Category Archives: Advertising and Marketing

The Conclusion to the JCPenney/Dockers Free Round-Trip Ticket Saga

Back in July, I had plans to go to BlogHer in San Francisco, living it up with hot mommybloggers from across the country.   Since I was already in New York, I intended to use this free round-trip ticket that I … Continue reading

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Healthy Arrogance, Day 2 — Hire Me As a Speaker at Conferences

Are you a company looking to market to bloggers? A corporation excited about the potential of “social media?” A blogger wanting to increase his readership? One of the best ways to educate yourself is to attend a web or blogging … Continue reading

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Commercial Break

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The Circle of Life: My Final Mention of BlogHer in 2008

  The month began with me making plans to go to BlogHer with my free JCPenney/Dockers flight.   It turned out that JCPenney/Dockers found it easier to abandon their promotion, ruining hundreds of hard-working people’s vacations than commit to their deal.  … Continue reading

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Never Trust Men or Dockers

He was as dark and strong as a Bombay oak.  He said his name was Meneul.  We met in a small dive bar in the city, two lonely strangers looking for love.  We had a lot in common.  We both … Continue reading

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More Grouchy Rants About Corporations

I thought I could come up with a funny post if I found out that Dockers/Levi Strauss — the company that was screwing me over with their fake free-flight promotion and making it difficult for me to go to BlogHer – … Continue reading

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Dockers Hates Women (A New Approach to Getting My Ticket)

I’ve thought about this long and hard, and there is only one conclusion to this Docker/JCPenney free-flght mess:  Dockers hates women. Hear me out.  I’m not a woman.  There is no need for me to go to BlogHer.  I was … Continue reading

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My Conversation with TLC Marketing Customer Service

After a day of phone calls, I finally was able to get TLC Marketing (or at least some guy in India) on the telephone to discuss the Dockers JCPenneys Free Round-Trip fiasco  (see last post). Neil:  I’m calling about the Dockers Free … Continue reading

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“Free” Round-Trip Flight From Dockers

… or why I probably won’t make BlogHer this year. I wrote a long, creative piece to tell this story, but sometimes I think it is best to just write things in a boring, just-the-facts manner.  So, here it goes: … Continue reading

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Lame Excuse to Show Photos of French Women in Their Underwear on a Friday Afternoon

Be careful when making love to a French chick cause their tits could poke your eye out. The latest from Paris:  the doily draped over the ass. Hey lady, take off the blindfold.  You forgot to put your clothes on! … Continue reading

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