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This cough is keeping me up :(

Times this cough COULD have helped me in life:

1. In a boring meeting and in need of an exit strategy.
2. Not being able to cough “good enough” while getting a physical.

Every penny counts, so does every moment.

This holiday season, advertisements for a variety of retailers, from L.L. Bean to Zales, aren’t showcasing big purchases or even Santa. Many ads are doing just the opposite — targeting value-conscious consumers with ad campaigns that have a high dose of sentimentality.

Highlights:

• “Fill the Holidays with Meaning” Hallmark
• “Festively Frugal” Target
• Best Buy is using a different type of singer — employee carolers
• Gap’s “Spread the Cheer” campaign enables online shoppers to send personalized cheers to friends and family. -Gap’s holiday TV ads are back for the first time in three years.

(NPR)

"A word of advice to special interest groups who object to televised depictions of their people: Keep quiet. Complaining only generates more free publicity."

- Andrew Wallenstein