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Last week in London during an art Auction, the famous “Balloon Girl” by Banksy had self-destruct. The piece of artwork had gone for $1.3 million before it had “self-destruct” by the frame itself. There was suspicions that something was off when it was being sold for the same price as the previous auction record was it was in 2008. Robert Casterline, who works at Casterline Goodman Gallery, which was the gallery the auction took place, mentioned that there was complete confusion and “as soon as the gavel went down an alarm inside the gram started going off.” As the whole room at the auction was sitting there, the painting just started to move. As terrifying as it was, there was excitement as well. Upon Anny Shaw who is part of the Art Newspaper, she stated that everyone just got “Banksy-ed.” He is one of the greatest street artists from Britain and this was part of his mind set. Upon reading this, I had thought that it was a joke the whole time. Once I had seen that there were more articles about it, I could not believe that this had actually happened. It is amazing that a painting in a frame can do something so destructive. If I was the person who had bought the paining for $1.3 million, I would be mad, angry, confused. I would hope to get my money back for not even getting a painting that is put together.
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Tiffany & Co.
Introduction: Tiffany & Co. is one of the most well-known luxury jewelry retailer from New York City. When you think of Tiffany & Co. you think you a teal blue tiny box with a black bow on the top. Tiffany & Co. started in 1837 in New York City. Later in 1867, Tiffany & Co. expanded to Paris World’s fair. Alessandro Bogliolo became the CEO in 2017 and is still the present CEO. Summary: Since Tiffany & Co. has been so successful since they have opened their first store in NYC in 1817, they have a lot of power over what they can sell as their image. Their social media image is very important for this company because it allows them to demonstrate and show off their new collections and campaigns that they will be launching. Facebook: Upon looking at Tiffany & Co’s Facebook page, I was able to tell that they are promoting their brand in different ways. For example, I did not know that they were the jewelry company that styled the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City this summer. While posting an album with all of the artists wearing the jewelry, there were hits and misses with each person that had commented. There were those people that absolutely loved the jewelry and wanted to go purchase it, yet there were people who hated every single piece and nit-picked everything about every picture. Going off of photo albums, Tiffany & Co. have albums for new collection launches, events that their jewelry is worn for, etc. The Facebook layout is very nice, clean and everything that Tiffany & Co. is about. If there were comments on posts addressing concerns, Tiffany & Co. would respond to them, telling the customer to message them privately and they would take care of the situation. There are 6,665,279 Million fans of Tiffany & Co.’s Facebook account. Twitter: Along with Facebook, the layout is very nice, clean and everything that Tiffany & Co. is about. On Twitter though, there are more ads with celebrities promoting new campaigns. Tiffany & Co. only posts some of the pictures from the album that was posted on Facebook. Unlike Facebook, I noted that Tiffany & Co.’s Twitter does not post as frequently and with less content. There are more positive comments on their tweets. There are 1.66 Million followers on Tiffany & Co.’s Twitter account. Instagram: Tiffany & Co’s Instagram page is very classy and simplistic. It shows off all of their new jewelry along with celebrities wearing Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Along with the pictures, they have ‘highlights’ some of which are “Red Carpet, NYC, Wallpaper, Stickers, Love Stories.” There are 9 Million followers on Tiffany & Co.’s Instagram account. Pinterest: Upon looking at their Pinterest account, I was very shocked to see that there was actually content on there, recent content that is. It is very organized and separated into different boards, for example, “Tiffany Paper Flowers, 2018 Spring Campaign, Tiffany Blue, etc.” Inside each category, there are images of what each category is of. There are 5.9 Million monthly views on Tiffany & Co.’s Pinterest account. Youtube: When you first go onto Tiffany & Co.’s YouTube page, you will see a video immediately for their “2018 Spring Campaign: Believe in Dreams” Ad which is from four months ago which got 13,755,292 views. The most recent video is from two months ago, which got 2,500 views. They use their YouTube channel to promote their new campaigns that are videos. There are 64,364 subscribers on Tiffany & Co.’s YouTube channel. Use of each tool: Tiffany & Co. had a 2018 Save the Wild Collection which was in support of the Elephant Crisis Fund and Wildlife Conservation Network. At this dinner, Tiffany & Co. donated over more than $3 million. “The Blue Book” allows customers and even new customers to order from the book when the store first opened. Even today, you can go into Tiffany & Co. and find a “Blue Book” and look through it as you are going around the store to make it easier for you. Even though that they have amazing sales every season, even without the seasons, Tiffany & Co. is always making a good amount of profit every day. After this recent Christmas season, their percentage was +2.4% and they did not believe that it was good enough. They knew that they needed to do more to get an even bigger growth. When you get the little blue box with a black bow on the top, you know that you are getting a good piece of jewelry from Tiffany & Co. You know that you are getting a good quality piece of jewelry that will last you forever. Assessment and recommendations: Based off of their name and even the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” I had gotten a ring for my sixteenth birthday from Tiffany’s from my grandparents and it is still in perfect condition. Unlike my other jewelry that tarnishes if left in the open. After researching Tiffany & Co. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for jewelry.
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Being in the spotlight means that you have power over what you are speaking about and what topics you relay. Whether that is a company or being a celebrity, you are able to relay your thoughts and feelings about certain topics and potentially help a movement, start a movement, maybe cause drama, or even bring change to the world. Companies and or celebrities can engage their goods and services well on social media because they have a strong enough following to make a change and when they have a big enough following, they are able to do bring their followers along for the ride. When they bring them along for the ride it means that they are agreeing to whatever service they are providing. It could be for a commercial, for a bracelet that donates their money to the wildlife, or for t-shirts. There are multiple ways to make an impression when you are a company or a celebrity with a hefty following.
One company that stood out to me the most was “Budweiser.” I had recently just saw their commercial in another class this semester. In the commercial, there are a heard of Clydesdales horses trotting along passing through a town. As they are passing through a town, you have the townspeople, elderly, and even children waving to them. When the horses reach their destination, it is a scenic view of where the twin towers would have been. When they stop, each horse kneels down and “Budweiser” pops up on the screen to show that it was their commercial. Even though it is not recent, it still has a huge impact on today’s world and how we view the impact of 9/11. Budweiser had only aired this commercial only once during the Super Bowl, but it was one that it is talked about forever.
It shows the significance of how even though 9/11 was seventeen years ago, it is still an important part of American history. We still need to treat it as it is happening every day and whenever we get the change, we need to honor those who served and protected us those seventeen years ago. Without those men and women, there would have been a lot more damage than there already was.
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When I had first saw this, I had immediately thought that this was the perfect reaction to any situation. In this reaction, you can tell that the woman is satisfied about throwing out the box into the garbage. There’s a look of satisfaction knowing that she has just thrown away such a burden. Instead of being a burden, it could have been something that an old friend, ex, or even family member gave to her and she no longer wants in her life. With being able to throw out burden into the garbage with such ease and with a smile on your face, it means that you are able to move on with your life and that you are okay with whatever it was, is now gone and will never have to deal with it ever again. This reaction symbolizes that no matter what the circumstance is, no matter what the outcome is, you can always start over.
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