After decades of watching commercials on TV, I’m tired of them. I tend to zone out, multi-task, or change the channel when a commercial comes on. Sometimes, though, an ad campaign does capture my interest. One of those is the Subaru Dad and Kids campaign. …

Rising Star Business Magazine is my favorite reference when I am checking what business is good or not. You can buy this for only sixty pesos, it’s worth it because you will get a 60 page magazine that will include business ideas, motivational and inspiring stories, business tutorials and …

Rush Limbaugh is a conservative radio host. He is certainly the most successful conservative radio host out there. I agree with a lot of his views on certain issues but I believe that he is way to controversial and divisive. He is a conservative but I …

“7 Ways to Stretch Your Marketing Budget” by Pam Newman is an article for businesses looking to create cost effective marketing. As an accountant, she says she has seen many businesses spend lots of money on high end, expensive marketing to see nothing in return; therefore, she created a …

“Business Licenses and Permits” by an unknown author at entrepreneur.com is an article for business owners about various types of operating permits and licenses they will need to legally run their business.
I think it is important for new business owners to know what type of licenses and permits they …

When I was younger, I spent many hours devoting my complete attention to Highlights For Kids magazine. I loved just about every page in every issues, and especially enjoyed those infamously difficult find the picture pages! Now that I have children of my own, my pediatric doctor …

This magazine has been around for many many years. I bought them for my kids when they were young and they are 29,28, and 23 now. I once again ordered them for my grandchildren ages 8 and 11 years old. I have a 8 month old …

I have seen the television commercials where the Life Takes Visa slogan is punctuated by all sorts of gregarious activities. It makes people want the freedom that a credit card sometimes feel like it’s providing. In this magazine advertisement, a guitar with five necks and five sets …

For years, Home Depot has sponsored Tony Stewart in the NASCAR Cup Series. His bright orange, number 20 car was always recognizable, and Tony and his team did a host of commercials for the company, some of them darn entertaining.
With the advent of 2009, though, Stewart has left …

Like thousands in America and I’m sure around the world, I was tuned into the coverage of CNN when the miners in Chile were rescued. This event captivated the globe for the last couple of months. These 33 men were trapped below ground, and no one even …

I feel bad for missing Candy’s March issue because it has a free Bestfriend Forever (BFF) bracelet. So when I went to a bookstore, I grabbed an April Issue hoping that the freebie is still there. No luck. It has one dangling pendant or accessory that you can attach …

Francis Lam is a regular contributor and prolific food writer for Gourmet magazine. In his current article for Gourmet, he is following Chef Susan Feniger and Chef Kajsa Alger as they’re in the final stretch of opening their new restaurant in Los Angeles called Street.
The introductory paragraph to …

For the majority of my lifetime, I’ve received the TV Guide. The magazine as it is today, though, is night and day from what it once was. This is mostly because of two things — the internet and cable TV with its programming guide. The days of …

“Here’s lookin’ At You, Squid” is an article written by W.Hodding Carter discussing fishing for squids, what they are, and how it has become popular to regular fisherman.
The second paragraph begins with a mini marine-biology lesson of what squids are. For some reason, even though I know what squids …

This page is full of celebrities who are all wearing Converse sneakers. However, I can only recognize two of them: Santogold and Pharrell. The others are most definitely musicians, as this a mic stand positioned behind one of the other “models.” The ad itself is in …

Available at Macy’s. I think that when I start seeing this, I will automatically figure out that the product in question is of good quality. And in looking at this ad for just a few seconds, I am more than convinced that this product is of high …

I wanted to write and thank Parenting magazine, but because of the things that needed to be done first, it took me months to do so. But here I am, and I thought of something better, to share my gratefulness to all other moms out there that might find …

A woman is seated naked in what looks like a field. She is looking off into the distance with a really satisfied expression on her face. Her skin looks dewy and refreshed. I am also under the impression that she has been freshly showered with …

I started listening to BBC’s World Service programming about a year ago. The public radio station in my community would broadcast the British news service overnight from about midnight to 5am, when NPR took over. Although it still represents a Western viewpoint, I have found that the …

I have been going to the gym for decades now, and my interest in weight training has been on and off through all these times. I have tried one personal trainer after another, and I have since come to the conclusion that I have to take charge of my …

I will admit that I never heard of US Weekly until I won an annual subscription to the magazine when I entered a contest. As someone who indulges in everything fashion and sometimes a little celebrity gossip, I was pleased when I started reading the magazine to see how …

Danica Patrick has been a GoDaddy girl for a couple of years now. It’s intriguing for a number of reasons. GoDaddy is a webhost that performs a number of website, server, and domain issues. You would think that they’d want to have a serious reputation. …

I work overnights and spend a lot of time listening to podcast. At one point I was subscribed to over 30, and The Awful Show was my favorite.
The Awful show is an adult humor podcast. As the name suggest they use a lot of raunchy jokes. …

Black Stone Cherry’s sophomore release is as impressive as their self titled this time longer and more mature, with more of the southern rock feel this is a much more satisfying listen from beginning to end, every song is catchy, and every one of these catch song grows on …

“How to Plan a Direct Marketing Campaign” by Jack Ferrari is a well assembled article with an ample amount of detail and information about what direct marketing is, how to conduct a direct campaign, and what materials you should use and how to use them.
First, I was glad when …

Now here is an ad that really makes me want one of those Altima coupes. The reason I say this is because the entire page is bathed in black. But in the middle of the page is a bright red car. It looks NOTHING …

Again, there is a blonde with wonderful luscious hair and a pert little pouty mouth, and blue eyes. I wish that advertisers would get a bit more creative than just sticking a blonde on a magazine page and thinking that the world will buy their products because she’s “beautiful.” …

Once waiting for the train at station I came across the Sunday Indian (TSI). I bought to pass my time since it was too cheap and looks smart enough to attract the possible reader. This is a weekly magazine published from New Delhi, India.
After going through the first issue, …

I am no fan of Keyshia Cole. I am not saying that the young can’t sing. But it’s obvious (since this ad is in Essence Magazine) that the majority of African American youths are infatuated with this woman. She’s very attractive, with a smooth café-au-lait complexion …

Oh no it’s happening. There is another Hollywood blonde who is trying to nose in on the fashion world. Anchor Blue, I am assuming is the newest clothing line to hit the market. Headed by media whore Heidi Montag, this ad is everything you …

I am commercial’d out. I’ve been around a long time, and I just hate gimmicks, be it for charity or soap. Sometimes, though, something comes along and just captures my interest. That’s the case with The Foundation for Better Life TV Ad Campaign.
These are short spots, …

I read Forbes magazine regularly for various reasons. First, I checked the latest trend in business, finance and good investment tips, second, I want to get updates on the world’s billionaire, surveys on the most influential people and learned from their experience and their impact to the lives of …

I am not really a fan of Jennifer Love Hewitt. It’s not because of anything that she’s done per se. She actually seems like one of the more normal people in Hollywood. I just think that she’s not really that great of an actress. …

Gourmet Magazine co-writers, Jane and Michael Stern, compose an article that makes your mouth water and leaves you scrambling to make travel arrangements to get to Springfield, IL for the “horseshoe” meal. If I had not read this article and the description of such a meal called “horseshoe”, then …

“It’s What’s For Dinner” is an article written by food critic Francois Simon which is about how obsolete a good four star or gourmet restaurants have become and the rapid uprising of fast food joints.
In “It’s What’s For Dinner” Francois reminisces about life in Paris before the 1960s; he …

Whenever I have the time, I like to browse around magazine stores, especially second-hand magazine stores such as Filbars, to see what the market is offering in terms of magazines, both local and international magazines. Although I still like international fashion magazines, I have long ago learned to depend …

I am an avid digital photographer, and I rely on Photoshop to make my pictures better than what I took. I do a lot of internet research on Photoshop, but I suppose I am old-school and rely more on the printed word than the web. I found this rather …

The drafting course my sister took up was the reason I glanced upon the Boston Design Guide. In one afternoon, a couple of years ago, my sister and me, go to the National Bookstore like the way we are used to. The Boston Design Guide was on sale; hence …

I don’t think I have ever heard of Billa Bong. It sounds like a really funky clothing line. And I see that there is a model on the page wearing an array of bathing suits. The suits are very vintage looking and are nowhere near that …