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Archive for October, 2008

Halloween at Martino Flynn

October 31st, 2008

A normal day in this office is often borderline ridiculous, so when Halloween rolls around, it’s impossible to expect anything less. Here’s a look at some of today’s festivities. Starting with a group shot early this morning. We also dished out prizes to Matt Benjamin for “Devil In A Blue Dress” as most original… …to [...]

Nothing much great has ever been accomplished by cynical people

October 29th, 2008

I recently heard Garrsion Keilleor of “Prairie Home Companion” fame, talk about the people of St. Paul and he said they were not a cynical people. And he went on to say that, “Nothing great was ever accomplished by cynical people.” Now I don’t have any strong feelings about St. Paul, but I loved his [...]

The New Old New Wegmans Logo

October 28th, 2008

A few weeks ago Wegmans, based here in Rochester, NY, unveiled a new company logo that will slowly take the place of their existing identity on employee uniforms, packaging, bags, and storefront signage. The design is based on one of the company’s logos from the 1930′s, minus an underline similar to that found on a [...]

The Economy is a Marathon

October 23rd, 2008

Jerry Maguire got sacked for writing a mission statement titled, “The Things We Think But Do Not Say.” He got sacked because business-as-usual isn’t run by feelings and emotion. Or at least it wasn’t done that way ten years ago when the movie was made, but times they are a-changin.’ The economists tell us that [...]

Get it done and then some

October 20th, 2008

Seldom do you come across a TV spot that makes you laugh long after you’ve seen it, but the other day while waiting for a movie to start I saw exactly that. This spot for Vault Energy Soda, which features a wakeboarder going the extra mile during his run, definitely falls under that category. Vault [...]