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“We’re giving our employees a break with some paid time off.” -Patagonia
Patagonia is closing both its offices and retail stores between December 25th and January 1st. See the sign below. They share, "We're giving our employees a break with some paid time off."Hat tip to the Founder of Girls Who Code Reshma Saujani for sharing it on...
Would you be brave enough to put a “Don’t Hire Us” page on your website? Brandivate did
Would you be brave enough to put a "Don't Hire Us" page on your website? That's exactly what Bill Petrie, Kelsey Cunningham and the team at brandivate did. Here's what that they shared:_________________________Don't Hire UsMost companies spend all the time and effort...
How BrewDog rocks the Pink Goldfish of micro-weird
BrewDog isn't your ordinary craft brewer. The Scottish microbrewer rocks the Pink Goldfish of micro-weird. Here are a handful of the things that make them eminently talkable:1. Crew T-shirts - over the last few years, Brewdog had featured actual negative reviews on...
5 things you need to know about PAXLOVID, Pfizer’s new game-changing pill treatment
TURNING POINT for COVID. 5 things you need to know about PAXLOVID, Pfizer's new game-changing pill treatment.1. It keeps people out of the hospital - PAXLOVID reduced the risk of hospitalization by about 90% among people who started it within three days of having...
Lush Cosmetics quit social media
On Black Friday, Lush Cosmetics quit social media. Lush flushed over 10.6 million followers on Instagram and Facebook alone. Talk about a meta-morphis.Why? Frances Haugen is the reason. She blew the whistle on Facebook's own research. The research suggested...
Are you a grilled cheese fan? Try Panera Bread’s Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich
Warning: this post is extra cheesy. Are you a grilled cheese fan? And I bet you like Mac & Cheese. Then you'd probably love Panera Bread's Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich. Panera launched this lopsided piece of genius this Fall. The mac & cheese, made with a...
How Luna Rotisserie Harnessed The Power Of Exposing
The devil isn't just in the details. He's in a T-shirt from a restaurant exposing a one-star review.Thanks to my Pink Goldfish 2.0 co-author David Rendall for sharing this example from Luna Rotisserie. The restaurant is located in Carrboro, North Carolina (about...
A Pink Goldfish Story about Scotty Connal and Richard John Vitale
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch.”This quote by author e.e. cummings exemplifies a story about Scotty Connal and Richard John Vitale.Don't know...
How Death Before Decaf has lopsided both its hours and decor
Death Before Decaf. It is not only a mantra, it is a coffee shop in Brisbane, Australia. Since 2014, it has been pouring some amazing coffee in the capital of Queenland. Pouring it on is perhaps a better description.The shop has lopsided both its hours and decor. Need...
Lessons From Space And How It Became the Final Frontier for Dr. James Goodnight
It started as a young college graduate. James received a job working for NASA on the Apollo space program in the late 60s. Beat the Russians and put a man on the moon. It must have seemed like a dream job.Until it wasn't...What he found was a toxic work environment....
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