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Nick — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:05:22 +0000

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Originally uploaded by tikiranch

Looking for sign inspiration and came upon this from tikiranch’s photostream. An especially fine piece of copywriting.

Twitter etc as video

Nick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:25:24 +0000

If you don’t really get Twitter or crowdsourcing or facebook any of that social media malarky here’s a video that shows how it works …

Originally from Seth

Happy Birthday everybody

Nick — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:02:29 +0000

Everywhere I look it seems that it’s birthday season Marks & Spencer today announced the return of the penny bazaar.

Here’s a few more recent celebrations.

Adidas House Party from Human Resources

Sainsbury’s Happy 140

Selfridges 100 complete with it’s own yellow website, as always well worth checking out the window scheme.

Where’s your $300 million button?

Nick — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:17:53 +0000

Here’s a story well worth reading for those of you with ecommerce sites. Jared Spool from UIE changed the usual user/register button to be optional.

Annual Revenue increased by $300 million because customers would rather have the option not to register and just pay, rather like the High Street.

The best quote “I’m not here to enter into a relationship. I just want to buy something.”

adidas SLVR

Nick — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:51:07 +0000

Always had a soft spot for adidas, ever since the holdall and gazelle days of the 70’s to doing some work in Hong Kong for them what seems like many moons ago.

Anyway here’s a new spot for their SLVR range which launches in February courtesy of their PR machine. Do I detect a Levi’s/Herb Ritts influence in there from the early 90’s?

adidas SLVR Spring / Summer 2009 from adidas SLVR on Vimeo.

Shot by photographer Mark Segal and art directed by Pietsch Lim. Sound track by Say Hi to Your Mom.

No more spam …

Nick — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:08:49 +0000

Well in 25 or so years anyway, according to Richard Watson’s new book Future Files. Also included the death of the butcher (not convinced) and no more DVD stores and village stores gone by 2018. Can’t really see the last one, in fact exactly the reverse as more people work from home or local social offices.

Deptford Fun City

Nick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:10:53 +0000

The Deptford Project is the first step of a project to regenerate the are around Deptford Station and makes great use of a 1960’s South East Trains carriage. Designed and handpainted by the very fine Studio Myerscough.

Dover Street Market Revamp

Nick — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:11:28 +0000

Some good pictures of the revamp of Dover Street Market, found at Urban Junkies Dover Street Market’s Interior Revamp

The unseen ballet of Britain

Nick — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:11:27 +0000

The BBC will starts a new series called Britain from Above this Sunday (10th August) at 9pm. Loads of other fascinating content on the Britain from Above website.

Everything is Free

Nick — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:47:38 +0000

I do love a good trends read and fortunately Richard Laermer has published his 2011 Trendspotting for the Next Decade online, available as a free e-book. Continuing in fact a trend of publishing your book or at least a chapter or two online before you (might) buy the print version.
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Also available is The Word of Mouth Manual (Vol II) available from your blog of choice … Word of Mouth Manual