Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Energy Drinks
But are they really all that bad for you? First off, i'm not one of these 15 year old kids who go to the grocery store, buy one, then begin to chug it. I sip on mine over the course of 4-5 hours on some nights that I'm at work. Yes I know there's just boat loads of sugar in it and half of the addatives in it, I couldn't tell you what the heck they're for. I personally feel like half of my own wake up that comes from them is all mental.
I've never been a huge coffee drinker, even in the mornings, when it's -5 degrees outside. But whenever I get that good wiff of coffee my eyes always open up a little bit more. And I know there's nothing special in just the aroma of it.
So my belief is if you chug it, all that sugar and caffeine goes straight into your system, speeds up your heart rate, and could potentially harm you. But where I just sip it on it for hours I think i'm ok. And besides, have you ever seen all those vitamins they put in it on the back of the can?? I'm not sure I need 100% of niacin and riboflavin, but I sure feel special with them all in that can.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Racist
Now I'm not going to go into details about what all happened, but when some lady who just happens to be African-American, starts demanding things that go above the limits of my company, to me she's just another customer. I deal with this all day. Then she starts yelling at my other coworkers that they're all "white pieces of shit" and nothing but "trailer trash." To me, this is just another day. But from there it starts turning into how we're all racist and the only reason we're not going above and out of our way and breaking our own company rules, is because she's black.
How do people justify constantly degrading people and trying to always become the victim? And how do you even throw in justifying race into that mixture. I'm not a racist, never been one. I hang out with people who are not white quite often. One of my best friends, who I consider to be almost like a sister, is black. Last time I checked, I'm still a member of the Black Student Union. And here I am, just some white kid from Utah. And I'm pretty sure I'll never try to blame my race for any problems that occur in my own life.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Politics
And what I'm most worried about, is in next January when the next president is elected, how will we all be reacting to it. I'm extremely worried about it, since it seems like we don't really hold any respect for our presidents anymore. What is going to happen on January 1st when a new president takes office and suddenly we have all these citizens who want to kill our current president and on that special day they turn from shouts of "Kill Bush" to "We Love So and So."
Regardless of your political alignment, what kind of a message are you sending people with these kind of slogans? So on January 1st all extreme left will take down their next criticism of our president and get behind the new one. But what of everyone who supported the current president. Are they all supposed to forget that a large number of citizens didn't support their president, so they should ignore the next one to come into office?
It just seems extremely hypocritical that on that magical day everyone who wore "Impeach Bush" t-shirts and those who supported him will switch places. Our whole political landscape needs to be re-evaluated. Regardless if you like or support this president or the next, don't you think we should have at least a little bit of respect for the presidential position? Because I'm pretty sure that's been lost over the last ten years or so.
Prospectus Draft
Lewis and Clark Blood Services Region
6616 S. 900 E.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
801-892-4000
Glen Jacobsen
Donor Service Director
777-333-5555
Mr. Tim Jennings
Manager of Admiral Beverage Corp.
2780 N. Highway 89
Ogden, UT 84404
Dear Mr. Jennings:
My name is Glen Jacobsen from the American Red Cross. As you may know, the Red Cross is a non-profit organization providing over half the nation’s blood supply through generous donations. We ask you for a donation of $100,000 worth of products to adequately replenish our donors from the loss of blood they generously give to save lives. A few minutes of refreshments gives blood donors replenishment from their decrease in fluid volume. You will also have the satisfaction of knowing you helped each blood donor save up to three lives.
As one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of snack products, you have the resources available to help fund our mission to save lives. Last year you gave over $6.4 billion in good will charities and you are known for your contributions. With the American Red Cross you, will know your money is going toward a great cause.
You will be helping to ensure that blood is there when you or someone close to you may need it. Most people don't think they'll ever need blood, but many do.
The American Red Cross Lewis and Clark Region is a major supplier in Utah, Idaho and Montana. With the help of volunteer blood donors, the region is the primary blood supplier for over 120 hospitals and medical centers in the area. To provide care for these centers, we would like to use the money for $50,000 in drinks and $50,000 in snacks.
Thank you for taking the time to read our proposal and we look forward to hearing from you. Please contact our public relations director, Hi-C Group, for any questions at 555-357-7535 or hi-cgroup@redcross.org.
Sincerely,
Glen Jacobsen
Donor Service Director
American red Cross
Friday, March 21, 2008
Final Positioning Paper
Team Hi-C
Clayton Mackay, Jessica Collett, Corey Sparks
Positioning Paper Assignment
JCOM 2310
March 19, 2008
As the head of PR for Burger Planet, we’ve decided to change our menu in a few different ways to bring in a wider variety of customers to all of our stores. Recent surveys have showed that women in their 30s and 40s have stopped coming to Burger Planet and we believe that this has to do with our menus containing mostly burgers and fries and the ever growing number of health conscious customers. We’d really like to see an increase in this target audience, since most women in their 30s and 40s have families and are often in charge of dinner for their families.
We’ve decided first off to bring in Jayne Petersen who has recently gained enormous commercial success due in part to her being Opal Whitcomb’s personal trainer and helping her loose and keep off weight. With her as a spokesperson, we will appear to this certain age group of ladies since a large number of them have seen her often on television and she promotes healthy lifestyles.
We’ve also added a lot of great new items to our already stellar menu that should appeal to the more health conscious customer. We’ve added white meat chicken breasts and we also offer the option to buy the chicken breast wrapped in lettuce in case they are also on a low-carb diet. Customers can also ask to hold the mayo off of their sandwich which will reduce a sandwich by as much as 500 calories. None of our competitors offers a similar entrĂ©e.
We also added apple slices to the menu so customers can choose from their choices of five different fruits: apples, bananas, grapes, peaches, or pineapples. We also added three brand new salads to give our customers another healthy option to choose. Many of our competitors have been offering salads for years and for many of our customers seem to enjoy the option of choosing them.
We will kick off our new media campaign by having a large gathering at Times Square with both Corny the Clown and Jayne Petersen there. We will also begin airing multiple commercials showing off our new items on television, the internet, and on radio and by running lots of events in multiple states.
We believe that these events will help bring in more women in their 30s and 40s along with more of the ever increasing number of health conscious consumers. By giving customers a healthy reason to come to Burger Planet, we hope to increase the number of people who come to our restaurants which will increase our revenues and give us a better public appearance.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Media Pitch
Dear Mr. Frazier,
I'm writing to you to let you know of a great local association that many of your readers might be interested in knowing about. The Cache Valley Area Investors Association is a locally operated organization started by Preston Parker, a teacher up at Utah State University. It has about 40 members and meets every other Thursday at the Cache Chambers of Commerce at 7:00 p.m.
This organization tries to help its members earn residual income so they can hopefully become financially independent so they don't have to live paycheck to paycheck. The CVAIA is a free organization and its members help set the topics for the meetings. If you want to learn how to invest your money to get 25% returns, they can teach you. Need to know how to buy stock? No problem.
This is a great organization that can help all of you readers make a better life for themselves and their families. You can contact me, Corey Sparks, at 435-770-1129 or at corey.sparks@aggiemail.usu.edu. Thank you for your time and consideration. I would love to answer any of your questions and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Corey Sparks
Public Relations Advisor
Friday, February 29, 2008
Press Release #4 Final
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rex Davis, owner
Kick the Can
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