Successories
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Successories is a producer and retailer of motivational office decorations, mostly featuring photographs paired with sentiments about motivation, teamwork, and perseverance. The word "Successories" is itself a registered trademark.[1]
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[edit] History
The company was begun in 1985, by Mac Anderson, as an extension of his hobby of collecting quotations and motivational writings.[2] Output initially consisted of books of quotations, award plaques, and customized gifts. Production of framed and captioned photographs, with which they have become identifiable, began soon after.
The company went public in 1990. The following year, the first of a series of Successories retail stores opened, appearing in a number of malls across the United States, some of which have since closed.
[edit] Parodies
Successories motivational posters have been much parodied in popular culture. These parodies usually take the form of anti-motivational messages about failure or laziness, paired with appropriate images in a style reminiscent of Successories. An example are "Demotivators" from Despair, Inc..
The comic strip Dilbert, which began in 1989 and often ridicules management "motivational" strategies, arguably was already satirizing "Successories" before "Successories" were even well-known.
Other parodies have been made by blog users in the form of an image macro.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Corporate website
Founder Mac Anderson's homepage
D.I.Y. Parody Motivator Generator
