To What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas!

"I need a vacation from my vacation!" I think we all say this on that magical first day back at work. It holds true whether you laid on the beach for ten days or went somewhere a bit less relaxing like I did. Either way coming back is like hitting a brick wall. Leaving you somewhere in between awake and asleep, coherent and not coherent, wanting to go back and REALLY glad it's over.

That magical place is where I am today! After 10 magical days split between Los Angeles and Las Vegas I am so tired that I am tired of being tired! Was it all worth it? Of course! Especially headed into the MBA chapter of my life, it's nice to know I had one last hoorah! Although it wasn't long enough, I missed seeing a buch of great friends, it was as long as I could handle! HAHA! Seriously there were at least three occasions where I pondered whether or not I would even make it home. (not from being overly "Indulged" drink wise either, just from sheer exhaustion!) It was the overstimulation! VIP into all the best clubs, Exquisite dining, Pool Parties, Limo rides, Blackjack, Penny Slots, Playing where's the chicken wing (thanx for the memeries Hooters Casino), and Brazilian Bikinis....whooo

So in an effort to let "what happens in Vegas, stay in Vegas" I will leave you with this: Everyone says nothing is going on in Vegas b/c of the economy...NOT TRUE! There was so much going on! Get yourself there if you can! And don't worry there will be a slide show ala The Hangover coming very soon! Until Then.....

To What Happens in Vegas Stays In Vegas! Cheers!

To The Brands We Love

One of the main reasons I want to pursue a career in Consumer Marketing is that I am very intrigued by what draws us to one brand over another. It's usually beyond the quality of the product. For me it's always emotional or evokes some sort of memory.

Peanut Butter for example. Peanut Butter is pretty much Peanut Butter. I know I know some are all natural, some are sweeter than others, but for the most part PB is PB. If you were to order one in a restaurant (I don't know why you would, but if you did) you probably wouldn't ask, "Excuse me, sir. What kind of Peanut Butter do you use? Ohh Skippy? Nevermind I'll have a salad". Although knowing my friends maybe you would haha. I'm just going to get to the point....

There are certain things that have very little differences across brands. So why do we favor one brand over the other? Back to the PB, I buy what we had as kids. My dad worked at Proctor & Gamble so our PB of choice was Jiff. I remember my mom would draw a heart in the PB whenever she'd make a sandwich. So to this day I will still only buy Jiff.

In fact I can do this same sort of emotional reasoning for almost every brand name that I am loyal to. I will spare you the enormous list...your welcome. But I will tell you what prompted today's blog. It was the song "T-Shirt" by Shontelle.

The song is about a girl missing a boy and she gets all dressed up to go out but she misses him so much she stays home and curls up in a Hanes T. Could have been any cotton T, but it wasn't it was a Hanes T, because Hanes is known for comfort and it reminds her of the lost love. See I am not making it up we all do this!! Right? I know you do :)

So listen to the song on YouTube, and next time you are buying one brand over another try to figure out why.

Oh and if you want curl up with something Hanes you can go to http://www.rebel-one.com/shontelle_hanes/index3.html to buy a Shontelle Hanes Tee.

So to the brands we love! Cheers!