Charles Edwards
Charles Edwards
advertising american-musician buy except headline industry people products puppies reads
'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were comfortable with who they were, they'd never buy any products except the ones they needed, and then where would the advertising industry be?
eyes until
I've read until my eyes were bleeding. I don't know what more could be said. This is not a black-and-white issue.
agree barely board majority message strong trying
I think it would be barely satisfactory from the strong message I got from (Vilsack), but we're trying to come up with something that a majority of the board could agree on,
area authority minimum sends students undermines wrong
For students in Iowa, I think it sends the wrong message. I think it undermines our credibility when in one area we have the authority to set standards, we have such a minimum that is, in my opinion, embarrassing.
basics hit move scholars-and-scholarship teachers
It's like 'What's an atom? What's an element?' ... Teachers feel like we need to hit the basics before we move on to something like the periodic table.
concerns mentioned minutes name prayers schedule time took
It took him 45 minutes to say his prayers in the morning. He mentioned everyone by name and his concerns with them. He had to schedule time to pray because he didn't feel it appropriate to just mention them as a group.
tools management obstacles
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
numbers facts chance
The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably increases as the number of pertinent merchandise facts included in the advertisement increases.
bar bit emotional trying
What we're trying to do is set the bar a little bit higher. This has been a very contentious, very emotional (issue).
anybody best came changed changes four game swing time tried
Anybody down 2-0 going into half-time must be concerned. At the same time I tried my best not to panic, but to look at the changes we need to make to swing the game our way... I came up with four changes and that changed the game tremendously,
behind follower longtime problems react solve state university
As a longtime follower of our state university system, we're always behind the curve. We always react to problems. We don't look to solve those problems before they occur.
challenge doubt operation run
It is going to be a challenge for them, there is no doubt in my mind. But if they run the operation professionally and with Iowans in mind, I think they have a shot.
choke closing deck good lose losing seats teams yankees
I think it's silly. Losing those seats for teams like the Yankees and Angels, they'll lose revenue. They're going to choke themselves. I think Lew Wolff is a good owner, but I don't think closing the upper deck is going to do it for them.
children family golf time
He didn't even take up golf because it would take away time from his family or children or grandchildren. He was completely selfless.