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Anyone have a strong knowledge of Latin?

I’m going to ask this question just to confirm it is correct for what or how I’m using it. I don’t know anything about Latin so I’m not positive what details are needed to make sure of that but I’ll try to give as much as I can think of. I need to make sure this is right because I’m getting it tattooed on my ribs. “collige rara avis rosas sed sapere aude” I want it because I know collige virgo rosas has a similar meaning to carpe diem. I changed out virgo because rara avis is used to describe something extraordinary or unusual( something I’m calling myself I suppose) Also it is going above a sun/birds tattoo so I thought it was fitting. The sapere aude I also wanted to incorporate because I don’t believe in siezing the day without being wise about it. I’m a girl. I don’t know if any of that information would mean I’d need to change the sentence at all though. I would appreciate feedback greatly as this will be permanent. Thank you

The Value of Strong Branding

Branding is the process of creating distinctive and durable perceptions in the minds of consumers. A brand is a persistent, unique business identity intertwined with associations of personality, quality, origin, liking and more. Here’s why the effort to brand your company or yourself pays off.

1. Memorability. A brand serves as a convenient container for a reputation and good will. It’s hard for customers to go back to “that whatsitsname store” or to refer business to “the plumber from the Yellow Pages.” In addition to an effective company name, it helps when people have material reminders reinforcing the identity of companies they will want to do repeat business with: refrigerator magnets, tote bags, datebooks, coasters, key rings, first aid kits, etc.

Memorability can come from using and sticking with an unusual color combination (FedEx’s purple and orange), distinctive behavior (the gas station whose attendants literally run to clean your windshield), or with an individual, even a style of clothing (Author Tom Wolfe’s white suits). Develop your own identifiers and nail them to your company name in the minds of your public.

2. Loyalty. When people have a positive experience with a memorable brand, they’re more likely to buy that product or service again than competing brands. People who closely bond with a brand identity are not only more likely to repurchase what they bought, but also to buy related items of the same brand, to recommend the brand to others and to resist the lure of a competitor’s price cut. The brand identity helps to create and to anchor such loyalty.

Consider the legions of car owners who travel up to 2,000 miles at their own expense to attend a Saturn celebration at the company’s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. That’s loyalty. And supposedly, more people have the motorcycle brand “Harley-Davidson” tattooed on their body than any other brand name. That’s out-of-this-world loyalty.

3. Familiarity. Branding has a big effect on non-customers too. Psychologists have shown that familiarity induces liking. Consequently, people who have never done business with you but have encountered your company identity sufficient times may become willing to recommend you even when they have no personal knowledge of your products or services. Seeing your ads on local buses, having your pen on their desk, reading about you in the Hometown News, they spread the word for you when a friend or colleague asks if they know a ____ and that’s what you do.

4. Premium image, premium price. Branding can lift what you sell out of the realm of a commodity, so that instead of dealing with price-shoppers you have buyers eager to pay more for your goods than for those of competitors. Think of some people’s willingness to buy the currently “in” brand of bottled water, versus toting along an unlabeled bottle of the same stuff filled from the office water cooler.

The distinctive value inherent in a brand can even lead people to dismiss evidence they would normally use to make buying decisions. I once saw one middle-aged Cambridge, Massachusetts, intellectual argue to several colleagues that Dunkin’ Donuts’ coffee tastes better than Starbucks’. So contradictory was this claim to the two companies’ reputations for this demographic group that the colleagues refused to put the matter to a taste test.

5. Extensions. With a well-established brand, you can spread the respect you’ve earned to a related new product, service or location and more easily win acceptance of the newcomer. For instance, when a winery with a good reputation starts up regional winery tours, then adds foreign ones, each business introduction benefits from the positive perceptions already in place.

6. Greater company equity. Making your company into a brand usually means that you can get more money for the company when you decide to sell it. A Coca-Cola executive once said that if all the company’s facilities and inventory vanished all around the world, he could walk into any bank and take out a loan based only on the right to the Coca-Cola name and formula.

7. Lower marketing expenses. Although you must invest money to create a brand, once it’s created you can maintain it without having to tell the whole story about the brand every time you market it. For instance, a jingle people in your area have heard a zillion times continues to promote the company when it’s played without any words.

8. For consumers, less risk. When someone feels under pressure to make a wise decision, he or she tends to choose the brand-name supplier over the no-name one. As the saying goes, “You’ll never be fired for buying IBM.” By building a brand, you fatten your bottom line.

Hot Celtic Tattoo Designs For Strong Men And Sexy Women

One of the hottest and fastest growing trends in tattoo designs are Celtic tattoos.  They have been around for a long time however more recently they have grown in popularity.  Their bold lines and deeply symbolic themes make for n idea tattoo combination.  They can be done as rather large designs or scaled down to fit in a smaller area.  The bold and strong lines often work very well from a distance.  Typically one will find Celtic crosses and other patterns that feature traditional knotwork.  However, there are other styles out there.  If you are considering a Celtic tattoo you should know all of the different design options that you have.

Tree Of Life

The tree of life is a thoroughly Celtic symbol that can been seen throughout the illuminated works of art and in just about every type Celtic design.  Many of the ancients held trees as at the center of their worship.  They often envisioned trees as images of a mother that give life and sustenance.  For the Celtic people the tree was thought of as the center of the world or cosmos.  It had its roots going deep into the earth and the lower realms while the branches would reach up into the heavens and the spiritual world above.  Thus the tree of life has become a strong symbol for balance and harmony.  It is a symbol for life, solidarity and balance.

Knotwork

Of course this is the most common form of Celtic artwork that is typically used today in tattoo designs.  It of course was used throughout the Celtic artwork and especially in illuminated texts.  The lines being interwoven forma  spiritual path that can be followed much like a maze.

Step Patterns

Step patterns are really just spiral patterns and thought to represent the same things symbolically.  A step pattern is a series of straight lines that are bumped up next to each other and turn around on each other at right angles.  These also form a maze of sorts which you start from the outside and then follow to the center.  At the center is where the Haven and Earth and joined together.  Again is represents a spiritual journey.

Spiral Patterns

The Celtic people and artists loved spiral patterns.  They were never ending series of lines that would wrap back into themselves creating a never ending pattern.  Again it was seen as part of a spiritual journey.  They of course would represent this journey in the lines but also the artists who would create these intricate and beautiful patterns were going through this spiritual journey by making the spiral patters.  These are typically done in a series of three of a multiple of three.  The Celtics believed that all important things in life came in threes:  such as birth, death and rebirth or the body, should and the mind.  The Celtic believed that this represented a never ending cycle that kept returning back into itself.

They will be able to do a much better job of the design than anyone else.

Tattoo Asian Has The Strong And Powerful Impression

Tattoo Asian is as much famous as the tattoo Sanskrit or tattoo Russian among the people. People want to get the Asian types of tattoos because they think that Asian symbols are really cool and extraordinary. In fact these tattoos are the real piece of art and somehow the great piece of conversation, in sense that people want to know about these tattoos and want to know the meaning of these tattoos. It is very important to know the exact meaning of the tattoo before going to get tattooed it. Because sometime people get these tattoos without knowing the meaning and after that they feel embarrassment.

Tattoo Asian is very famous but its hot favorite design is Asian dragon, which is very popular among the young people and they are crazy about this. Dragon is the legend figure in the Asian culture and it is also very famous among other Asian countries such as Japan. China, Korea. But there have a few differences among them that make them different from each others. Such as Japanese dragon has five claws, where as in Chinese culture five clawed dragon is reserved for the emperor.

Tattoo Asian is famous but the most favorite tattoo is Japanese dragon because it has long whisker and there is jewel on its chin that makes it different and unique from the other dragons of different cultures. There are huge difference between the Asian dragon and the western dragon; Asian dragon is symbol of power and it belongs to the emperor and imperial families and it shows the power and status, while in western countries dragon is viewed as pure evil and it represent the evil or sinful. So in Asia, people like the dragon tattoo because it represents the richness and power and it belongs to the highly respected creatures.

Asian Tattoo and specially the Asian dragon tattoo are very in and liked by the people because of its rich diversity of design and meaning that makes the dragon tattoo out class and special. Dragon is the symbol of guardianship, freedom of power, wisdom, and empowerment, all these qualities make it different from all the other symbols and creatures. There are lots of ideas, which are blend with the dragon tattoo such as a breathing dragon who is breathing out the flame and this is one of the favorite designs that are famous. This fire represents and symbolizes the passion for someone or for something.

Tattoo Asian is not only unique in design but color wise these tattoos are fabulous and its carving style made them unique and different from others. Asian lion or tiger is another popular design which is very hot among the youngsters because it also represents the power and show the strength and when it is tattooed on the body the beauty of the tattoo is enhanced much more because red and yellow color of tiger made it awesome and outstanding. Tattoo lovers become crazy about the Asian tiger. So you can say that Asian designs are as much popular as any other type of tattoos, and these tattoos grab the attention pf people, if these tattoos are made of good color combinations.