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Where in the World is Bob Saget?
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MOXOMUMD
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Agreed. It's finally "football weather" and I like it!!! Of course remind me I said that in a few weeks when I'm sitting on metal bleachers through football games and band shows while sipping hot chocolate with the other parents and wishing I was at WDW.It's very cool here today. I'd need a jacket if I were to be outside for an extended period of time! Much different from the 100 degree temps we had not too long ago.
Also, Happy Labor Day!
Goofyernmost
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Man, you folks must all have been living way to close to a leaky nuclear power plant. That has no resemblance to anything I've ever seen in a mirror.
Nope, doesn't look familiar. 
MOXOMUMD
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NE Ohio, it's 63 now and getting down to 52 overnight. Good sleeping weather.
unkadug
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Sounds like another case of Meg's fault.Man, you folks must all have been living way to close to a leaky nuclear power plant. That has no resemblance to anything I've ever seen in a mirror.
MOXOMUMD
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Lol, I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you.Man, you folks must all have been living way to close to a leaky nuclear power plant. That has no resemblance to anything I've ever seen in a mirror.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Best use of the BRB smiley ever!Man, you folks must all have been living way to close to a leaky nuclear power plant. That has no resemblance to anything I've ever seen in a mirror.
acishere
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I think she escaped to be blamed for even more stuff in times to come.
Did we ever find out what she did to Bob?
StarWarsGirl
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Who's Bob?
Bob was never involved. That was just Meg wearing a Bob suit.
Okay, so now the weekend is coming to a close, and the mystery was solved, but the enemy got away. We must continue to BM until M has been brought to justice! Or at least until we get tired of this whole BM thing (which, who could get tired of that? I mean, come on.)
StarWarsGirl
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Oh Management textbook. It tells me that kids who like the movie Up would like going to WDW and seeing the Up attractions there.
Um...the closest we've gotten in a Disney park to an Up attraction is the Explorer stuff in DL and AK. Silly book
Um...the closest we've gotten in a Disney park to an Up attraction is the Explorer stuff in DL and AK. Silly book
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Your textbook talks about WDW?
StarWarsGirl
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Yep. Marketing and Management textbooks have both mentioned WDW. And we talked about it in my marketing class the other day. They mention various organizations to give you examples of the principles they're trying to talk about. In this case they're talking about Synergy. Which is why they mentioned WDW. I think Toy Story 3 would have been a better example of a film relating to rides and toys and such
englanddg
One Little Spark...
I agree, TS3 is a much better example.
Ugh...Management Courses in college.
Don't get me started about the useless crap and theories you are about to learn...making simple things complicated, is how I've always thought of it. But, think of it this way. It should be an easy A!
StarWarsGirl
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Except my professor is really tough. She's got a doctorate, has worked all over the world, has written several textbooks and is in the process of writing another one. But yeah, I've just spent a whole lot of time reading about said theories. But I still don't get why we aren't using the most recent edition of the book. One of the many things I already don't get about school.
Hey, I'm a business Administration major, it's required. It's easier than Marketing, but Marketing is more interesting. I've also got Honors Effective writing (And a professor who insists that it's not an English class! Um, what do you call doing nothing but reading and writing essays?) and Public speaking. And I have an online MS office apps course (shoot me now. Last week it was on converting zip files and organizing files. Next week is on autofilling dates on MS word. Please. Shoot me now! That class will be the easy A)
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Marketing is simple (and I agree, more interesting). They've tried to turn it into a science, which it partially is (group psychology), but really there isn't much to it once the checkbooks start getting involved. There are 3 basic types.
1) Brand Marketing (e.g. billboards, etc.)
2) Targeted Product Marketing (e.g. direct marketing, etc.)
3) Calls to Action (e.g. discounts, etc.)
They tend to blend together, all three tactics, but when you really break it down to metrics of what works, brand marketing works the best in my opinion. This is because the average consumer will NOT research very well. Rather, they want the quick and easy solution.
Therefore, brands carry great weight. However, brand marketing is expensive and provides very little in immediate return. This is the trap the smaller to mid-sized businesses fall into. Investors and senior management want to see a dollar for dollar return for marketing dollars spent, but most (not many...most) fail to recognize that brand investment is just as valuable if you wish the company to expand, but may not offer immediate response.
If you don't mind some advice...go get a part time job working at some local restaurant or something.
You'll glean a lot of real world experience from that, which you can apply to your studies to make them more fruitful. The issue I have with most "Business Majors" is that they graduate having very little idea of what it takes to motivate and direct a workforce effectively. It's just not something that is emphasized in instruction (mostly because, those doing the instruction generally don't have the skill either).
As far as the computer courses...well, it's just sad those need to be taught. Just...sad.
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