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You say you're in marketing and advertising, eh? If you are a recent graduate with your marketing degree in hand, or if you're a tenured brand manager extraordinaire who has been furloughed, please read on. The question you need to answer, no matter the stage of your career is: Beyond your resume and Linked In profile, how can you show that you  know a thing or two about building a brand and telling that brand's story? Everyone in marketing and advertising has seen a creative's portfolio. You know, the one where the creative shows their best work, and the lucky blokes on the other side of the table get to "ooh" and "ahh" over the insightful, witty, clever, and meaningful work enshrined in said portfolio. This article is here to encourage you, dear fellow marketer. Creatives and designers shouldn't be the only ones having all the fun.  For every marketer and advertising type, I highly recommend  you create and keep a portfolio of your wo...

Don't know about y'all, but the self-quarantine has been mostly manageable, from a work-from home perspective. In the big scheme of things, my family is fortunate that we have not been directly affected by the virus. Now, as far making this "working from home" situation manageable on my part, perhaps it's partly due to my introversion, also partly due to a knack for making lemonade out of lemons. I've been adequately productive: a little bit of consulting, a lot of job searching and networking, and some home improvement honey-dos. One of the tricks that I find to help me stay on task and stay sane is to have some solid music to listen to, in order to keep on truckin' and be productive with the time that I have. Here is what I've got on my COVID playlist, organized by "appropriate for today" and "can't wait to play once we're out of this self-quarantine mess." Appropriate for Today Bon Jovi " Raise Your Ha...