Welcome, Year of the Rabbit

January 8, 2011 | Comments (0) | Share

2010 was the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac.

A year ago, theholidayspot.com. called it  a “year earmarked for war, disagreement and disasters of all kind”.  So THAT explains all the natural and man-made disasters! 

Thank goodness that the Year of the Rabbit starts on February 3! 

“Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, international relations and politics will be given a front seat again,” says theholidayspot.com one year later.  Inasmuch as their prediction for 2010 was so accurate, it seems prudent to look toward  2011 from this viewpoint, right?

There are some signs of a congenially Rabbit-y year:

  Image of rabbit by Genese Hamby

Pantone has selected a cheerful Honeysuckle as its color of the year,

Ad Age says that ad spending is on the rise and ad industry employment is increasing,

The Wall Street Journal points to a brighter future for small businesses in 2011,

While the Weekly World News reports that the All-Donut Diet is the best way to shed pounds in 2011. 

We at Articulon are particularly pleased about this news because one of our favorite clients is the Krispy Kreme Challenge, which is coming up on February 5, just two days into the new year.  

You start at the NCSU Bell Tower, run two miles to the Krispy Kreme store, eat a dozen doughnuts and run the two miles back (while keeping the doughnuts down!).  It’s a great way to support a great cause, the NC Children’s Hospital.

And that's what we mean by never stop making a running start

to the Year of the Rabbit!