• We just launched the newly redesigned johntarnold.com. We’re really happy to have the site online, and even more glad to continue working with such a great group of people. We wish JTA lots of success in the coming year with their brand new website. The new John T. Arnold site designed by Entermotion

• Support your local businesses! It’s not the best retail season we’ve ever seen this year, and our local businesses need your support. If you want to continue having convenient access to great products and cool stores, make sure you include some local shops in your Christmas shopping.

• Sofia Coppola is an absolutely amazing director - Lost in Translation

• Today is a good day to die - Flatliners

• Just fast forward through the Chris Tucker parts - The Fifth Element

• Long, but amazing - Lawrence of Arabia

• Don’t drink merlot during this - Sideways

• At least watch till Jimmy hits the kid with the glove - A League of Their Own

• Dudley Moore + Eddie Murphy - Best Defense

• Son, you got a panty on your head - Raising Arizona

Lemonade Stand

Yes, we know that economy is shaky, and some even say it’s really bad. It’s amazing that so many businesses can forget those lessons we learned from Lemonade Stand so many years ago…

What to do when things are normal
When the weather is normal, you need to advertise. When things are stable there is no risk. You plow ahead advertising as much as you can afford, and tweaking your pricing, and inventory.

What to do in a heat wave

Motrin Moms
Motrin ran a commercial about how those fancy mom/baby slings can hurt your back (thus you should use Motrin.) They weren’t quite aware of the storm they were about to stir up. Many mom groups are outright mad about the ad, and it’s implications. We’re not a big fan of focus groups, - but maybe a bit more exploration would have been a good thing in this case. Motrin has pulled the ad, and temporarily their website, until they can clear up the PR mess. Check the Motrin ad out here.

Spam, and Lipstick
As often happens in times of economic downturn, and tension. Small luxury items, and cheap commodity items tend to get a nice boost. Lipstick has become a famous post-indicator of the economy… Can you break off a chunk of your product or service and sell it at a lower price to capitalize on this trend? Will Starbucks stock finally stop taking a beating?
More here

Be Careful With Photoshop
Karolina Kurkova, a Victoria’s Secret model had some bikini shot published recently. There was only one problem, -her belly button was photoshopped into a weird mushy dent. It’s amazing the kind of stuff that slips through the filters of magazines and agencies. Here’s a whole website full of other Photoshop slip-ups”

• Cold War Kids: Loyalty to Loyalty
• The Killers: Sawdust
• Adele: 19
• Coldplay: Viva la Vida
• Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree
• Above & Beyond: Trance Around the World
• Alkaline Trio: Agony & Irony
• Arcade Fire: Funeral
• M.I.A.: Kala
• Tori Amos: American Doll Posse
• Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Joy Division: The Best of Joy Division
• Kate Nash: Foundations - EP
• Belle & Sebastian: Dear Catastrophe Waitress

To see more of what’s been playing in our office, check out our last.fm page:
http://www.last.fm/user/entermotion

It’s actually a really important question to ask. We try to find employees who love what they do, and clients who are passionate about their business. We find that it makes our life overall more enjoyable, and makes us more enjoyable to work with.

Here are a few of the things we’ve been concentrating on to keep the passion in our work.