Author Archives: Saba Getaneh

I’m the kind of person who listens to Christmas music before Halloween even starts, so a good Christmas movie is definitely always “on the list” for me. However after watching so many films I could only help but wonder, how … Continue reading →

While rummaging through old things, I found an old key holder with a Wendy’s frosty card attached to it. Late in the year of 2013 I went to Wendy’s after a late football game and the lady at the cash … Continue reading →

I have always been amazed at the strategic fitting of commercials inside of a television program.  There are television broadcasts that fit in different types of commercials that relate to the audience in so many different ways.  For example, this … Continue reading →

Music can change he way you view the world.  Giddy Christmas music can draw the consumer out of me to purchase things that neither my friends nor I would ever need.  Whether I am hearing the beautiful melisma of Mariah Carey’s “All … Continue reading →

I may have already mentioned that I work at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center.  One new thing that we are offering this year is the “60 for 60.”  The “60 for 60” is a promotional idea that we are … Continue reading →

Whenever I see a comedy segment on Black Friday, it sort of reminds me of the way that Dickens used to give the middle and upper classes a glimpse into the life of the poor.   While Dickens used to use … Continue reading →

One of the alto saxophones in my section of marching band posted a picture of his Thanksgiving dinner plate onto his twitter page.   The dinner plate had the caption “Help, I’ve eaten and I can’t get up.”  If you watched a … Continue reading →

What do Suzanne Collins, Stephenie Meyer, and J.K. Rowling all have in common?  In addition to being authors who have been financially successful in selling books to a young adult audience, these women have also taken a leaf from Dickens’ … Continue reading →

I am in the Spirit of Gold marching band, so I am at every home football game.  I think it was my sophomore year when marketing encouraged the crowd to go to Moe’s and obtain free queso every time our football team scored … Continue reading →

Over the break, I saw a Walmart commercial selling “consumer items.”  These items are aimed at a target audience of consumers rather than users because the items Walmart advertised are seasonal and not reusable. The goal of the commercial was … Continue reading →