My wife thinks it would be crazy not to sign with the national company, though, as they have so many more connections than me and are probably more professional when it comes to sales. What's your take? more

Resolved Question: Can I use an outside resource to do a door to door sales campaign without any liability?

I want to hire a salespeople to promote my company's name and sell service door to door but only pay them on a percentage basis of work produced. They would be carrying their own literature advertising what my company does and then sell to me the referral. If they use my company name on any advertising but put below it that the advertising is theirs like, "Acme Landscaping Co." followed by small print, "by A1 Advertising Co.", am I liable in any way if say the salespeople are injured or cause any damage while on prospective customers' properties? more

Voting Question: 1830-1900 History question.?

Do these answers look good to you? cacaacacdb HIS 202: Quiz #1 (Chapter 18) Name: Directions: Indicate the best answer for each of the following questions by bold printing the correct response (10 points). 1.Although the Treaty of Fort Laramie gave the Sioux the right to occupy the Black Hills for "as long as the grass shall grow," that agreement was rapidly overturned due to A.The failure of the Sioux to stop raids on white settlers. B.The demands of farmers for additional lands to homestead. C.The discovery of gold in the Black Hills of the Dakotas. D.The lack of water in the region. 2.Which best describes who was able to reap enormous profits from the western mines A.Entrepreneurs who could afford the expensive equipment necessary to extract the ore from deep in the earth. B.A handful of lucky prospectors like Henry Comstock who found rich deposits by sheer chance C.Anyone with the persistence & dedication to endure the hard work and isolation of prospecting D.Foreign investors 3.The Mormons were despised and persecuted by many Americans because they believed in A.Judaism B.Salvation through works and faith, not just faith alone C.Polygamy D.The ability to save one’s ancestors 4.Which of the following best describes the status of Mexicans living in the areas the U.S. obtained from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo A.It guaranteed them United States citizenship and property rights B.They forfeited their lands to American settlers C.They were denied both citizenship and property rights D.They were denied citizenship, but were allowed to keep land to which they had clear title 5.The open range cattle industry came to an end for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A.The arrival of farmers with barbed wire. B.Harsh winters and dry summers which killed off the herds. C.Overstocking ranges and the resulting depletion of grass. D.Declining demand for beef due to changes in diets in the East. 6.Opening the Great Plains to farming was the result of all of the following EXCEPT A.Advertising and promotional campaigns. B.Improvements in farm technology. C.Widespread irrigation of the land. D.The building of railroads across the region. 7.Most settlers bought their land rather than getting it through the Homestead Act because the land for sale A.Was often nearer transportation and markets. B.Had richer soil and a better climate. C.Was cheaper than going through the lengthy Homestead process. D.Had more trees and received more rain. 8.Most family farmers who produced wheat for exchange were dependent on all of the following EXCEPT A.Shipping costs. B.Weather conditions. C.Labor costs. D.International markets. 9.California agribusiness profited from all of the following EXCEPT A.Creative marketing techniques. B.New technology such as the refrigerated railroad car. C.Cooperative marketing associations. D.Independent, self-sufficient farmers. 10.In 1872, Congress established _________________ as the first national park. A.Yosemite B.Yellowstone C.Crater Lake D.Glacier more

Resolved Question: I need help with my business coursework on my marketing campaign?

i have created an arcade business in alexandra palace and im a small business at the moment. it says i have to do these things Discuss the main ways in which a business can promote and advertise its products and services. Also discuss how legal constraints can affect how it does this. Use examples to illustrate your discussion. Select the sales and advertising promotion methods which you feel are most appropriate for your business. Explain how you plan to use them and why they are the most appropriate for your business. You can also use the findings from your target market and competitor research to justify your choice of promotions. Draft a couple of examples of the promotional materials you will use. For example, design a poster, newspaper advert or a business card promoting your business. Research the possible costs of promoting your business. For example, how much will it cost to place an advert on the side of a local bus, produce 5000 flyers, 200 business cards, or a radio advert? You should include some proof that you have carried out this research eg a table of costs or promotional information from a leaflet printing business. You can use www.trade-print.com to find information on the cost of printing leaflets. Create a budget table showing the cost of each of the individual forms promotion that you have chosen to use and the total cost of your marketing campaign. Evaluate the possible effects that the cost of your marketing campaign and its success would have upon the finances of your business. more

Voting Question: I am interested in selling an original autographed CD Insert for TAYLOR SWIFT?

In 2006 (right when Tim McGraw came out), Taylor Swift came to the East York Walmart to sign autographs to advertise her new first cd. I purchased two cds and stood in like for fours hours before finally meeting her. Point being, I got two signed cd covers. One is to my daughters, Sarah and Emily. The other one was is just her autograph. Obviously, the one for my daughter is not up for sale. However, the other one is. I have posted pictures of a)the two covers side by side b) the individual one that is up for grabs c) a picture of me with my ex (ugh!) and Taylor Swift and d) one of myself alone with Taylor Swift .. these, of course, are to verify that they are legit..if you'd like you can have the pics of me too (lol). The CD cover itself has a little bit of wear and tear on the upper left hand corner (you can tell it's been taken care of for the past three years) - but there is no serious damage and the entire CD insert is attached. Because of recent moves, I can't risk it being lost in storage, so I'd rather sell it to someone that wants it and who'll appreciate it better. This is not simply PRINTED ON... this is the REAL DEAL. I imagine that this particular item would be fantastic as a gift for a young girl or teenager who is an absolute fan of Taylor Swift. My question is :: Where do I advertise this? I don't want to go on EBAY. I already put it up on CRAIGSLIST....any other suggestions? Thanks. KelliI do NOT have the ability to make an EBAY account... but I do have one on CRAIGSLIST.ORG and IOFFER.com. more

Resolved Question: "No Disc to Display" Should i Apeal £60 quid fine AND is £60 too much considering my friend got fined £50?

I seen a car advertised for sale last month (november) with MOT till March TAX till April 2010. when i got there everything looked fine and we exchanged cash for key/paperwork - upon doing so, he said theres a print out in there from the DVLA website stating he has paid 6months tax online and will be recieving it in the post - when he does, he will forward it onto me when it arrives to the address i gave him on the logbook - i got pulled today in a sainsburys car park when i went shoppin and he done checks, on tax disc and tyres etc and over the radio on insurance etc - he noticed i didnt have a tax disc in the window and asked where it was, i said the previous owner paid online before i bought the car off him, he said when he recieves it in the post he's guna send it to me......i got fined £60 quid !! do i have any grounds to apeal? also is £60 to much because my freind was "racing" a scooby WRX in a town centre and got pulled and she didnt have a tax disc in the window cos it was done by online and hadnt come........cant remember if she appealed the fine BUT she was only fined £50 !! how can prices vary for same thing? ! also i've been googling this and found on a police forum that one officer says to another potential officer who's considering appying, thats its a £30 on the spot fine - so why have i been fined £60? i know the fine was for not displaying a tax disc which is an offence and not fined for not having no tax....im not saying can i get out fine because it was taxed anyways......i know its an offence not to display but its not like it fell off n i coudlnt be bothered to pic it up or i coudlnt be bothered to buy a disc holder or the dog ate it.......i simply havent recieved one to display.....seems harsh to me more

Resolved Question: Does this qualify as false advertising?

Just got back from the Black Friday sale at walmart. They wouldn't let me get an ipod i wanted until 5 am. On the ads they printed out half of the pages say "All Day Friday," which i would assume means after midnight. The page with the ipod also said "All Day Friday." Well according to the people at wal mart, Friday doesn't start until 5 am. Half of the people wouldn't have been in the store if they didn't run the ad with that on the top. So i'm just wondering if this qualifies as false advertising, and if it is, if there is anything i can do about it. more

Resolved Question: Scratch Off Game Strategies?

First, all lotteries are guaranteed money loser over the long run, medium run and even over reasonable short runs, that much is a given but it does appear that unlike the lucky number astrology stuff of the draw lotteries, there's some actual possibilities for strategizing with scratch off games so I was wondering what strategies would work best. Unlike the odds of a draw lottery, the odds of scratch off games change as tickets are sold. Lottery authorities often publish the number of tickets printed, the number of prizes in each category printed and the number of prizes in each category claimed to date on a daily basis, Texas does so in the form of a CSV file for download. They obviously don't have a way of collecting the number of sales to date as the tickets are bearer instruments and not sold through a computer terminal but a reasonable estimate of the number of tickets sold and hence the number of tickets remaining by using the total number of prizes claimed versus the total number of prizes printed as the ratio of tickets sold. This means that scratch off games can be timed, with tickets purchased when the odds are in your favor or at least less against you. But what do you decide upon, expectations? (That's when the probability of each prize level is multiplied with the value of the prize and then summed up over all the prizes and is a common Engineering technique for estimating returns on investments). The problem with expectations is that they require a lot of statistically independent chances before they average out if the probabilities are low hence you would literally have to play millions of dollars before the winnings play out as expected. Do you look for games with more prizes? more low value prizes? more high value prizes? underclaimed high value prizes? Probabilities of winning at least one prize of a certain value or higher? Using the ratio of prizes claimed to prizes printed to estimate the number of tickets sold would be able to detect if given prize categories had been under claimed or over claimed when compared to the mean and the higher value prizes would show the most dramatic variation in odds. For example, the "Super Set For Life" game in Texas is currently 89% sold based on the ratio of prizes claimed versus prizes printed but only 3 out the 4 top prizes have been claimed which equates to 75% of that prize category. Another interesting aspect of that game is that if you took the full value of the top prize which is $500,000 a year for 15 years or 7.5 million, then the expectations show a $1.01 return on $1.00 invested. Of course, the prize is actually an annuity probably worth only 63% of the total advertised value which equates with a $0.85 return on the dollar but this is much better then the original $0.68 on the dollar expectation when the game was first printed. This would seem to indicate that if you could corral all the remaining unsold tickets together and just buy them one at a time until you've won the big prize hopefully by about the half way point, you might make money. Of course, you would have to buy 724,059 tickets before being 95% certain of obtaining that last 7.5 million dollar top prize but you would have a 50/50 chance at 381,084 tickets which would be closer to the median of what you would have to buy. Of course, the top prize alone would not meet the 7.6 million dollar median that you would expect to require to obtain the top prize but together with all the smaller prizes, perhaps. Mind you, your scratching arm would be very very tired. On the Internet, there seems to be a lot of people espousing attempting to exploit manufacturing processes such as purchasing tickets at the end of the roll or changing rolls once a certain amount of prizes has been won. The former seems somewhat suspect since it's nothing for a computer to randomize the prize placement throughout a typical roll of 50 or 25 tickets at the point of printing but the latter is interesting since there is a guarantee of minimum prize amount per roll that's published to assure retailers they are not getting rolls completely devoid of prizes and it's likely that this would be achieved by evenly dividing low tiered prizes between the rolls and then randomizing their positions within the roll. Having said that, since I have scanned images of my winning tickets, I can see that my winning tickets have all been in the first quarter or the last quarter of a roll and none of them has been in the middle half but then I can hardly afford enough tickets to have a statistically relevant sample. Maybe if you have sufficient records to determine where in the roll your winning tickets were, you could email them to me so that we could get a reasonably relevant sample (I'd only be interested in Texas games for the time being). So what strategies do you think might marginally improve your odds of winning? Aside from not playing at all.Duh, I said these were astronomical odds and improving them marginally still leaves them astronomical. I just wanted to hear some strategies that people use. It's somewhat simple minded to just be saying that lotteries are bad odds, most gambling is and that's a given. more

Resolved Question: In a tough economy, who is a good target for Ad Sales in a Magazine?

I am new to a PR firm and we are trying to sell Ad Space for a magazine. The issue I am having is that everyone we seem to contact has no money, doesn't want to do print ads, etc. Is there a particular market or business type who would be best to target for our services? I know the economy is bad, but Advertising is actually a good idea right now. Please help! more

Resolved Question: After 15 years of steady growth, sales of a brand of aftershave have begun to decline. You are the marketing d?

After 15 years of steady growth, sales of a brand of aftershave have begun to decline. You are the marketing director for the brand. What should you do? a) Implement a sweepstakes to generate excitement for the brand b) Increase print and television advertising to raise brand awareness c) Conduct a situation analysis to determine possible courses of action d) Introduce new scents to keep up with the competition's increasing variety The answer is c). conduct a situation analysis. Agree? more

Resolved Question: How would I go about presenting concepts to Rocawear/Budweiser, being an unknown person in advertise/marketing?

I would like to sell license these perspective companies the rights to use the concepts, or an outright sale of them, which run the gamut of televised commercial ads, to magazines/billboard/print advertisements. These concepts are tailor made for the companies and are focused/specific, so they wouldn't work with other companies. My concepts have gotten great responses by strangers/family members, and even people who weren't up on certain aspects of pop culture. more

Resolved Question: What are the -main errors- of Barack Obama's policies?

You can cite: 1) Fine Print in Laws that are not broadcast on TV, but will change our life and make us a pseudo-Socialist country (In Japan, Bankrupt businesses become a part of the Government.. Ring a Bell? Think we are REALLY going to sell our share in GM, once sales pick up? Believe the LIE if you WANT, I see the EXACT OPPOSITE Staring us in the FACE..) 2) Old Speeches (YouTube, wherever) that show our President's TRUE Views on Abortion, Race, Etc... <-- Read: RACE!! A Reverse Racist (Black person not liking a White person) is still a Racist, Dems know what they are doing, they play a "Revenge" Card.. - "A Black Child Never Did a Columbine" = From the Obama Camp.. Post it! 3) ECONOMISTS (come on, who thinks these Stimulii are -succeeding- OR Needed? Who sees that everyone is getting MOST of what they want through 'Stimulii'? And we are/were in a Recession? OK...) Fire away. Obama backers, (either willfully deceiving themself, or playing along - only a few naive people -really- believe hes a Dream-maker, or need to maintain Status Quo, while name-beand designers Advertise on his Wife) like to sopport Obama, and be a smart-alecky "Well he is doing this." Yeah, Media makes him look like the Messiah that got us out of a Recession in 6 months... .. Now may the REAL Obama -PLEASE- Stand up? I want to help EXPOSE this person leading us, and the Motivating (Pre-President, out of country, oh boy) things he REALLY stands for... ... And Also the Errors of what he is selling the Sheeple, on any/all issues. more

Voting Question: Are there any publications or resources for advertising account executives?

I'm trying to find a good source of information for people who sell advertising, specifically print advertising. I would especially like to find reviews for the best crm software for advertising sales. more

Resolved Question: How long would it take to get an online t-shirt site to become successful?

I'm 16 and looking to major in business when I'm older. In order to get a look into what running a business is really like, I'm hoping to start up my own online t-shirt website soon (I'm currently working on the designs + layout at the moment) using a print on demand service called SpreadShirt. If I make my site, as well as designs, look as professional as sites such as Snorgtees.com and Noisebot.com, how long do you think it will be before I start making regular sales? (assuming I have a business plan, advertise efficiently, etc.) more

Resolved Question: Was I taken advantage of? Work question? What do I do?

Recently I became unemployed and got a job for an advertising firm. I booked appointments over the phone cold calling. However, I only got one sale and my boss thought it would be a good idea to take away my promised base pay because then I'd be more determined to get a sale. She said she would pay for the days i worked w/the guaranteed base. I had to wait 3 days for the check so I went to meetings and was doing print shops. I realized I was wasting time and most ppl. quit by the 2nd day. So on the one of the days I was working for free, I went to a print shop and the owner explained he lost a lot of accounts because of the economy and was really nice. He gave me props for doing the "hardest job" which is selling. I couldn't convince him enough to buy something he couldn't afford at the time even though he wasted my time of driving there. It was hard because my boss did not want me leaving the meeting without closing the deal and if I couldn't convince him of this wonderful service, I would have to use my own cell phone and get her on the phone with him. Sorry this is so long. Well I was quitting anyway right so he told me he wanted to give me memo pads. (5 wrapped up in plastic with his business card on it) It was a way that he got business by having college students/retirees drop them off at businesses around towns. For example, if they need business cards, menus, promotion flyers they remember to call him because of all the memo pads with his name on it. Well I agreed and he put 2 boxes in my car. He explained that he would give me $25 a box. As I was leaving he said, "Yeah if you want to say 8 boxes, I can give you $100." I ignored it and acted like I didn't hear it. So I left the scam job of selling advertising and yesterday I went to 5 different towns and walked up and down the block handing them all out to local businesses. I called him and let him know that I was ready to be paid and he said he would have my money and a couple more boxes. Now I'm 23, I went to college. I suppose I am doing crazier things then I would normally do because of this economy. I went to get paid and he wasn't there. His wife was. She was like, "oh theres 2 boxes outside for you" (there really heavy-no help nothing. I mean it would of been nice. There is 50 per box) Anyway, I was nice and polite and thanked her when I got the envelope with my $50. I opened it up and there was only $25. Obviously this was not a mess up. He changed the price on me! So I told my mom about it and she told me to call him and tell him, that I got paid wrong and where is my money? She said if he pulls something like, Oh you misunderstood. Then tell him to come here and pick the boxes up. I mean he was a "nice guy" but I feel taken advantage of. I did it for 3 hours and used $10 of gas going from town to town. Thats like $5 an hour. I made more money in h.s. cleaning tables. No lie. So what should I do? Do you think this is wrong? I guess I should not have bothered to get involved. ****Oh and the best part is the wife told me that they had several calls from all these local businesses. So me being cute dressed up and smiling as I walked in to all these potential business clients for him worked! How rude? Don't ya think? Oh and he is 25 miles from my house so I am getting his name out where no one has even heard of him in my area. more

Resolved Question: should Fox News be criticized for being an obviously conservative news outlet when it has a large viewership?

With an almost unlimited amount of news sources on TV, radio, print and especially, the Internet, does it really matter if a news outlet deliberately slants their news coverage towards conservatism or liberalism? For example, should Fox News be criticized for being an obviously conservative news outlet when it has a large viewership which generates a considerable amount of revenue in the form of advertising sales time for its parent company? Or should it be applauded for creating a successful business model that identified a specific target demographic (e.g. conservatives), customized a product that fit that group's particular needs and wants and then reaped the benefits in terms of a solidly loyal viewership? Be sure to use examples to support your key points. more

Resolved Question: How can I improve the sales at my restaurant?

I have a limited budget for advertising. I don't want to experiment with all sorts of different print ads and radio. I just want to know what would work best to keep my customers coming back and keep them up to date on all of my specials. Any good ideas out there? Thanks, Delilah Houston,TX more

Resolved Question: is it illegal to put a magnet on the door of a car?

Im a sales associates for a printing business, is it illegal to put a magnet on the car door to advertise the business? more

Resolved Question: what is the best way to determine selling price?

We are a group of student doing a business plan about a software company. However we are not sure how to determine the price for our product. Here is the basic calculation about the fixed cost and variable cost of our company Fixed Costs Salaries (directors' remuneration) $8,000 Supplies (printing &stationery) $1,200 Repairs & maintenance(upkeep of office) $- Advertising $20,000 Car, delivery and travel $2,400 Accounting and legal& financial charges $3,800 Rent $12,000 R&D Developments $5,000 Utilities $1,000 Insurance $1,440 Taxes (Real estate, etc.) $- Interest $- Depreciation $3,900 Medical Fee $- Miscellaneous expenses $- Principal portion of debt payment $17,645 Owner's draw $- Total Fixed Costs $78,385 Variable Costs Cost of Goods Sold $45,150 Inventory Raw Materials Direct Labor (Includes Payroll Taxes) $24,000 Total Variable Cost : $69,150 Break event Sales level =76749 We plan to sell the product for $5000/unit. But our teacher query why and how we determine the price. Anybody please answer me how to determine the selling price please. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: Would you respond to an ad with an employer who complains about former employees?

Why do employers advertise for job opportunities and include complaints about former employees? E.g. this ad: We are looking for a qualified sales person in the surrounding area, We market print materials, such as business cards, brochures and postcards, plastic cards, gift cards, waterproof cards Magnets and more. Every business owner has print needs, we can do all their full color cards, postcards, brochures, rack cards, flyers, menus and much more. We do all the design work in house, all the proofing, and the shipping, you just need to bring us the client. check us out www.onlywayprinting.com Anyone that forwards our website to a business associate and they buy a card order from us we will send you $50.00, just send us the name of the client so we have a record. We are also looking for part time people. We are looking for part time sales people in every city in BC, All design work done in house, 35% sales commission paid to the right person. Attention: Anyone planning on sending out our web address to to other company owners, please be sure they are friends or associates, we do not wish to have anyone spam blindly, We just had a Vancouver company owner upset that a person here is randomly sending out our information, as well as not being hired to work for us, we do not want anyone doing sales for us without asking for the position. Please introduce your self I fail to see why this is mentioned in the ad (was just scanning ads in search of a part-time job in addition to my first one) and came across this whining about former employees? Seems inappropriate, would you want to work for someone who complains constantly about former employees? more

Voting Question: Necklace from an estate sale...how old is it?

I went to an estate sale and bought a necklace, but I don't know how old it is. Here are some pictures:http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/gymnist911/estatenecklace017.jpg http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/gymnist911/estatenecklace020.jpg http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/gymnist911/estatenecklace019.jpg http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/gymnist911/estatenecklace018.jpg It came with a small box covered in old newspaper clippings. One of the clippings was advertising coffee for 21 cents per pound. I asked my mom during what time would they sell it at that price, and she said during the great depression, aka the 40s. The also had clippings from Massachusetts and Connecticut and on the inside, "Yesterday's Treasures" was printed on pink silk. From the title Yesterday's Treasures, I got to thinking that maybe the necklace was antique when the old woman bought it??? I don't really know anything for sure, because the box might not even be the necklace's original box. Help please!!! Thank you!! more

Voting Question: what is the best free way to advertise my website www.rjs-prints.com?

please tell me the best way to advertise my new website for free, and please give me any hint how to improve the sales on my web site and traffic to my web site more

Resolved Question: please help me with a homework question!! (three step equations)?

okay so i need help with a problem: "sam is writing a book of excuses. the printer charges $4 per book to print it, and sam spends $5500 on advertising. sam will sell the book for $15 a copy. how many copies must you sell to break even (total cost equals income from sales)?" please just tell me how to do it! idc if u give me the answer i just wanna know the equation to solve it! please and thank you, xoxo-daisy<33(: more

Voting Question: homework question 30, 31,?

size differences between cities and small towns are indicated on a map by variations in which of the following? | size of typeface || darkness of print ||| symbol used for indication location a | and || only b | and ||| only c || and ||| only d |, ||, and ||| 31) An appliancce store advertised a special price on a video cassette recorder. When you went to the store, the sales person tired to talk you into buying a more expensive recorder. To file a complaint about what you consider to be an illegal buisness practice, you should contact which of the following? a the manufacture of less expensive recorder b your province's Solicitor General's office c Your memeber of the legislattive assembly d your cities mayor more

Voting Question: Contract law question.?

1.Enterprise Ltd (“Enterprise”) is a wholesaler and Purchaser Ltd, (“Purchaser”), a retailer of industrial photocopiers. On 4 February 2009 Enterprise emailed a copy of its brochure to Purchaser advertising the company's products. Anne, acting for Purchaser, emailed Enterprise to advise Ben, the Sales Director, that Purchaser wished to purchase twenty XL models priced in the brochure at £2,300 each. Ben then sent an email to Anne advising her to submit an order on Enterprise's standard order form, a copy of which could be downloaded from the brochure. Anne downloaded and completed the order form and emailed it to Enterprise with a message which concluded with the following statement: "Please note that all orders are submitted subject to Purchaser’s terms and conditions, a copy of which is attached." Twenty XL photocopiers were delivered to Purchaser on 2 March 2009 together with a new edition of Enterprise’s brochure dated 1 March 2009 and an invoice for £50,000. Anne immediately telephoned Ben and said, “There must be an error. We were expecting an invoice for £46,000, i.e. twenty times £2,300.” Ben replied that the invoice was correct as the price of XL photocopiers was increased to £2,500 each on 1 March 2009 and the Enterprise order form which Anne had submitted clearly stated that all goods were supplied "subject to Enterprise's terms and conditions contained within the brochure". One of those terms stated (in small print) that "Customer’s should note that the price of all products shall be that stated in the company’s most recent brochure at the time of delivery of the company’s products.” Ben continued, “The price of the XL has increased to £2,500 and twenty times £2,500 is £50,000”. Anne replied that the purchase had been made subject to Purchaser's terms, one of which clearly stated that "The price for all products purchased shall be fixed at the date of the order and Purchaser will not accept any increase in that price". Explain with reasons the point at which the contract was formed and whether Purchaser is obliged to pay the increased price. more

Resolved Question: question on contract law?

Enterprise Ltd (“Enterprise”) is a wholesaler and Purchaser Ltd, (“Purchaser”), a retailer of industrial photocopiers. On 4 February 2009 Enterprise emailed a copy of its brochure to Purchaser advertising the company's products. Anne, acting for Purchaser, emailed Enterprise to advise Ben, the Sales Director, that Purchaser wished to purchase twenty XL models priced in the brochure at £2,300 each. Ben then sent an email to Anne advising her to submit an order on Enterprise's standard order form, a copy of which could be downloaded from the brochure. Anne downloaded and completed the order form and emailed it to Enterprise with a message which concluded with the following statement: "Please note that all orders are submitted subject to Purchaser’s terms and conditions, a copy of which is attached." Twenty XL photocopiers were delivered to Purchaser on 2 March 2009 together with a new edition of Enterprise’s brochure dated 1 March 2009 and an invoice for £50,000. Anne immediately telephoned Ben and said, “There must be an error. We were expecting an invoice for £46,000, i.e. twenty times £2,300.” Ben replied that the invoice was correct as the price of XL photocopiers was increased to £2,500 each on 1 March 2009 and the Enterprise order form which Anne had submitted clearly stated that all goods were supplied "subject to Enterprise's terms and conditions contained within the brochure". One of those terms stated (in small print) that "Customer’s should note that the price of all products shall be that stated in the company’s most recent brochure at the time of delivery of the company’s products.” Ben continued, “The price of the XL has increased to £2,500 and twenty times £2,500 is £50,000”. Anne replied that the purchase had been made subject to Purchaser's terms, one of which clearly stated that "The price for all products purchased shall be fixed at the date of the order and Purchaser will not accept any increase in that price". (a)By reference to case law and statute where appropriate, explain with reasons the legal effect of each communication passing between Enterprise and Purchaser prior to the conclusion of the contract. [20 marks] AND (b)Explain with reasons the point at which the contract was formed and whether Purchaser is obliged to pay the increased price. [10 marks] TURN OVER AND (c)What would the position be if Enterprise sued Purchaser for breach of contract in order to recover the £50,000, and Purchaser argued that there was no contract in force “as there was no intention to create legal relations”? [5 marks] AND (d)Assume that the contract between Purchaser and Enterprise is found to be based on Enterprise’s terms and conditions. (This is no way affects the answer to any of the previous questions.) Assume also that the dispute concerning the £50,000 has been resolved, but one of the photocopiers has proved to be faulty. The faulty copier has been returned to Enterprise several times for repair but the problem has continued. Explain whether Purchaser is entitled to a refund of the purchase price if the contract between Purchaser and Enterprise contains a clause stating: “All express and implied terms and conditions relating to the quality of the products purchased are hereby excluded more

Resolved Question: Is Time Warner (CNN) loss of audience share triggering sale of AOL?

me Warner anticipates spinning off one or more parts of its AOL internet division although it has not made a decision yet, the company said on Wednesday, as it reported a 14 per cent decline in quarterly net profit sunk by a drop in online and print advertising. The company, owner of the Warner Bros movie studio and CNN, also said it may pursue other alternatives for AOL and is currently in discussions with Google to buy back the internet search giant’s 5 per cent stake in AOL. EDITOR’S CHOICE Success for DreamWorks arm - Apr-29Time Warner moves closer to AOL deal - Apr-06Removing the thorn from Time Warner’s side could brighten its valuation, analysts have said, as the company invests more heavily into its growing content operations. more

Resolved Question: Should schools sign contracts with beverage companies in exchange for money?!!?

In the past 10 years, soft-drink companies and schools have formed unprecedented partnerships. In exchange for a school’s willingness to give the soft drink company the exclusive privilege of selling its products on campus, the soft drink company provides funds to the school. Using your own knowledge and the material printed below, argue for or against this practice. Incorporate material from at least three of the sources provided here. Cite the source of the material in parentheses as Source A, Source B, etc. Source A In 1993, District 11 in Colorado Springs became the first public school district in the us to place ads for Burger King in its hallways and on the sides of its school buses. Later, the school district signed a 10-year deal with Coca-Cola, bringing in $11 million during the life of the contract. This arrangement was later imitated all over Colorado. The contracts specify annual sales quotas with the result that school administrators encourage students to drink sodas, even in the classrooms. Source B One of every four children is now overweight, double the number from two decades ago and rising every year. Complications due to the obesity epidemic�-high cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin-resistant diabetes, and coronary plaque formation-�once were rare, but now are becoming common in the pediatrician's office. Current childhood diet and exercise patterns will make the next generation the most overweight and least fit in this country's history. For children of every socioeconomic level, daily food selections are high in calories and poor in quality. Only 1 in 100 children eat a balanced diet as described by the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid; 16 percent of children do not fulfill the serving suggestions for any food group. All children take in fats and sugars-�including soft drinks-�far in excess of recommendations, accounting for nearly 40 percent of their calories. Source D “Kids and teachers who spend hour after hour after hour in school get thirsty,” says Coca-Cola spokesperson Scott Jacobson. “Every time they consume a beverage brought from home it’s a lost revenue opportunity for the school. So it’s kind of a ‘win win win.’ It’s good for us. Good for people who are thirsty who want our products. Good for schools.” Source E The school marketing efforts of the large soda companies have not gone entirely unopposed. Administrators in San Francisco and Seattle have refused to allow any advertising in their schools. “It’s our responsibility to make it clear that schools are here to serve children, not commercial interests,” declared a member of the San Francisco Board of Education. Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation, 55. more

Resolved Question: where should I spend my advertising dollar?

I own a screen print/embroidery business. WIth this economy, my business sales have decreased dramatically from last year. I haven't really had to spend $ on advertising but I think I now have that need. I am in the San Diego area, and I want to know from you other business owners out there (especially those in San Diego), what advertising has worked for you? Please respond with any websites, newspapers,magazines, ect you have used. Thanks more

Resolved Question: sorry i need math hellp :(?

suppose you write a book. the printer charges $4 per book to print it, and you spend $3500 on advertising. you sell the book for $15 a copy. how many copies must u sell so that your income from sales is greater than your total cost? this is solving inequalities with parenthese and or the variables on both sides coefficients please help! its not like we r desperate or anything more

Resolved Question: This is the job description - What is the role?? Help most appreciated!?

I keep getting desires to work in the following, but its seems to be lots of different careers in one... And I just wondered if anyone knew of a job role that might include all of the following things that I am interested in??? "I want to be the person that takes a product and visualizes its potential within a market, the person that plans a marketing strategy for that product, the person that builds a brand image, giving it personality, desirability and popularity. I want to be able to make a brand globally diverse, giving it freedom to attract target audiences from all over the world, from different cultures, industries, ages, sexes and classes. I then want to create a structured marketing plan for this product, working out the best possible way to reach that products message to all of its target audiences, each message unique to its neighbours. Then I want to be responsible for producing the messages that come from that product, especially the television advertising - advertising that will engage a consumers imagination, I want to work with graphic designers for print and I want to negotiate with sales reps for advertising space. I want to analyze the areas in which a specific market are attracted to, so the design a fully effective media plan for all advertising campaigns linked to the product." Any ideas? :) more

Resolved Question: Who sells print advertising, what does it involve, when do you do it, where do you go, how do you do it?

Come this Monday I will officially be a ad sales consultant for a paper offering free personal classifieds. I am the only sales person for my area and it is my job to get local businesses to advertise. I have to get people to sign on and pay for an ad before the official launch date, sometime next month. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me on how to do this. P.S. It was reccomended to me by my boss that I visit local businesses personaly. I am not really sure how to do this. I don't know what the best times would be and even if the person I am talking to can pay for the ad. I went into a few businesses yesterday just to get used to things and get my feet wet. Some people were receptive and took my flyer, some werent. I don't have any sales yet. I figure that these businesses will want to advertise if they just had the time to sit down and see what I was offering, so I really need to have the decision maker of the business sit down and make an appointment with me besides the other way around, I don't want to disturbe anyone unannounce, which is why I think my bosses idea is bad. Any ideas for me? Have you ever sold print advertising? more