5 Disadvantages of a PR manager and department

Lately I have been reading this book about Public Relations by Frank Jefkins...it's a text book by the way...boring and descriptive with hardcore definitions. I read to the point where the topic caught my eye on "5 disadvantages of a PR manager and department". Imagine such simple disadvantages can actually disrupt a company's image/branding:-

a. The PR manager can be so close to the organization that he/she can be bias, which sometimes reflected in his or her writings to the media.

b. He/she is not properly trained or qualified.

c. The PR manager may lack sufficient executive status to enjoy the respect from the management and the media.

d. The PR manager may simply be given the title by the management as a good way to promote a senior person, and so thus he/she neither having experiences or liability will have to dabble in this profession.

e. The management may not agree the job specification which enables the PR manager to take responsibilities.

Somehow these disfunctional elements listed above are actually happening in my current company, and the management just do not care that these disadvantages is actually eating up the company's budget and could in worst case scenario disrupt the company. I guess Chinamen business do not really care of the outcome or the end product...anyway they just do not care about the whole management, as long as at the end of the day they get their share of profit.

But I guess the business world is changing rapidly and Chinamen business will not survive the competition if they hadn't start changing their ethics/culture.

Experiment #2 - End result

I've been slacking away with my continuation post of Experiment #2... =.= ...anyhow let's get back to business......so I have done this little experiment on the pillow earrings, and I went further with the design by using different patterns from the fabric and created various looks out from it.

...and so these are my crazy designs

...elegant designs with dangling crystals

...even more crazier designs

...interesting side view perspective with blurrish ends photo

...my work table, messy full of materials and colours to inspire me

Experiment #1

Lately I've been looking at my messy office table and cupboard, and realize that I need a spring cleaning...so I found this whole pile of old fabric swatches...in big pieces...storing in the cupboard. I was thinking how to get rid of these garbage, throwing away seems such a waste, so I thought of an idea to make something for my jewelry collection.

......so I ended up making a pair of earrings

Yup...as you've seen in this picture...the extra mini pillows actually look like frankfurters..haha^^...I have to struggle my fingers to sew these cutie out and also stuffed fibres into it using a tweezer. Imagine dealing with an inch height of pillows sometimes can strain my eyes but the fun is where you can see the results out *wink*

Old fabric swatches in different floral prints

The thoughts about my current experiments is using scraps or unwanted things to create something beautiful...recycle is the way to go!


......................................to be continue to experimental #2

my share of wallet

My wallet story

As I read through Tom Fishburne's article on share of wallet, I thought of drafting myself on my own share of wallet and what actually I've been spending on. In fact as I was drafting, I realize how little I spent on fashion items...as a fashion person I was advice from young to dress up the latest trend and present yourself to look like a fashion designer......in fact all had gone on paying debts like my car installment, petrol fees, lunches and dinners, all these debts have eaten almost half of my sad monthly exploited wedges.

Being a fashion designer who design good looking clothings and yet I don't encourage myself to buy them! So right now fashion has become an optional item, not necessity anymore, people only spent when they only feel like having a retail therapy, the 'happy-when-I-bought-that-bag' feeling! I guess that's where fashion products go working for their packaging designs to keep fighting for business. For instance, when you are at a department store and you saw this perfume bottle ...the perfume scent is just ordinary and you might not even wear it regularly...but the perfume packaging design is just too beautiful to be let go, it catches your attention so much that you got to have it!

So this is where the packaging design works but the product does not, how long can these product survive for business? People are starting to realize the trick and made a conclusion that the product itself should matter more than the packaging design!

Back to my wallet story...my 'emergency' retail therapy which only happen once in a blue moon when I am being hysterical about work and life that I need to cash out on something...either on food or fancy products! But when I do not need my emergency retail therapy, it goes back to my savings, and then will go to my debts :(

It's a wallet cycle and it all comes out through paying debts...Don't we want something free in our life?

Arts for Grabs 9th & 10th May 2009

Art for Grabs is an arts event that promote young designers and local artist in KL, this event only held once every 3 months via central market and it's an opportunity for young innovators like me to present/sell my crreations to the mass public.

Honestly speaking, this is my first time taking part at arts for grabs and I'm surprise to see more and more people are responding to this event, people are actually learning to appreciate art and culture...moreover the best thing is my handmade jewelries actually get to reach out to the audience. The same feeling also happen to Yuan my dear friend who shared the table with me, also selling her own quirky handmade jewelries; we had doubts about our designs due to our failed attempt at South Melb market and also my own failed attempts at 2 other boutiques. Arts for Grabs gave us a push of encouragement and built the confidence nack into in our designs, therefore we made a great deal of sales from that event ^.^

Our display merchandise...looking good^^

Mannequin as a tool to display our merchandise

These are my stuff were on sale that day!!

Last but not least, we had a really great time at the event...we're anxious to try out our designs to a larger group of audience, so we are planning to hit more flea markets and arts bazaar^^ We hope to see you there!