Archive for March, 2007

I’m getting my eyeball sliced today

Friday, March 30th, 2007

We’ll talk on Monday… perhaps Sunday if I can tolerate the bright monitor light.

:)

Best!

Beth

Oh my gosh!

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

It gets better. Here’s the infomercial video:

http://www.vimeo.com/clip:126361

Enjoy,

Beth

Persuasion Run Amok

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

OK. I admit it. I’m a copywriter. Part of working as an ethical marketing writer is choosing reputable products to write for… then telling the truth about them.

But the copywriters who write scripts for infomercials ought to tread lightly. The unethical ones just got busted.

Check this out:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14856571/

It’s rather long but worth it. Enjoy!

Talk later,

Beth

Oprah School Too Strict?

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Perhaps. But imagining a “strict” school could make for one interesting journal entry.

Here’s the link. Now go have fun.

http://tinyurl.com/2nbz2x

Best,

Beth

There’s gotta be a great journal entry here:

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

You’re sitting at home. A package arrives. You open it.

Read this article and tell the back story.

Don’t get too grossed out, though.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6456010,00.html

Enjoy!

Beth