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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:38 am Subject: Epiphany....may become a career

Hey guys,

I got throughmy marketing research class with all straight A's, throughout the semester we had to make up our own marketing research project. Mine was based on something that's been on my mind for quite some time.

I cancelled my subscriptions to Cosmo, Marie Claire, Mademoiselle, and Glamour two years ago because it was so full of repetitive and contridictory fluff. By that I mean every month would have articles on accepting yourself as is, and articles on tummy tucks, lipo, and boob jobs. It also had articles about enjoying your independence, and articles about what men want and how to please men. And they weren't talking about real men, but dink-shaking, armpit scratching apes. There were also articles about respecting yourself, and completely contradictory acticles about how to "properly" screw around. Overall, full of fluff and tacky fashion hints.

I also wondered if any of those guy magazines like Maxim and Stuff had any information about what women want, and how to please them. Guess what i found instead....more dink-shaking, armpit scartching waffle.

So I thought that the intellectual and socially independent women out there such as myself, and mnay of you here in the forum, could really use some quality monthly reading material. So, for Marketing Research, I came up with "Synergy", a magazine buy and for intellectually independent women, not trend chasers reading Glamour.

"Synergy" is full of articles about psychology, career enrichment, philosophy, health, and other information vital for intellectual and spiritual enrichment. My project got rave reviews from my professor, my research was 100% accurate, and now I'm seriously considering being my own boss and making "Synergy" a reality.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:51 am Subject:

Wow! Ari, your parents must be very proud of giving birth to such a talented child. And now, your husband must be feeling the same way. Very Happy

We all will be glad to read some of your articles published in 'Synergy' Smile

Let us know when this happens.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:19 pm Subject:

Great Idea! Count me in as a local writer for your publication...I've got some thoughts! As a professional woman I think you are on to something there!

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:21 pm Subject:

I haven't brought it up with my husband yet. My parents know that I have a knack for writing, and a way with words. My dad know how silly I think Glamour and Cosmo are. If I ever can make this a reality, It's going to start online, perhaps I'll open it up in my blog as an online magazine, I know I have a lot of ducks to get in a row if I want to publish and circulate it.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:22 pm Subject:

Erzeke, perhaps we can go in together on a blog to get our start!

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:22 pm Subject:

Ari,

That is a great idea, and something that is badly needed in the marketplace. Not everyone is so unsure of themselves that they need to know what a celebrity is wearing or buying to know what to wear that day.

This topic is a major soapbox for me. I'll stop with that for now.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:25 pm Subject:

Ok, that's a third! The wind is really picking up! We should start our on blog or internet domain so we can get the word out. All I have to do is pull up my homework assingments to get the research ball rolling.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:26 pm Subject:

Let me know when and where...!

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:29 pm Subject:

Let's see about doing this in a Yahoo! or MSN domain as a start. What do you think? Or we could start it in a new blog here, provided Denny is down with that.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:08 pm Subject:

That's a great idea...We could use our friends in the forum here to be our "test cases"!
If that's approved, of course.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:20 pm Subject:

I'll pm Denny right now!

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:48 pm Subject:

Just a quick FYI - don't know if it will make any difference to you... but "Synergy" is the name of an electric company.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:08 pm Subject:

Ari---I don't know how old you are, but in the 90's there was a tv show called "thirtysomething". Anyway one of the characters worked at a very up and coming magazine (on the show) called "Synergy. anyway,you seem to be have a real talent for writing and knowing what real women want from a magazine. I look forward to reading your work.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:18 pm Subject:

Wow Ari,what a great idea Very Happy

Count me in,I'm sick also of the fluff. i quit buying all those too for the same reason. I give talks,and when I do,it's all about accepting yourself,and finding what it is in you that tells you you aren't ok,or that you will settle for any man-whether they are good for you or not. Gosh,get me off my soapbox Laughing

Best of luck and let me know if you need any help...Karen

Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:07 am Subject:

Toni, how embarassing. I'll try to come up with another name, I would LOVE any name suggestions from you guys!

Lorri, You're in if you want, and have ideas, the more, the merrier.

Karen, You're in too!

Everybody! I got the green light from Denny to get this started as a blog! What I'll need from all of you who want to be a part of this, send all you contributions to my pm, and I will edit them and post them to the blog under your names of course! Then we'll see what happens! If this is well enough recieved, we can put it on it's own website, and later on possibly publish it!

Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:09 am Subject:

First, let's all think of creative names. Then I will get a new blog started! I am soooo excited!

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