Monday, April 30, 2012

4/30/2012 Alas, April is no more. Welcome May!

Quotable


SEMII
Seth Godin post
5.01 and 5.02 - we will get through today...I hope!

MM
Wow!, Language and dating.  Subtle clues and contexts from our communications
Art of a Sale - Why we do/what is it about? - Audio Selection
4.04
Buying behavior - video
Costco - a lesson in marketing

Marketing
SAT Question of the Day
and
ACT Questions of the Day

Cardboard Prom dress - an audio selection

Buying behavior - a video
Costco - A lesson in Marketing

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Quotable


SEMII


MM
Quiz - 4.02
Continue and finsih 4.03

Marketing

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

4/26/2012 Thursday...feels like a Thursday

Quotable


SEMII
***Field Trip canceled***
Test - We will begin right after the announcements
             Reg Class - 775856037
             Co-op duo - 773956037

Continue into Motivation theory - 5.01 

MM
***Field Trip canceled***
Random fun site.  "Dispair.com" Must read the posters
4.03
Quiz looming.  If not today, then tomorrow definitely.
Remember your paper is due tomorrow, typed, via email.  murphyk2@gcsnc.com

4.02 parallel   
Don't expect applause  - Seth Godin


Marketing
***Field Trip Canceled***
Introduction/growth in the real world...click here.
     Above the ad, re-read the paragraph  beginning with - "We built this brand with a lot of grassroots ...."
              Does this describe introduction or growth?

Social media - an expose


4/25/2012 Two quizzes. One repreive.

Quotables



SEMII

MM
RM Theory explained - Intrinsic vs extrinsic - Seth Godin
Quiz - 4.02

Marketing
SAT Question of the Day

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

4/24 Interim day, but don't be sad, 6 weeks to go!

Quotables

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.



Thomas Jefferson

SEMII
Interims
Finsih 4.02
Let's go over some questions!
4.03 verbally/small group

Test on Wednesday
5.01

MM
Interims
Link - hope it works
4.02 continued/finish
4.03 begin
Quiz on Wednesday - 4.02

Marketing
SAT Question of the day!
Interims
In talking about the Product Life Cycle, some timely advice from Seth Godin
Let's Talk Laps!
3.02

Friday, April 20, 2012

4/20/2012

Quotables

It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.



Edward W. Howe

 
SEMII
Quiz - 4.01 and a bit of 4.02
Finish 4.02
4.03 Outloud

MM
Again, I will be here after school in case you want to retake your test. :)
Quiz - 4.01 Channel Management
Continuance of 4.02
Did anyone find their top three Valences?

Marketing
Stay during lunch or after school if your want to redo the test.
3.01 - let the fun begin

Thursday, April 19, 2012

4/19/12 7 weeks mam, yes 7 weeks

Quoatables
“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.”


Augustine of Hippo quotes

SEMII
4.02 finish
4.03 Project (Prom focus though)? or Personal Finance...my call. 

MM
I am here if you want to take your retest before or after school Today or Tomorrow!
Sunshine Lodge Case Study
4.02 Guided Notes

Marketing
Isn't there a test today????
Yes!
Test ID: 8727211767
Good Luck!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012

Quotables
 Nope, nothing today

SEMII
NBA Ads go Extreme
4.02 completion

MM
Wow, what a test.
Obj 4 continues

Marketing
SAT Question of the day
 Seth Godin
NBA Ads go Extreme

Sales practice...in prep of the test      Go to Murphy's page and click on 2.09 Money Matters.doc
                                                                    ditto      click on 2.09 sales calulations practice

Obj 2 Review - last minute questionChange of plans  Test ID:8727211742

Monday, April 16, 2012

4/17/12 Tuesday...just another day

Quotables

"Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so."
                          ~Gore Vidal
SEMII
4.02 begin
Volunteers for May 5th - extra credit given

MM
test id 8754711675


Article concerning obj 3...Doritos Tacos
Advertising...Adage

Marketing
SAT Question of the Day
Two great articles
10 Things Steakhouses will not tell you
10 Things Customer Service will not tell you
2.09 continuance

4/16/12 The long grind ahead

Quotables:

How strange to use "You only live once" as an excuse to throw it away.
Bill Copeland


SEMII
Finish 4.01 - facilities and other responsibilities of the facility manager
4.02 begin


MM
Tomorrow is the test on Obj 3
I will entertain questions today


Obj 4 begins in earnest

Marketing  
Go back over the selling process - 7 steps???
2.09
Test on Wednesday 
15 minutes to look over what you should have known from 2.01 - 2.07

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

4/4/2012 - Light on the Horizon

Quotables

“We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon”


              ~Konrad Adenauer quotes


SEMII
Test Retake for all those who wish.   First 30 minutes of class.
Read over for 10 prior to us retaking.

Use yesterday's post to find the test id.  I have already reset.

4.01 Continued and Finished.

Venue Assignments

Article...cheating in the olympic administration


MM
Seth Godin
3.06 and 3.07
Quiz on 3.03 and 3.04

Marketing
Seth Godin
SAT Question of the day
Brand in the news
Brand again, KFC, YUM!

Brand...weddings
3.08 and 3.09



Let's see how fast we can get through the both of them.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 -

Quotables

Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants.


~Barack Obama
Sadly, the company went bankrupt in 2011.  I do not think 8 coal fired power plants are being replaced.

SEMII
Test ID # - 8758511358
Driggers and Johnson - 8739511358 

Continuance of 4.01...Facilities

MM
Quiz on 3.01 - 3.02
3.03 & 3.04
Marketing

Saturday, March 31, 2012

April 2, 2012 - April Fools!!!!! ......not really.

Quotables

4 days left.  Will it come soon enough?

SEMII
Google Nascar
Again, what have we discussed?
Obj 2 And Obj 3

MM
Google vs Facebook Employee Benefits
The joy of group and presentations roled un into one.
Obj 3.01
Obj 3.02
Quiz on each tomorrow

Marketing
SAT Question of the Day
Brand image in the media
Google Nascar
Google Maps 8-bit
Google's really advanced search
Finish 2.06 - Brand
Smart Car Ad

Quiz on Tuesday - 2.05 - 2.06

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

March 29, 2012 - wow, this is a lot of creativity Murphy created

Quotables

When you're a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you're not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You'll know it's there, so you're going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back.

Steve Jobs

SEMII
EQ: What does it take to host/run an event?  True cost
Going back to ethics and sports agents
Let's review the expenses from the last expense sheet
Today we begin to build the event out.  Change of plans from yesterday.  We are now hosting it either in the parking lot or on the football/lacross practice field.  You get to choose.  utilize 3.03 (Mr Murphy Pages) for a guide.  Also use the Expenses from 3.02 as your spreadsheet.

What I need:
     Event Name
     Time Frame
     Target Audience
     Expenses (spreadsheet) with total
     Planned # of people showing up
     Tix/ride price to justify the event

Good luck!

MM
EQ: What do you remember from Financial Analysis?  Test Day cometh.
Test ID# 8754711222     Obj 1 & 2 cumulative look on your desktop for the sign in link
Product Line Extension...is it always good?
Once you have finished with your test, turn your collective attention back to the Obj 3 projects.

Evidence I should have from each team:
     3-5 Bullet points from your powerpoints of critical information from the lesson (emailed)
                        (ie - what do I need to know)
     5 question quiz (on Google docs) (link provided in the email)
     Activity (either emailed or link provided in the email)

All elements should be emailed to murphyk2@gcsnc.com

Marketing
EQ: What is your story?  the development of a brand.
SAT Question of the Day
Customer Service or Stalking? An interesting turn of events in retail
Continuing of Brand...2.06 (Mr Murphy Pages)
Potentially questionable videos on Brand
Let's consult the wall, not to sell the items, but to see and understand the brand.

March 28, 2012 - I imagine it is doughnut day somewhere in the world

Quotables:

"C" is for Cookie that's good enough for me,

"C" is for cookie that's good enough for me,


"C" is for cookie that's good enough for me,


Oh! cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C"!



                                              ~Cookie Monster

SEMII
Group up.  Teams of 3.  Best you find somebody smart.  Limit one smart person per group...hahahaha.
Mini excursion

Sheet hand out

MM
Assignment of groups...what fun.
Instead of listening to me through Objective 3 material, you will be the star...well, you and your team.
The basics:
-1 day prep of the material
-everyone must help present
-all resources given must be used
-one activity per section (3.01;3.02;etc)
-at least one outside resource (ie article, printed story, website)
-must develop a quiz for the material presented.  5 questions, essence, not minutia
-you will give the quiz the following day, grade said quiz and present to me in a spreadsheet (I will provide)
- groups will be randomly drawn (hahahahahahaha)
- Should not simply read from the powerpoints...so boring

Let the team grouping commence



Marketing
Seth Godin post...options concerning Money

Monday, March 26, 2012

March 27, 2012 Breaking Dawn, er, no, A New Hope, er, no!, The 4th Quarter begins

Quotables

“Beginning is easy - continuing hard”



                       ~Japanese Proverb
 
                                   9 short weeks to go.  Do not stop achieving before you really start.
 
SEMII
Finish Expenses.
Activties on expenses

MM
Capturing the Creativity Muse...can it be bottled?  Warning: This is a 32 min long audio file, but it is quiet good, covering brainstorming, side actions, 3M, P&G, Swifer, Amphetamines, etc.
No, we will no listen to it all, rather, a small selection.


Marketing
SAT Question of the Day
Let's start with the recap of 2.01-2.05
2.06 vocab sometime today
2.06 smart car write up
2.06 itself.

Friday, March 23, 2012

March 23, 2012 - Did time really slow down?

Quotables

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.William Penn

Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week.Charles Richards

SEMII
Seth Godin - worth reading today

Promoter expense sheet
Promoter liability insurance
Anyone like MMA?
Boilerplate

Let's dabble in expenses once more

Practice test for you...Test ID# 8758511137 
Megan and Driggers Test ID # 8739511137 

MM
Seth Godin - worth reading today
A small excursion in time management
Pushing forward...way behind

Practice Test - Test Id # 8754711140  


Marketing
Seth Godin - worth reading today

Continuance of Obj 2.05...activity
Let's go to the LAP!  Document Manager...2.05 Promises Promises and 2.05 Raise the Bar

Practice Test ID # 8727211138




Wednesday, March 21, 2012

March 22, 2012 A day in the life of you

Quotable

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.
William Howard Taft


SEMII
Basic costs of an event
Cost of a wedding...with details
I really like this spreadsheet!  At the bottom, download it.
Look at #8...meal costs
The Royal Family
Even for a semi-pro team that loses money, For the Greensboro Coliseum, it loses more if there is no semi-pro team.  An event, even how poorly attended, is still better than no event at all.click here

Contine with the expenses!

MM
Found a great video, let's watch
We return to 2.05

Marketing
Found a great video, let's watch
One more (the essence of Marketing)...here
Onward to 2.05

March 21 - Three days til the end of quarter

Quaotable



SEMII



MM


Marketing
Quizlet - 2.04 material



Tuesday, March 20, 2012

March 20, 2012 Tick, Tock, the quarter is winding down

Quotables:

Why go into something to test the waters ? Go into it to make waves.

SEMII
Let us begin the exploration of monetary benefit of a professional sports team or venue.  We have chatted concerning the "Economic Impact of..." specific sporting events.  We change the string slightly and begin the conversation of the "Economic Impact of...venues and franchises"  Go explore.

3.02 - budgetary items

MM
2.04 activities...the IRS in Review
History of Taxes pt 1
Theme 3, 4 and 5...let us look together

Test ID # - 8754710705

Marketing
Test ID # 8727210697

Quiz 2.01https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uufkNFglRX10ewucwl1sZG9Ws15e3KfofAxqpNRTv0g/edit?pli=1#