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Q : Is it an ad, a short-film, a car/skateboard movie? A: It’s none of them and all of them. Q: Is it for Ford, Monster or DC Shoes? A: It’s for all of them Q: Where’s the script? A: It has no script, no plot – it doesn’t conform to anything we would know as a...
The last 24 hours in the life of HP has been dramatic.. - They reported poor results - Talked about pulling out of PCs - Walked away from Web OS- and then changed its mind - Acquired a UK software company for $10 billion The effect has been to devastate the company’s share price (down 20%...
When the government of Ecuador puts a gun to the world’s head and says ‘Give us $60 million, or we let the oil companies into our rainforests“, the situation is spelled out in black and white; protection of the environment has a price. Ecuador has given the world four months to...
The production of many of the brands we use has long been outsourced to far off lands, this means that the vital and often vibrant connection between the producer and the consumer is severed. While years ago this production connection would have been celebrated and romanced, the production side of...
HTC is trying hard to find the right route forward in the complex and challenging world of mobile phones. This is an industry that has the power to make or kill brands in what seems like a flash; just look at Apple, Nokia and Motorola as examples. HTC is been one of the lucky ones- it has managed...
It’s amazing to see these giant touch screens- they will change how news and television gets presented, how things get made and created and even how we shop. The touch screen is clearly a massive innovation with widespread implications across numerous categories.
It could easily be argued that computer code and coding is a new language that will be as important as English in the classrooms of the very near future.With technology and the internet becoming such a pervasive part of our lives, ideas and concepts will be living and breathing experiences, not...
I’ve been a long-term admirer of GOOD- it’s one that has some people confused who want to put it into a nice little box. That’s GOOD’s beauty, it’s more than a magazine on a media schedule- it’s something bigger and stronger than that. I just got an email from...
Beer Table is a new concept in the world of beer, it’s a bar with a difference. Located in my neighborhood-Park Slope, Brooklyn- it takes beer to a new level. It’s a place where beer is savored, nurtured and there’s many a story to tell about the process and story of each brand...
If you read the reports of expert analysts in commodity markets they will tell you that the earth’s resources aren’t finite and in many cases we are soon going to be running short of certain essential supplies. From an economic perspective, it’s simple-we are going to have to pay...
With so many contradictory data points it’s very tough to get a definitive answer that explains exactly where the economy is currently “at”. I thought this chart was a pretty good summary of just how bad it got in 2008-2009 and where we are now. It’s a graph from the US...
The Gap has been searching to define itself for years- after spending decades looking out into culture for inspiration, it’s decided to look inside itself with its new campaign. There must be boxes of research that brands are sitting on these days that tell them consumers want brands to be...
While many might be suggesting that social media has put an end to television creativity, nothing could be further from the truth. The fragmented explosion of the medium combined with users lust for content has made television a much more powerful force than it’s probably ever been. By...
Starbucks is a strange brand; hated by many for its ubiquity, but loved for the simple indulgent pleasure it brings. When it went down in 2008- there were cheers from various quarters, the company had gotten too big too fast and those on the sidelines wanted to see if suffer. In the tough months...
Take a read of Paul Donovan’s post on FT’s Alphaville and he will introduce you to a new concept- The “Environmental Credit Crunch”- which defines a new world of scarce resources and significant constraint. While most economies are no strangers to rising prices and the...