There’s something incredibly distracting about bubble wrap – it seems to shout out “Pop me!” when you’re trying to pack something in it! Did you know that Monday, January 25 is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, when you can openly admit your love of bubble wrap and pop your bubbles proudly? If you visit the Bubble […]
Despite the popularity of e-mail and social media, snail mail still has its place for those personal communications like birthday and Valentine cards. We take it for granted that we can pop a stamp on an envelope and post it, paying the same price wherever it goes in the UK. So let’s spare a thought […]
Office moves can be stressful and depending on the size of your organisation can seriously affect your ability to carry out normal duties. Minimising downtime and disruption is a must, so we’ve put together a list of things to keep in mind when planning a successful office move. 1. Be Prepared By Creating […]
Unfortunately, we’ve all been there, that item we ordered online that arrives in more pieces than we’d have liked. Perhaps you want to sell something on eBay and don’t know where to start. Shipping fragile items is actually pretty simple if you follow these 13 steps. 1. Choose Your Courier Carefully Use a reliable parcel courier, or postal […]
A New York man faked his own kidnapping because he wanted to escape the anger of his girlfriend after going missing for two weeks. Rahmell Pettway, 36, admitted to police that he had staged the kidnapping to order to explain his absence to his girlfriend after spending two weeks away from his Brooklyn home. He […]
Yesterday was Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, a day inaugurated in 2001 to celebrate the strangely additctive protective wrap. To mark the day, 366 students at a New Jersey high school simultaneously popped bubble wrap, in the process setting the record for the most people popping bubble wrap at one time. Students of Hawthorne High School […]
Did you know that Justin Bieber has his very own duct tape? Duck brand duct tape got together with global music merchandising company Bravado to release a special edition of the multifunctional tape featuring prints of the singer to celebrate his 2012 world tour. The design incorporates hints of purple which apparently is Bieber’s favourite […]
A German-owned supermarket chain has attracted scorn for selling peeled bananas on plastic trays wrapped in cling film. The company’s Facebook page suffered a torrent of abuse from customers, many of whom threatened to boycott the store. The irony is that that Billa, which has thousands of store across Europe, promotes itself as a “common […]
If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not have come across a Scottish Fold cat called Maru. Maru is a resident of Japan and a YouTube superstar who has a particular penchant for cardboard boxes. Videos of his box antics have received some 158 million hits. Maru recently starred in an advert for […]
In the right circles, DuctBrand.com is renowned for its success in drumming up buzz around a seemingly humdrum product like duct tape. Much of this revolves around getting people to get creative with the tape, making pretty flowers, jewelry and such from “America’s favorite fix-all.” Each year, DuckBrand.com sponsors a competition to win a college […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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