Stop to think, starting anew can be life saving because it makes you focus on what's really important in life and commerce.
This story is heartbreaking and inspirational at the same time, a teen telling his story via YouTube nights before his death. Titled, "This is my story - Part 1 & 2” by Ben Breedlove from Austin, Texas.
Part 1
Part 2
The start of a new year can be a bit overwhelming maybe it's time to "start" differently by telling your story.
Living it to the fullest, StellaPop
And thanks, Ben!
As I was working this morning in one of my local coffee shops...
Everyone entering was so happy to see each other, a pleasant morning of small talk and exchanged greetings with friends, co-workers and neighbors as they "coffee-d" up for the start of the day. You cannot re-created this kind of community at the injected molded plastic world of over stuffed couches, green paint and swing hipster music which has become a mindless ritual. Or the new coffee ritual observed by millions across the country, sitting in their cars with windows rolled down, yelling at the aluminium box as a returned barking...
The Goodwill of Greater Washington mobile app has successfully been delivered and launched!
The DC Goodwill mobile app is a first for any Goodwill nationwide and the best part, it's ready for download at your local iTunes store!
Go ahead give a little and feel the power of community!
It's been all about the team.
Every successful marketing project is all about the team and this project was no exception everyone involved worked tirelessly to surpass all conceivable expectation bring our design and content concepts to life, a special thanks goes out to everyone involved. Please don't let me forget...
Hi. I'm the new logo and I work at the Gap. It seems most of you hate me.
I gotta get a new gig and NO this isn't the phone company.
Message from Marka Hansen - President - Gap North America
This past Monday, without a lot of fanfare, we introduced a new logo on our gap.com site, and I wanted to take this opportunity to explain our thinking behind this decision.
I've been president at Gap brand for the past three years, and I've been living and breathing the changes we've been making on our journey to make Gap more relevant to our customers.
You've seen this evolution through...
Please hear me, I still believe this is a capitalistic country and if you produce "it," you have every right to charge for the sweat of your labor. But it's extremely difficult when you first give it away to later start charging especially after years of giving it away under an advertising model. Look at the Wall Street Journal, they made pay online subscription a part of their model from the beginning and no one complained, if you wanted the WSJ it cost you - period.
I have a question, if I pay for content am I not entitled to receive it un-encumbered without advertising? Here are some...
About Google Wave
Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation
and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
What is a wave?
A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave...
Apple quite possibly is about to dominate another of the online arena - content delivered directly to a device. The iPad could be another game changer for Apple by creating an iTunes like interface which customers will customized content for daily delivery.
I expect in the next two or three years a new online store from Apple, "iContent" which will be geared toward delivering content directly to consumers via the new device - iPad. Bye-Bye - no more newspapers, magazines or websites except maybe through Apples portal, site, store or cloud.
Microsoft and Google better get their stuff together,...
Stella Pop is a creative company providing expert service in marketing, branding and advertising.
A Washington DC based firm with convenient locations throughout the metropolitan DC area, our home office is located in the heart of the Reston Town Center.
Stella Pop is full-service firm with the emphasis on service. Our mission is product and service excellence, delivered in a friendly, fun, responsive and most importantly in a creative world class manner. The orientation of our resources is developing and delivering remarkable messages and products that connect, resonate and communicate...
Who doesn't love a sweet and refreshing brand message?
A message that immediately gets your attention, that's memorable and communicates in a manner that motivates people to take action and leads them to connect with your business. Stella Pop soda is our way of getting your attention and at the same time gives us the opportunity to tell a fun brand story thus illustrating our capabilities, creativity and ability to connect.
There are a few things to consider now that you know what we do:
Is your message remarkable?
Does it differentiate you from your competition?
What does it communicate?
Is...
The New Selling in a Digital and Content Driven World
August 13, 2009 By Stella at Stella's Pop Factory
At Stella Pop, we've been in the world of marketing for over 20 years and things have changed for the better over that time period.
How did it get better?
Gone are the days of push and shoving, endless and overly aggressive follow-up, it's a softer and gentler messaging that seems to connect with clients and client prospects. Let me show you how and give you examples that we implemented at Stella Pop during the rebranding process, these methods apply to any organization, it just...
Thank you Junta42!
I guess were part of the new content marketing media community, thanks to Junta42 and the notice from the author of one of the truly great content creation and copywriting books,
I've read this book and think it might be the bible for professional content creators and copywriter that are in the business of creating custom messaging for core audiences and their clients.
Check it out - that's from Stella herself.
We finally did it.
Joined a Chamber of Commerce and no better place to start than our hometown - Reston, VA. Check us out the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce site, the site and the chamber is a great resource for all kinds of business products and services - http://www.restonchamber.org/
We have done work with the Reston Chamber through another member, Preferred Offices with the development of an event marketing piece for the grande opening of Preferred Offices Reston Town Center facility. If you like the city but don't want to hassle with traffic then the Reston Town Center is the place...
Here at Stella Pop, we want to give you the world, the online and the marketing message world.
Our job is to take your companies message, content and make it remarkable. Sometimes it takes the form of re-contenting, re-contenting is the method of re-using the material that you have developed over months or years of business and re-contenting it to get your business found online. Bridging the gap between selling and messaging content and connecting you with your audience.
Check out this video from Ida Maria called Stella:
Stella Pop, we don't make the pop, we make the fizz!
Call...
Does your business have a gorilla for sale?
Better get one and fast!
All businesses needs a differentiator, a big freakin' gorilla. Bet you already have one, hidden in a closet, go look real quick and come back and then watch the video. It's funny and has a way of getting in your head, thanks Michael Unger.
As I said, every business needs a differentiator, the online vehicles presently exist and these platforms can do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to connecting your business with your audience. The audience that one day will become your expanding client base.
Go ahead,...
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