The workplace is changing day by day. The most dominant trend today is the rise of the virtual team. For managers, the most important thing is knowing how each team member communicates in that environment. Some people prefer email, verbal, visual communication or a combination. For each individual you should have a communication strategy that caters to them in order for the communication plan to be truly effective. Having a virtual team that you can communicate well with daily creates consistency and keeps everyone on track when it comes done to getting work done. So what’s your plan?
Equally as stunning as Beyonce’s performance of the National Anthem at the 2013 Inauguration, was her ensemble. She looked beautiful in a velvet-detailed, black Emillo Pucci dress, layered gracefully by Christian Dior coat, and decorated by a cocktail ring and dainty emerald green earrings by the exquisite Lorraine Schwartz.
She has our vote!
All-American festivities equals all-American style by Michelle Obama. Today’s public swearing ceremony, was all-too-familiar with Michelle Obama’s eclectic style; wearing affordable pieces from J.Crew and high-end designer Krakoff. The Krakoff dress was worn by Michelle O. on Sunday for the official swearing-in the Blue Room of the White House. Today’s Outdoor ceremonies at the capital, required a coat- a navy Thom Browne coat, reflective of a men’s silk tie. Under the coat, she’s wearing a cardigan by Reed Krakoff, adorned with a necklace by Cathy Waterman. The ensembles’ finishing touches were left to a belt from J.Crew, and also pale kitten-heeled shoes by J Crew.
We pledge allegiance to Michelle Obama’s Style, and the United States of America.
PinLeague, a tool used for Pintrest to analyze the pins that pull the most traffic, did an interesting analysis on fast casual dining restaurants and their progress with social media. The following categories were surveyed:
Follower Growth
Out of 6 well-known brands, Maggiano’s Little Italy had the best follower growth with a 3400 increase, while Panera had the most lead in followers. Maggiano’s strategy to increase followers was by offering contests to fans.
Organic Buzz
The brand which was most interactive with their fans and followers was Applebee’s. Following Applebee’s were Panera Bread and Maggiano’s Little Italy.
User Engagement
The brand that was successful in high engagement was Panera Bread. They led with an outstanding 98% engagement rate.
Check to see if your favorite restaurant has a Pintrest page and check out the mentioned restaurants!
Swiss Watch making giants, Swatch yesterday completed the acquisition of luxury jewel maker to the stars and royalty Harry Winston, in a deal worth just over a billion dollars in assets and debt. Swatch Group’s acquisition allows Harry Winston to focus on what it does best, mining. The acquisition breaks any links in Harry Winston’s strategies of combining mining and jewelry.
The Ipad, now anointed and covered by the creativity of Japanese brand Ozaki’s bible case cover has been renewed. The bible case cover is clever and actually pretty eye catching.The exodus has begun- our office mates have left in search of this new accessory.
Not a fan of the Bible ipad cover? Thou shall not fret. Ozaki offers covers that also resemble other distinguished books (i.e. dictionary).
Credits: http://mashable.com/2013/01/12/ipad-mini-bible-case/
-Guest Blogger Adiat Disu
Award winner Jessica Chastain, Julianne Hough, Megan Fox, Jo Champa, and many others arrived at the Golden Globe red carpet with a breezy color pallet. Other than the bone chilling speech given by Jodie Foster, celebrities also wore gowns with colors the ice queen would be proud of. We believe it is safe to say that soft pinks, blues, taupes, grays and whites breezed through fashions hot heated debate of “what is the color of the night.”
I personally have a love for popping color, you know like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Yinka Shonibare style! As I was searching for African print home furnishing for my inspirational home decor mood board I came across a picture of this beautiful, bright, yellow chair that had been re-worked with a touch of African print fabric on Tumblr. I simply fell in love with this designers simplistic style and revitalization process of his products. Stated in his bio, North Londoner, Product and Furniture Designer, Yinka Ilori ”aims to challenge perceptions of waste through the regeneration and revitalisation of every-day furniture, where every piece deserves the chance to be loved again.” which is magnificent in my opinion! His choice of materials range from herringbone tweeds to Dutch wax and pairing of color is just as tasty! His designs are definitely for the home owners who love color and print.
You know you want to see more of his designs: www.YinkaIlori.com
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I know you may think that the beginning of the year starts off slow even though you have been writing down your goals for the new year. Now that the New Year is here, it’s time to take action! You know what they say, “Actions Speak Louder than Words”, but of course in your case actions speak louder than goals.
If you are an artist, designer, craftsman, or a entrepreneur overall you should definitely create a plan to take action in order to begin on the right foot this year.
Below are 4 areas of focus to prepare yourself and your business for the New Year:
1. “Reading Is Fundamental”
Do yourself the favor by giving yourself the advantage of gaining knowledge you need. Start reading newspapers, magazines, and even find blogs in your area of interests. Understand the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal contexts you operate in. In the long-run you will be empowering your leadership skills as your own business woman or man.
2. Improve Your Products:
Begin with researching your product and finding new ways to improve your designs. You can find ways to improve the creation of the product, design, packaging, and branding. Another way to improve your designs or rather give them a new look is to see what is currently trending. Check out accessible trend forecasting websites, blogs, and magazines that provide information on the latest trends. Take time to brainstorm, maybe take a day to sketch out or write down new ideas, and new materials you would like to work with.
3. Brand Yourself:
Find ways to promote your work ,not just on social media sites but in person. If you have someone in mind you would like to design for or do work for, find out their interests, what they buy and why they buy it. Start looking for events that relate to the product you sell or business you have
in order to socialize with the crowd who potentially could be your customers.
4. Travel
When I say travel, yes I mean internationally, but I also mean where you reside. Go visit a museum or random events that involve your focus of business. If you are a designer, maybe attend a Fashion show or museum exhibition of garments. If you are looking to step out of your comfort zone find inspiration and a fresh outlook to life, visit a new destination.
As seen in www.Craft Afrika.com
