quot; I've long been a fan of designer Chuck Green, who created these wonderful Word templates -- for everything from reports to ads to brochures to certificates -- for OKI Printing Solutions. Another designer produced these, based on Chuck's work. Be sure to page down to the marketing materials to find the report template.).

In honor of Earth Day I’m going to step aside from my usual emphasis on cause marketing to talk about 10 green blogs that can help you make a difference for the earth and its inhabitants.Treehugger.com, owned by Discovery Communications is kinda the 800 pound gorilla in this space. But you.

In case you hadn't heard, absinthe (also called wormwood and the Green Fairy) has a reputation. Thanks to Donor Engagement blog for the tip. Here's some news: Virgin America Airline now offers absinthe in-flight. Since when is an airline adding a particular beverage to its menu news? In this case it kind of is. Absinthe!

According to Copywrite, Ink , there were 88,000 blog posts on Earth Day (April 22) that were added to the already existing 2 million written earlier in the week. 8230;About 10% of all those blog posts, came from bloggers on BloggersUnite.org. More Green Goodness. Can you swallow this math? What’s even more amazing?

Bruce Trachetenberg posted a story on the Nonprofit Quarterly’s blog from the Chicago Tribune about a recent ban in Chicago of street fundraising. Tags: Social Media Bruce Trachtenberg Echoing Green fundraising Nonprofit Quarterly Call me [.].

At the time, Tony Rossell blogged an eloquent defense for marketing that I very much agree with. Tags: triple bottom line web marketing electronic marketing social responsibility green marketing while back the association blogoclump had a smackdown about "traditional" marketing vs a sort of un-marketing approach. What do YOU think?

Dear Kind Readers:I can recommend a new blog on the topic of Informal Learning; mine!In But that book you read on green gardening techniques or that show you watched on PBS about aircraft carriers both qualify.You. Frankly it's hard to categorize.

The fact that an early NC response (via its blog, here ) came from chief scientist Peter Kareiva does make it more credible – or at least makes it more compelling to read. From today’s AdAge , a screen shot of the satirical rogue Twitter feed, BP GlobalPR. That being a tough question, I decided to let someone else answer it.

My initial thought was that this wasn’t a good fit for me or my blog , considering I’m not (by definition) a pure play salesman. However, after giving it some thought and looking at the existing contributors, I quickly realized that the word “selling&# in the title of this eBook is used in a broad context. The answer?

It can be known as white-washing, green-washing, or pink-washing. So you’ll buy toilet paper that is “green.&# Blog this on Blogger. Have you seen a pink ribbon recently? Perhaps on the shirt or backpack of someone in the street? Or maybe on a can of soup or a yogurt cup? Cause marketing. Think again. Digg this!