Today is October 2nd which means that Halloween is in a few weeks and Thanksgiving and all the other holidays are in less than 3 months. How's that for a rude awakening? But, fear not loyal reader... we can help you with denying those facts if you just go grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea and settle down for some awesome reads guaranteed to motivate you!

Facebook’s Rolling Out a Major Update to Profiles – Including Animated Profile Images

Woooo boy!! I have to start off with the big announcement first!! It's that time of the year when Facebook announces that it's going to roll out changes to personal profiles but before you start groaning, check out some of the really cool things it will include! Already planning my profile .gif!! (from Kristen)

Trust in Advertising: Who’s Got It, and For What Formats?

Nielsen's just released its latest “Global Trust in Advertising” report and there is a lot of great insight! Check out the details in this article. (from Adrienne)

Fixing Our Unhealthy Obsession with Work Email

Be honest with me. When was the last time you went on vacation or spent the weekend without checking in on your work email? If you're like most of us, I'm willing to bet you can't remember the last time you took a REAL break from technology and the pull of work email. And this little  major thing is making us less productive, less creative and completely stressed out. (from Kristen)

The Marketer's Dilemma: Making It All About People

Interesting post about the convergence of customer relationship marketing, systems integration, analytics, creative and media planning and buying. (from Adrienne)

Google: Shy Away From Repeating The Same Words On The Same Page Too Often

If you have an eCommerce site, you may be tempted to use the same word over and over in the hopes that it will improve your search results. An example would be - if the category is "thimbles", you don't want each product to be 1. thimble, 2. thimble, 3 thimble. So what should you do? Read this article and learn! (from Erinn)