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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

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Glitter Marketing Campaign Pitch Meeting, But Right After an Office Breakup

3 min readDec 17, 2024

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a scene at the office where three people are sitting heads in their hands while a fourth member, a man is standing over them with hands in the air as if exasperated or annoyed. All around them is glitter and a text on the photo says #awkward.
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Manager: Right team, I have summoned you here, because we have a new client! We have recently been approached by none other than Mr Glitter himself, who is relying on our professional expertise! He has commissioned us to run an extensive ad campaign to ensure this sparkly holiday embellishment is here to stay! So come on, let’s go round the room and throw around some ideas!

Karen: Dying to use your new hand held hoover? Enter glitter! What better excuse to vacuum clean the entire flat again than to hunt down those pesky shiny flakes you can guarantee are here to stay for the foreseeable. You’ll probably need a new hoover before the glitter is gone!

Stacey: Christmas cards looking drab and dull? Glitter! With zero effort and forethought, you can add some sparkle to your holiday greetings! Literally anywhere on the card would do, or in fact just whack a sizeable dollop right into the envelope! Whoever you send this little maverick to will get double the joy — a sweet thoughtful message, and a glimmering makeover to boot!

Karen: A little glitter goes a long way, and by that we mean it is literally everywhere! You’re welcome, elementary school janitors! Now your evenings are bright and full of…

Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Laura-Liisa Klaas
Laura-Liisa Klaas

Written by Laura-Liisa Klaas

Youth worker by day, writer by night. Mostly writing humour, travel stories and life lessons.

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