Dec 11, 2009

Turquoise 2010 colour of the year

Pantone are pretty good at picking colour trends or perhaps its just that people follow what they say and therefore create products in those colours.  Either way we’re likely to see lots of turquoise in 2010, both in products and retail outlets. “Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same... read more

Nov 22, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

RT @JaredIngersoll: 28 days until [Danks St Depot] airport opening…so far so good! # New Apple Store at Sydney Airport – International Terminal. What do people think of the look of it? http://twitpic.com/pgoo3 # RT @stephenconroy: I'm at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell; also known as Sydney Airport. # Customs at Perth Airport seize fake Tiffany jewellery worth $10m mailed from... read more

Nov 21, 2009

Ebay NYC Holiday store open

Ebay’s first “clicks & mortar” store has opened at 3 West 57th Street on 5th Avenue.  Its a temporary pop-up retail store only open till 29th November.    The store is broken into six “personalities” – Stylista, Fashionista, Techie, Urbanite, Gamer & Youngster and shoppers have the opportunity to view 400 featured products from the thousands of items... read more

Nov 15, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-16

RT @SilkCharm Toyota Yaris meets Downfall http://bit.ly/UZctH Social media campaigns that are all about stunts are risky. # Leading the way in twitter engagement @TrumpCollection thanks to @IvankaTrump. Smart to leverage popularity. http://ow.ly/AwoD # InterContinental.com named best website in 2009 Interactive Media Awards. http://ow.ly/AyCk (via @travel_buzz) # ABC building in Coffs Harbour may... read more

Nov 4, 2009

Flyvertising – the new alternative media?

I love creative use of alternative media and this example from Germany takes the cake this month. A German book publisher Eichborn attached small ultra-light advertising banners to 200 flies using wax. The banners fell off after a few hours so no harm to the flies except of course that it made them easier targets for fly swatters. Whilst the banners were very light they still added to the weight of the... read more