Unbridled Eve Gala 2012
Is it Derby time yet? Oh, no, wait – we just did that. But since it’s hump day, we thought we might help get you officially into the latter half of the week with some pretty pics from the Unbridled Eve gala.
Vest was proud to sponsor this event in its inaugural year because of the significant contributions going to Blessings in a Backpack. If you aren’t familiar with Blessings in a Backpack, take a second to learn about their great work! They help children whose families are in need by sending home meals for 38 weekends during the school year.
Enjoy the beautiful photos from our photographer, Bethany Billick, with descriptions from Hannah Ulmer!
“The red carpet was so cool – it really made the event glamorous and exciting as soon as you walked in the door!” Pictured above: Quinton Aaron, Oscar Nuñez, Kate Flannery and Dennis Haysbert
Creative-Commons-licensed photo courtesy of Flickr user gordon2208 (click pic for link)
Last week I had an unpleasant experience at a well-known national retailer. I was using a ‘onesie’ restroom (single, no stalls) and noticed too late that the toilet paper was out. Lucky me, there were paper towels nearby, so disaster was averted. It was unpleasant, but not the end of the world. What was even less pleasant was the nonplussed, uncaring attitude of the employee whom I alerted to the situation.
I expected our dialogue to go something like this:
Me: Hey, just wanted to let you know the restroom is out of TP. I had to use paper towels. :/
Her: Oh, I am sorry about that, I’ll go get some now. Thanks for letting me know. :)
Me: No problem, thanks. :)
However, it went more like this:
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Chances are a few days ago if I told a random person out on the street that I worked at a company that was creating holograms for their clients they would either think I was crazy, or perhaps that I worked at NASA. Thanks to the viral popularity of Tupac’s posthumous appearance at Coachella with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, though, this technology is now one of the hottest topics on the internet. How much did it cost? Will HoloPac go on tour? Have Tupac sightings replaced Elvis sightings? I’m sure there are plenty of other blog posts discussing those angles.
photo credit: Dell Computers
With most companies participating in 10-20 social media channels on average, some days you just feel like turning off the daggone firehose. Honestly…who could possibly read all this? Who would even want to?
That’s why a recent study cited in Forbes really got me thinking. In it, they looked at the top 100 influencers in social media and the bottom 100 and determined there wasn’t much difference in their content. What was different is who they were connected to, and what they did with their time on social media. Shocking? Maybe. But it’s just more evidence that standing out in the social sphere takes work, time, and careful cultivation. Here’s my advice.
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