Let's get it done.  

I'm opening a Citibank bank account. This is to make it easier to open one in the US and then transfer money between here and over there. I filled in my application online; within a day or two they had sent me forms asking for my signature and a proof of address. I sent them off yesterday. It all seemed highly efficient: none of the trouble I'd had with opening bank accounts after 9/11. Back then, they'd ask me for a copy of my passport, stamped and signed by a doctor or lawyer. Who has time to hunt down one of those?

I hear awful things about Citi, but I do like their slogan: "let's get it done". It's good, isn't it? So good, that I'm thinking of adopting it as my slogan for 2009. I can imagine using it lots at business school:

• Some lecturer: "Please hand in your coursework by the end of the week". Me: "Let's get it done".
• Some student club person: "This conference needs organizing". Me: "Let's get it done".
• Some MBA student: "Let's get rich". Me: "Let's get it done".

Citi's ad agency sure knew what they were doing to pull in suckers like me. If only Citi had the money to keep those slogans coming.