Christien Louviere

I’ve always tried to do things a little different than the person next to me.
This world is so competitive that you have to do things to set yourself apart if you want to get noticed.  While this holds true for careers, it also holds true for life.  Stop watching ticker tapes all day.  Forget that [...]

With the job market following suit of the economy, it is hyper-competitive to land a great job.  If you believe that you are the best of the best, then you better have a solid resume that will drive that point home.
I have been working on a project for a client, which required research of thousands [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates will be in the new Windows Vista ads.

That is a direct quote from Kobe Bryant in an interview this Friday past with NBC’s Chris Collinsworth (download link).  I picked up on this story from an opinion piece on the WSJ.  The piece mentions that TV commentators keep opining that the Olympics are all about the brotherhood of man, rather than national ambition [...]

I have been using TheLadders for just over six months now to see what the hype was all about.  To be honest, I have been less than thrilled.  I was browsing some of the highlights over at the $100K+ job board SalesLadder.com.  They posted the “Top 100 Recruiter Search Words” used in the past week.  [...]

What is acceptable for today’s personal brand etiquette?

I love the scene below from Boiler Room (viewer discretion advised) in which Ben Affleck delivers his “Act As If…” speech. The point is that if you’re going to sell, then you have to look the part. It doesn’t matter if you’re in sales or not, you need to dress for the position you want [...]

The perceived recession is over hyped. A recent Business Week article finally proved as much. Regardless of the economy, I maintain the mindset of ABS…not brakes…ABS = Always Be Saving. Our generation isn’t going to collect a dime of social security, so it’s important for us to save now.
George Costanza said very [...]

Blackberry has ruined my abilities to send traditional SMS.

A view on how mobile internet devices will affect the future of mobile content distribution.

Aki Spicer, of Fallon, discusses the trends in social media.

So this weekend I had to go without the Internet at my complex. There are times where I will purposely not use the Internet, so I can focus on other things. I had to play host to two special guests, so I didn’t have much time to really worry about it; but it always interests [...]

I recently made a post about Nike understanding what athletes are about. The Cinderella commercial I referenced was about doing whatever, whenever to get where you want to go. The newest commercial is about their Nike SPARQ (Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, Quickness) training program. To most athletes, SPARQ is nothing new. It is a training [...]

Declining use of email?
Research suggests that teens rarely use email to communicate. They prefer to send text messages to each other. Considering that they are more likely to be in contact with each other during the day by phone than computer, that makes sense.
But do you think this will continue once they enter the workforce?
In [...]

I was a huge Michael Jordan fan when I was young. I used to try, notice the italics, to imitate him as a kid. I watched the training videos, read the Bios and scraped together what I could on the young Internet. Jordan and Nike have always put together wonderful commercials. [...]