Geico’s Hump Day Commercial – what day is it?!

Kmart’s Ship My Pants – I have shown this video before but it’s to funny not to show again

I also keep a winter survival kit in my vehicle it contains;

• Candles
• Water
• Matches- the plan is to melt the frozen water if necessary with the candle and use it for heat, brilliant I know.
• Granola Bars
• Candy Bars
• Nuts
• Diapers, you never know, it is cleaner than having to go in a bucket.
• Plastic bags
• 2 Blankets
• Flashlight
• Batteries
• Shovel

I am always looking for different ideas to add to the kit. Here is a great site I found, yes I will be updating my kit. Make your own Winter Survival Vehicle Kit.

Facebooks solution to the problem of business pages not being seen in the newsfeed? Facebook Ads.

According to Business Insider: “Facebook’s News Feed tweak wasn’t only about getting “higher quality content” in the News feed. It was as much about reducing the reach of free ads on Facebook. Now, if a brand wants exposure on Facebook, it’s going to have to buy it from Facebook.”

Still in the running, trade shows showcase high importance, especially for an extra boost during the holidays. Stand out from the crowd with a unique peninsula display to catch more eyes during the holiday. Market a steep discount or hot new product for customers to get excited about. Don’t forget about catchy advertisements that get people laughing, like Kmart’s famous, “Shipped my pants” holiday edition.

What new trends have you noticed during this year’s holiday marketing?

Millions reacted via Social Media. According to Mashable, Twitter, users generated 7.2 million tweets about his death, including a peak of 95,000 tweets per minute, according to a Twitter spokesperson.

Barack Obama tweeted this: “Let us pause and give thanks for the fact that Nelson Mandela lived—a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.” —President Obama

On Thursday Facebook’s traffic was higher, Mashable says, A total of 39 million people generated more than 80 million interactions related to Mandela’s death. As to be expected, South Africa was the second most active country in terms of posts about its former president, following only the United States.

‘Tis the holiday shopping season. It is in full swing, whether you like it or not. Although the holidays are extremely fun, they can also be extremely stressful. I tend to worry to much about what to gift people with or how much money to spend, by the time it’s all said and done my bank account gets down there, in an uncomfortable zone I hate being in. But hey, that’s the holidays, right?!

I am thankful that I have the opportunity to gift my friends and family but sometimes it’s downright draining. To relieve some stress from work, blogging and holidays I decided to gift myself with a few massages in Orange County. My favorites are deep tissue and hot stone, it hits the spot every time. If you have never gotten a massage, you really should. You will not believe how zen you feel afterwards. You could be running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off and after your massage you will completely forget all about your stress.

Santa will be here in just a few short weeks, are you ready to track him online? There is nothing more exciting to kids than knowing that Santa will be making a visit to their house. Make it even more exciting by tracking Santa online. It’s pretty easy to do and there are several websites you can use to track ole Chris Kringle.

1. NORAD - North American Aerospace Defense Command (I have used this one before)

2. Google Santa Tracker – of course Google has their own Santa Tracker. Get a behind the scenes look here!

3. Social Media – NORAD and Google Santa will be active on social media all Christmas Eve. Check out the Facebook page here.

Wanelo, which stands for want, need, love, is a content driven site. Rather than having annoying ads around the screen, you will notice a really simplistic site focused on products. What I love about the site is that you get to follow who you want and see the content you want. By following your favorite stores (mine are Free People, Forever 21, Asos, Urban Outfitters) you will be exposed to only their items. You can add your own products and browse around at new stuff too. If you love to shop get on Wanelo!

When it comes to Facebook marketing, there is a right and wrong way to do it. Working online, I’m looking at Facebook business profiles all day every day. I see what works and what doesn’t work. What works? Pull marketing, posting original content that is sharable. What doesn’t work? Push marketing, pushing your customers with sales posts. Remember the reason they are on Facebook in the first place. To connect with friends and family, not to be given a sales pitch.

I just finsihed reading this interesting article from Social Media Examiner. There are some good tips showing how you can keep your Facebook followers to keep coming back to your Facebook business page. Many times, you create that business profile and people interact with it when it is fresh and new but then they slowly fizzle away. Make sure to keep things interesting by posting original content on a regular basis, reaching out to customers by replying to them or giving exclusive deals to your Facebook followers. Read this article to find even more ways to keep them coming back.

I usually won’t go shopping unless it’s during the week, in the evenings or online, especially for the holidays. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday next week, the sales are better than ever, and most of the time the same deals are also available online! Why would you go out in the Black Friday madness when you can get the same deal with the click of a button at home? I just found the cutest discounted Coach handbags online, at home in my pjs! Most times stores will have exclusive deals for online shoppers, which is how I got my Coach bags. I just haven’t’ decided if I will keep them or give them as gifts, like my plan was