Sensory Extra: Extreme Sensory Stimulation

Do you sometimes think that you spend too much time online and in front of a screen? Do you find yourself craving real sensual stimulation and experiences? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. Recent evidence from global Thought Leaders...

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Disney's Got Jokes

In the bizarre, albeit clever new spot for the upcoming animated film Tangled (a new interpretation and retelling of the classic story of...

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Sunshine State trend to influence UK government policy

I read with interest this week that the new UK government is planning to introduce a wellbeing survey to gauge the state of the nation. According to a government source: "The aim is to produce a fresh set of data, some of it new, some of using...

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Sony Ventures Into The Tribe

A new online campaign for the new Sony Xperia X10 smart phone feature a series of focus groups aimed at showing the Xperia X10’s prowess over competing smart phones. It’s a comical set up. Several distinct groups are gathered and asked a...

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The Digital World Needs A Creative Revolution

Digital advertising has historically centered on the media plan, while the underlying strategy and creative execution have taken a backseat. Today, as more advertising dollars shift to digital and the costs associated with advertising on this...

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The Art Of Scare Tactics

With recent furor over new federal drug regulations proposing harsh and striking warning labels on cigarette packages to scare-off/warn would be smokers...

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Behind the Mask: Narcissism's True Identity

The lure of social networking in the halcyon days of Friendster and hushed mentions of an “alternative” that allowed for customization (Myspace), was that like the tired adage, you really could be whatever you wanted if you put your mind...

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Skoda Controls Their Narrative

When confidence rides high and borders on conceit, your only competition is yourself. In branding, controlling the narrative is a novel way of packing on some beef. Skoda masterfully did just that in the brilliant counter advert to their...

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Really Augmented?

If there ever was a buzz word to capture the currency of the tech world, one could venture to say that word is AR. Augmented Reality, currently darling of all app hungry denizens, is taking interesting shape as it makes its way to...

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Translucent Transparency
Flicking through The New Yorker this week I landed on an ad that I believe sums up a new kind of selective or ‘translucent’, definition of transparency. The latest ad from chemical giant BASF; Part of the Weiden and Kennedy created...
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