Sara Kerr

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Category: St. Catherine University

  • All the Ads from Target that I missed with my DVR

    I cancelled my cable television service. On the bright side, I’m less tempted to veg out to Judge Judy (just kidding) and call up the Big Bang Theory On Demand. And now, I’ll get to see all those clever commercials from Target that I missed by zapping them with my DVR. Unfortunately, I can’t figure…

  • Too Pretty to Purchase?!

    “Un morceau de ça–pour deux, s’il vour plaît.” I’d like a piece of that for two people, please. “Un plus grand–Oui, c’est bon, merci.” A little bigger, yes that’s good, thank you. When I studied in France, I lived at the food markets, but it took me months to find the courage to buy cheese.…

  • Business Cards For the MN Blogger Conference

    Great information on creating a professional business card…and here’s an old post of mine on designing cards from VistaPrint.

  • Student Privacy and Self-Promotion in Social Media Education

    The following is my paper and presentation for the Marketing Management Association Fall 2012 Educators’ Conference in Minneapolis (well, Bloomington, actually). Students in higher education enter class with varying degrees of social media experience, skill, and comfort. Traditional age students that grew up with technology, often called “digital natives” (Prensky) use the Internet and social…

  • What does “Sold Out” mean?

    I realize that’s an odd question, but one that pertains to how we buy and value products and services. Here are some examples: You see a house go on the market in a great neighborhood and it’s sold in 3 days. You hear a song on the radio and think, “Cool band, I’d like to…

  • New iPad app that mimics the best of Excel: Grid

    iPad users and/or accounting majors/accountants, I’d love to hear what you think of Grid. Here are some words of wisdom from Co.Design (my favorite business magazine): A Spreadsheet App For iPads That Makes Number-Crunching A Treat After helping design Excel 2013, Josh Leong struck out on his own, launching a collaborative spreadsheet app for iPad…

  • Guest Post: Oooh, Shiny!

    “I would never buy a magazine if there were no taglines on the cover.” I love teaching students who react to shiny things, too. We are the marketers dream. But before you try to sell to us, read this post from one of my super smart students. Get ready to laugh. via Post 6: Oooh,…

  • Guest Post: Go ahead and try to ignore those ads

    Yes do, but first read this post from one of my super smart students: Post #6- Go ahead and try to ignore those ads. Here’s the thing about magazines and newspapers- readers choose what they want to read and pay attention to. Many readers skip to the sections they are interested in and let their…

  • Student Writing: The Social Media RUMBLE.

    I like to fee like I have my own little space in something as HUGE as the internet. It makes me feel special, like I have a voice. Post #8: The Social Media RUMBLE.. Click the link above to hear more from one of my super smart students! She’s found some great social media videos…

  • Permeable Parking Lot made with Pervious Percoa

    Can you imagine a concrete Rice Krispy bar? Then you’ve got a good idea of what water permeable concrete looks like. Percoa is an innovative, local company concerned with storm water management. Vice President K.T. Berhagen is a St. Kate’s graduate and one of my former students. I am so impressed with this technology that…