Consumer Culture Aficionado Mugs

Early man learns that by walking upright, his hands become free to do many useful things.

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'

'You're my best man, Pomeroy, so I've decided to sell the damn company.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

"They're on special offer so I got three times more than I could ever use for twice as much as I could afford!"

"We have an acronym!"

"At this office no two days are different."

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

Made in China

The Selfie

Parade of Businessmen

"Security? There's a goddam tree in my office."

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

"It's a 'Black eye friday'. I got it in a fight over a 56 inch TV."

"But everyone else gets to market their own personal scent!"

Stuff: You Don't Really Need But Still Don't Have.

"Here comes a client I must speak to. Excuse me while I slip into some jargon."

'Adam and Eve in the garden of Sweden'

"I think you might need to start again."

"Good news! She's asking for her Banana Republic and Williams-Sonoma catalogues."

'Go to work, do your job, go home. . . Penburtson, that is the American Dream!'

'It must be good chocolate for six bucks a box.'

"I think we should try something a little simpler."

"I know we're not lions, but let's call ourselves a pride anyway."

"The scowl might just be what this place needs."

"But will it distract the public's attention enough that they mindlessly buy our products?"

"He ate homework as a puppy but quickly moved onto business journals."

"We don't have an exercise room here. You'll stay in shape by climbing the ladder, jumping through hoops, toeing the line..."

Offices moved to 23rd floor - taking the company to new heights - the management.

Change Management: Change can be ruf.