Marketing Wiz Gifts

"I think it was one Christmas TV advert too many."

"I'm in marketing. My motto is it's all in the packaging."

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

'I should not that the cherry and whipped cream were an afterthought created by our graphics dept.'

Two children are running lemonade stands outside their home; one stand is more popular than the other.

Group Think Time

"There are the arts, the sciences, agriculture, and commerce. Stick with commerce, if you know what's good for you."

"You were right. Building an online business empire is even more fun than playing games."

'Keep asking for more allowance. It's good practice for negotiating future stock and option grants.'

"All it takes is a little marketing, Tia Carmen!"

A young boy sits behind a lemonade stand with a sign that reads "Lemonade 25¢ - Jay Antosh, Chief Executive Officer".

'Those are my twins: NASDAQ and Dow. They were born at the height of the dot.com boom.'

'Almost finished.'

"Now the first thing you have to do is to get a client's attention."

'We would deliver if we could cross the street.'

A bar selling 'crafty' beer is more popular than a bar selling 'craft' beer.

"I'm a pragmatist, Leon. Before I put a new product on the market, I ask myself, 'Will it sell?' "

'I'd love to play house, Kevin, but I've got a business to run.'

Kid selling lemonade has a picture of the founder: himself

An overachieving headless chicken.

"I'd like you to meet our director of scratch-and-sniff advertising."

New-Car Shopping with Arianna Huffington: 'She says if we give her a car, she'll give us exposure by driving it around.'

Student about Biz Quick class: 'It's bite-size information in a 15 minute class that teaches you how to roll in the dough.'

"Is there any way we can skip right to adulthood and start being in charge?"

"Congratulations. Your ad isn't selling out product, but it's a YouTube sensation."

"Here's the artist's conception of your proposed smile."

"All in favor of changing out name from '17th Federal Savings & Loan' to 'Still Here Bank'..."

"The exclamation points make the whole thing seem desperate and contrived."

'Well, Dad, you said for us to use our initiative to make money so we went into the worm business.'

"I didn't think much of the plot, but I like the product placement."

"No personnel expenses, low manufacturing costs, no turnover tax - according to financial experts my enterprise is worth 859,0000,0000 euro."

"We have to develop a new way to build our customer base. Antispam software has put a dent in our marketing strategy."

'... Geez! This guy's got the poker face from hell.'

'You were in commodities - cattle, stuff like that - so you must feel right at home here.'

'Have we thought this thing through?'