Marketing gone wrong #432.

thedailywhat:

Crappy Marketing Campaign of the Day: The Des Moines, Iowa-based institution of higher learning Drake University is attempting to woo potential undergrads with the promise of a D+ experience. Wait, what? From The Upshot:

Drake officials are standing by the D+ campaign — which college officials crafted with outside PR contractors. Defenders of the ad blitz described it as “edgy and intriguing” in a letter to faculty and staff this week. The letter explained that the campaign “was designed to catch the attention of high school students who are bombarded with college and university materials to the point that they are often in information overload and unable to differentiate among the many institutions that have contacted them.”

It’s not just that the “D+” is a dumb hook — it’s that Drake refuses to recognize how dumb it is. That’s dumb+. [punditkitchen.]

Not sure what the hell is going on in this picture but who cares. thedailywhat:

Paint Job of the Day: They see me pokin’, they hatin’… [ratsoff / pegamixels.]

“Tips on Tipping 1. Go. You’d be surprised what you can get just by showing up. 2. Dress appropriately. Your chances improve considerably if you look like you belong. 3. Don’t feel ashamed. They don’t. You shouldn’t. 4. Have the money ready. Prefolded, in thirds or fourths, with the amount showing. 5. Identify the person who’s in charge, even if you have to ask. 6. Isolate the person in charge. Ask to speak with that person, if necessary. 7. Look the person in the eye when you slip him the money. Don’t look at the money. 8. Be specific about what you want. “Do you have a better table?” “Can you speed up my wait?” A good fallback: “This is a really important night for me.” 9. Tip the maître d’ on the way out if he turned down the money but still gave you a table. 10. Ask for the maître d’s card as you’re leaving. You are now one of his best customers.” - Bribing your way to the front. Pocketful of Dough - Tips on Tipping

“The plants receive water and nutrients based on the interactions they receive on Facebook. Isai believes this would help the garden move from being an “object” to being a “creature” in our minds. The Facebook page says: ”Meet Eater is rigged up with a system to register physical contact and social media interaction. Watering is triggered by human contact and nutrients are delivered when you start hanging out with it on Facebook.” If you visit to the garden in person, Meet Eater is equipped with a voice so if you stroke it you’ll hear it purr and if you try and force-feed it you’ll make it cough and splutter.” - New Plant Relies On Facebook Interactions For Survival Interesting experiment. However, it should be noted the last update was: LMAO.

“Kataria told his trainees that laughter yoga “is based upon the scientific fact that, even if you laugh for the sake of laughing, even if you are pretend laughing, your body cannot tell the difference.”” - Giggling Guru Madan Kataria and laughter’s power : The New Yorker