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		<title>Well, THIS is Awkward&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh, crap. I really thought I was going to Cannes. I even went ahead and planned for a huge celebratory announcement, but it seems that's no longer necessary. Cancel the confetti! What? We already paid for it? Well in that case, screw it. Release the confetti! While I stand firm in my assertion that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Was Born To Win This Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I swear, I couldn't make this up if I tried. It turns out I not only have the skills to win this contest, but I'm also extraordinarily well-bred for it. My father has worked in sales for more than three decades...and sure, that's not exactly uncommon. But get this: I recently discovered that my mother [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/06/i-was-born-to-win-this-contest/</link>
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		<title>Margins! Margins! Margins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to get straight to the good stuff, you can click here to read my essay. You might be surprised to find it's missing some of the attitude I usually exhibit in these posts. (Hey, don't blame me. Blame Strunk and White.) But even if you're not the essay-reading type, you're still in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/06/margins-margins-margins/</link>
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		<title>Who you tryin&#8217; to get crazy with, Essay? Don&#8217;t you know I&#8217;m loco?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news! I received an email yesterday with specifics about the contest's next steps, including the topic for the required essay. I'm glad to report that the topic has evolved from the one originally mentioned in the contest's official rules, which was "why I am the World's Greatest Salesperson." I wouldn't want to waste the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/05/who-you-tryin-to-get-crazy-with-essay-dont-you-know-im-loco/</link>
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		<title>Today: The Semi-Finals. Tomorrow: The World!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can I say, Ogilvy? I'm simply following your blueprint, and it's all going swimmingly. Damn, you're good. I received word yesterday that I was chosen as one of up to fifteen "potential finalists" that will be whittled down to three actual finalists. And those finalists will be flown to Cannes so we can fight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/05/today-the-semi-finals-tomorrow-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Here Come The Judges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So the deadline for entries has come and gone, and I'm eagerly awaiting word on whether or not I'll be chosen as one of up to fifteen potential finalists. That's supposed to happen by the end of this week, and while lesser salespeople might use these few days to cool their heels, I am the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/05/here-come-the-judges/</link>
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		<title>Lucky Video #7: &#8220;Brickroll&#8217;d&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, there are a scant 8 hours left to submit new videos to the Search for the World's Greatest Salesperson. I've still got a few ideas floating around, and there are some unfinished drafts on my computer of videos that never got off the ground, but there is a likelihood that this seventh video will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/05/lucky-video-7-brickrolld/</link>
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		<title>My Website is Real.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ogilvy, I don't mean to speak ill of any of my competitors - they're working hard like me to sell one red brick and get themselves to Cannes. It's damned respectable. But I can't help but notice as I watch entry after entry that a number of these contestants urge viewers to call 1-800 numbers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/05/my-website-is-real/</link>
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		<title>Wish I&#8217;d Thought of This&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blurg! I hate to admit it, but it seems I've got some competition - and I'm not referring to any of the people who are submitting videos to this contest (though the number of entries has grown considerably in the last few days). The internet seems to be slightly abuzz today over Alec Brownstein, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brick.jasonschroeder.com/2010/05/wish-id-thought-of-this/</link>
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		<title>Sixth Video: &#8220;Eskimos&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Much in the same way that doctors are constantly approached by strangers seeking free medical advice, people can't seem to resist asking me questions when they learn that I am the World's Greatest Salesperson. And after so many years of this, I've come to notice certain trends. Almost universally, the public seems to be curious [...]]]></description>
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