Women in the workforce is an interesting topic anytime, but we find this particular facet to be especially so: the varying and changing styles of dress since women began working in offices. Starting in 1899, Mashable walks through the years (pictures included) that is evidence of both the changing clothing styles as well as changing attitudes about working women. (We are thankful women no longer have to wear hoop skirts!) Enjoy this walk through history: http://mashable.com/2014/10/22/womens-workwear-20th-century/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-bus-link.

  Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the candy-centric holiday, enjoy this clip from Crest toothpaste that shows the extremes of what kids with an unlimited candy supply can result in. (Hint: it is not peaceful and calm). It is a smart move on the part of the toothpaste titan to capitalize on a sugar laden holiday by assuring you that their product will save your kids teeth from sugar’s destructive properties. It may do that, but it sure won’t calm them down from a sugar high. Either way, enjoy the chaos of this video: http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-crest-gets-kids-all-jacked-candy-cute-and-crazy-halloween-ad-161066.

LOCAL INVENTOR’S INNOVATIVE NEW POOL PRODUCT HAS ABC’S HIT TV SHOW SHARK TANK CIRCLING AROUND Local Inventor Introduces Creative New Product For Pool Safety and Play Fayetteville, Ark. Oct. 28, 2014 Troy Orsburne, a Northwest Arkansas resident and inventor, has created a visionary new product, Pool Cubes, for swimming pool and out-of-pool use. Pool Cubes are essentially colorful 10” by 10” plastic cubes with an interlocking building block system made for underwater use. Pool Cubes can be used to create platforms and barriers, which makes them perfect for those concerned with the safety of small children. Pool Cubes is a…

  Facebook marketing takes time and effort and these days it costs money too. But do you know just how much money it can cost to put significant content into Facebook and other forms of social media? Nestle spends $127,500 per day—for Facebook alone. Inc.com takes that information and asks just how much marketing really costs. Remember—you might not have as much money as Nestle to spend on marketing every day, but The Artist Evolution takes a comprehensive approach to developing all aspects of your brand at an affordable price. Source:  http://www.inc.com/laura-montini/infographic/how-much-marketing-really-costs.html?cid=sf01002

  It might be easy to dismiss a logo as nothing more than a display of a company’s name. But a logo is so much more than that; it is the central go-to of a company’s identity and often their brand idea carries over into their logo. These 40 logos, compiled by the British company Oomph, have “hidden messages” that take the idea of a logo one step further and embed the mission statements and ideals of the company within clever artwork. Source: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/40-brand-logos-hidden-messages-starting-most-famous-one-160798