The story about us people and our consumptions



We are persuaded to
Spend money we don’t have
On things we don’t need
To create impressions that doesn’t last
On people we don’t care about

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Licitatie de....barbati!

Cred ca deja ati auzit de Belva. Multe dintre voi le cititi zilnic, daca nu o facei, ar trebui!

Ei bine, Belvele implinesc 1 an de exisenta. La cat mai multi si buni, fetelor!
Cu acesta ocazie organizeaza un eveniment foarte interesant. O licitatie de barbati in scopuri caritabile.
Cand am fost invitat de Andreea sa ma "ofer" spre licitatie, am fos mai mult decat bucuros. 

Sunt convins ca ne vom distra si vom face si bine in acelasi timp. O avertizez pe cea care ma va castiga ca va avea de muncit pentru a-si justifica achizitia :) 
Ne vedem pe 6 septembrie! Pregaiti banii, fetelor!

Sati cu ochii pe Belva pentru detalii.

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Ad Chat

Today, I appeared in Adland's "Ad Chat" series.

Here is a small part of it:


If you could meet with anyone in history (dead or alive), who would it be and why?
Mikhail Baryshnikov. I would love to spend some time talking with him about emotions, dance, art, humanity, happiness. “Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.”

You can read the whole bit here

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Flights of Genius


Ogilvy & Mather New York and Joshua Liner Gallery unveil a series of commissioned murals by celebrated artist Stephen Powers that reinterpret the words and quotes of agency founder David Ogilvy.

Power’s bold graphic style, reminiscent of vintage advertising illustrations puts a unique emphasis on famous Ogilvy sayings and transforms them into actionable words designed to inspire the viewer. Painted in bright colors on the North stairwell of the agency’s headquarters office, the murals run from the first to the 11th floor of the office building.

The murals are being unveiled to coincide with the 100th birthday of David Ogilvy, one of the most influential and important figures in modern advertising. Awesome!



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"Echipa Castigatoare" la Blog Olympics

Ieri la Blog Olympics am invatat/predat o lectie de naming foarte utila!
Cum spune vorba latina "Nomen est omen", adica numele este un semn prevestitor, a castigat echipa cu numele "Echipa Castigatoare", a carui mandru membru am fost :)
Echipa de pe ultimul loc a purtat numele predestinat "Echipa fara nume". Bine, toata lumea a castigat cate ceva, dar ramane lectia.
Aveti grija, in general, cum va alegeti numele! Conteaza!

Multumesc Alex pentru ca m-a selectionat in echipa a carui capitan a fost. Multumesc colegilor din echipa: Ducu, Remus, Gabi, Manu (golgeterul turneului), Cezar, Crina, Ioana D si Ioana.
Ne-am distrat in ciuda atmosferei fierbinti provocate de un soare dogoritor. La gratarul de dupa, aratam toti ca niste tractoristi veniti de la arat :))

Felicitari organizatorilor: inoras.ro, Dechatlon. Great job, Mono and the rest of the bunch!
Asteptam si editiile din celalte orase pentru a castiga finala nationala :)

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Blog Olympics

Particip la Blog Olympics! In "Echipa Castigatoare" a lui Alex. Nu puteam fi decat intr-o echipa castigatoare.
Ramane sa o mai demonstram si in teren.

Blog Olympics – Eveniment sportiv adresat comunităţii bloggerilor ieşeni – 10 iulie 2011 – organizat de InOras.ro & Decathlon Iasi.


Adica Duminica 10 iulie facem sport: fotbal si baschet. Evenimentul e adresa bloggerilor in special, dar nu numai. Blog Opympics promoveaza ideea de a face sport dar si de distractie in aer liber in acelasi timp. Se doreste ca acest eveniment sa aiba loc in mod periodic, in diverse combinatii de sporturi si jocuri distractive.


Info:
- Inscrierile se fac pana pe 7 iulie, pe blogurile capinatilor de echipa Negru, Cipoc, Somnulescu si Stefan.
- Locatia desfasurarii evenimentului: Era Shopping Park in incinta bazei sportive a Decathlon Iasi.
- Data: evenimentului Blog Olympics va fi in data de 10 iulie 2011
- Mai multe pe pagina de Facebook a evenimentului

Hai la joaca!

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How Marketers Are Using Social Media

- Marketers place high value on social media: A significant 90% of marketers indicate that social media is important for their business.

- Measurement and integration are top areas marketers want to master: Onethird of all social media marketers want to know how to monitor and measure the return on investment (ROI) of social media and integrate their social media activities.

- Social media marketing takes a lot of time: The majority of marketers (58%) are using social media for 6 hours or more each week, and more than a third (34%) invest 11 or more hours weekly.

- Video marketing on the rise: A significant 77% of marketers plan on increasing their use of YouTube and video marketing, making it the top area marketers will invest in for 2011.

- Marketers seek to learn more about Facebook and blogging: 70% of marketers want to learn more about Facebook and 69% want to learn more about blogging.

- The top benefits of social media marketing: The number-one advantage of social media marketing (by a long shot) is generating more business exposure, as indicated by 88% of marketers. Increased traffic (72%) and improved search rankings (62%) were also major advantages.

- The top social media tools: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs were the top four social media tools used by marketers, in that order. Facebook has eclipsed Twitter to take the top spot since our 2010 study.
- Social media outsourcing underutilized: Only 28% of businesses are outsourcing some portion of their social media marketing.

You can find more interesting findings on the report the can be downloaded from here

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This new infographic from CMO.com may be helpful for you to pass along to your boss and help explain the value of the various social media platforms out there.

What do you think of the infographic? Any platforms or tools you don’t see on here that you would include?

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Why planners and creatives should become best friends

Very useful presentation about why planners and creative should become best friends. They are complementary and this presentation ilustrate very well with videos and nice graphics. Enjoy!

View more presentations from Boondoggle

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Statistics Poetry

A WORD ON STATISTICS

by Wislawa Szymborska
(translated from the Polish by Joanna Trzeciak)

Out of every hundred people,
those who always know better:
fifty-two.

Unsure of every step:
almost all the rest.

Ready to help,
if it doesn't take long:
forty-nine.

Always good,
because they cannot be otherwise:
four -- well, maybe five.

Able to admire without envy:
eighteen.

Led to error
by youth (which passes):
sixty, plus or minus.

Those not to be messed with:
four-and-forty.

Living in constant fear
of someone or something:
seventy-seven.

Capable of happiness:
twenty-some-odd at most.

Harmless alone,
turning savage in crowds:
more than half, for sure.

Cruel
when forced by circumstances:
it's better not to know,
not even approximately.

Wise in hindsight:
not many more
than wise in foresight.

Getting nothing out of life except things:
thirty
(though I would like to be wrong).

Balled up in pain
and without a flashlight in the dark:
eighty-three, sooner or later.

Those who are just:
quite a few, thirty-five.

But if it takes effort to understand:
three.

Worthy of empathy:
ninety-nine.

Mortal:
one hundred out of one hundred --
a figure that has never varied yet.


Wislawa Szymborska won the 1996 Nobel Prize for literature. Her most recent book in English is View With a Grain of Sand (1995). She lives in Krakow, Poland.

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Bilantul Responsabilitatii Sociale pe 2010


Prietenul Dragos mi-a adus in atentie posibilitatea de a pune umarul la imbunatatirea impactului pe care il are implicarea companiilor din Romania in domeniul social.
Asa ca voi raspunde chestionarului de pe Responsabilitate Sociala.

1. Care sunt primele 3 companii pe care le apreciezi cel mai mult pentru cum s-au implicat in societate in 2010 si de ce?
Cum de curand sunt preocupat de dezvoltarea comunitatilor, prin implicarea mea in fondarea Fundatiei Comunitare Iasi, apreciez foarte mult acest gen de abordari.
Imi vine in minte BRD, prin sustinerea proiectului YouthBank. Programul YouthBank incurajeaza responsabilizarea tinerilor, initiativa civica si contribuie la dezvoltarea comportamentului filantropic al acestora. Un poiect minunat, implementat de ARC si de fundatiile comunitare acolo unde ele exista, cu un impact exceptional!

O alta companie pe care o apreciez pentru felul in care se implica in comunitate este Provident. Ei au finantat si au implemantat, alaturi de parteneri locali, proiectul "Fiecare parc are povestea lui", unde au amenajat un parc sau un loc de joaca, la propunerea comunitatii locale.

Un alt treilea exemplu drag mie este Vodafone, alaturi de Habitat for Humanity, care a construit locuinte protejate pentru tinerii cu dizabilitai. Fundatia Vodafone susţinut integral proiectul, atât financiar, cît şi cu echipe de voluntari care au lucrat pe şantier timp de 2 săptămâni. E important de menţionaz că fundaţia Vodafone alocă fiecărui angajat 2 zile de voluntariat (plătite), pe care acesta le poate folosi în beneficiul comunităţii în care trăieşte.

2. In ce masura marile companii au raspuns in 2010 asteptarilor tale in privinta implicarii in societate?
In mare masura sunt multumit de implicare companiilor in societate, desi este loc de mai mult. Mult mai mult! Mi-as dori o mai mare implicare la nivel local, in dezvoltarea comunitatilor, in promovarea spiritului filantropic in mediul corporatist. De asemenea, companiile locale pot face mult mai mult, mai ales ca ele sunt mai aproape de problemele comunitatii.

3. Ce asteptari ai de la companii in privinta responsabilitatii sociale pentru 2011?
Cum spuneam si mai sus, mi-as dori o mai mare atentie catre dezvoltarea comunitatii. Odata cu dezvoltarea fundatiilor comunitare la nivel national (sunt deja 5 si se vor mai infiinta in scurt timp altele 3), companiile pot sa-si creeze cu ajutorul fundatiilor comunitare, fonduri numite, care sa poarte numele companiei, cu ajutorul carora pot finanta proiecte venite din comunitate sau pot desemna ele ariile de interventie, cu conditia sa aiba relevanta comunitara.

4.Ce esti dispus sa faci pentru a le stimula pe companii sa fie mai responsabile in 2011?
Deja o fac, prin implicare mea in miscare de dezvoltare a fundatiilor comunitare din Romania si prin implicarea directa in infiintarea celei din Iasi. Pot pune la dispozitie expertiza dobanditata in furnizarea de servicii profesioniste in filantropie, astfel incat impactul contributiei companiilor sa fie transparent si relevant.
Voi sustine orice implicare in dezvoltare comunitara, prin aducerea la cunostinta publicului larg proiectele finantate de companii. In plus, pun la dispozitie timp si resurse pentru ca finantarile sa aiba efectul scontat atat pentru beneficiari cat si pentru donatori.

Voi ce parerea aveti? Credeti ca mediul de afaceri se implica de ajuns in societate? Ce cauze ar trebui sa sustina?

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Am fost la smsiasi


Care sunt ingredientele unui eveniment de succes?
Eu zic ca dincolo de calitatea speakerilor, tre' sa fie si un public interesat, care sa puna intrebari, mai ales incomode, sa starneasca conversatia.
Smsiasi a avut toate astea! A fost cel mai bun eveniment de social media/business organizat in Iasi in ultimii 5 ani.
Prezenta masiva formata din bloggeri, oamenii de business, specialisti in social media, antreprenori a facut ca Iasul sa fie, vineri 4 martie, in centrul atentiei in .ro.
Ma bucur ca am avut ocazia sa particip, atat in calitate de speaker cat si sa-i urmaresc pe ceilalti colegi invitati. Am reintalnit oameni dragi pe care nu-i mai vazusem de la inceputurile blogosferei romanesti, am cunoscut altii noi. De la toti am invatat cate ceva si le sunt recunoscator ca si-au facut timp sa ne impartasesca din expierenta lor.

Sunt convins ca smsiasi va fi punctul de referinta pentru o coagulare a social media locale, astfel incat sa reusim sa crestem businessul in zona asta.
Multumesc Biz ca ati venit la Iasi. Va mai asteptam!

Gasiti fotografii la Bogdan Todireanu, la Marius Sescu, la Piticu si pe la altii participanti la eveniment.
De asemenea, puteti citi cum a fost aici, aici, aici, aici, aici si aici. Si in alte multe locuri.

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Diesel Island, land of stupid and home of the brave



WE, AT DIESEL, HAVE A STUPID DREAM.
What would it be like to start a nation from scratch?
To take what is great from the countries we know and ditch what is bad.
To re-write the laws.
To right social wrongs.
A country for only the brave.

Check out this set from the "Stupid" campaign. Nice development of the initial idea.

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