Archive for September, 2009

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Walgreens Booze

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Walgreens bringing beer, wine back into stores.

Posted in Retail, Food/Beverage |

FedEx Cares

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

FedEx flies terminally ill girl home.

Posted in Charity, Identity |

Procter Olympians

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

P&G inks marketing deals with six Olympics athletes.

Posted in Identity, Sports |

Coke Fountain

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Coca-Cola to expand testing of new drink fountain.

Posted in Innovation |

Space Clown

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte rockets into space in a Russian Soyuz craft, heading for the world’s highest stage.

Posted in Travel/Leisure, Entertainment, Identity, Technology, Celebrities |

Marks & Spencer

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

As food competition hots up, Marks & Spencer feels the effects.

Posted in Retail |

Google & Schools

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Google has been aggressively marketing Google Apps to schools.

Posted in Education, Strategies |

Wii Dumbells

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Tone those arms with Wii dumbbells.

Posted in Videogames, Innovation, Health/Fitness, Sports |

Carrefour Tehran

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Tehran hypermarket opens — without Carrefour name.

Posted in Middle East, Identity, Retail |

CEO Commercials

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

More CEOs cast themselves in company commercials.

Posted in Advertising |

Metaphors

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The surprising ways that metaphors shape your world.

Posted in Insights |

Hippocamus Concepts

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The brain regions responsible for our ability to organise the world into separate concepts have been pinpointed.

Posted in Science, Innovation |

Single Baby

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

“Single Ladies” dancing baby is YouTube hit.

Posted in Media |

Hungry Men

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A man’s image of the perfect romantic partner varies depending upon whether he is feeling hungry.

Posted in Insights, Men |

Lucy in the Sky

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Lennon’s real-life “Lucy in the sky with diamonds” dies at 46.

Posted in Innovation, Popular Culture, Music |

Google Wave

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Google Wave, which combines email, instant messaging and wiki-style editing, goes on trial.

Posted in Media, Innovation |

Digital Disney

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Disney adds e-books subscription website.

Posted in Media, Digital, Books |

Volvo Brakes

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Volvo will introduce a full auto brake and pedestrian safety function.

Posted in Innovation, Automotive |

Pepsi Stops Ads

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

PepsiCo sent shockwaves through the carbonated beverage industry when it announced that it would cease all advertising.

Posted in Identity, Advertising, Food/Beverage |

Ford Super Duty

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Ford unveils hulking new Super Duty pickup.

Posted in Marketing |

Hyatt Uproar

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Firing housekeepers creates PR mess for Hyatt.

Posted in Retail, Online, Marketing |

Korean Mart

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

H Mart Korean supermarket is so large and has such a dedicated following that officials worried about the crowds expected for grand opening.

Posted in Retail, Multicultural, Marketing |

Fan Fashion

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Annapolis sisters take on NASCAR old boys.

Posted in Identity, Women, Fashion, Sports, Marketing |

Staff Stress

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

French exec blames email for staff stress.

Posted in Insights, Telecom, Health/Fitness |

Text Truth

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

One in five U.S. drivers admits to texting: survey.

Posted in Media, Telecom, Health/Fitness |

Petshop Puppies

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Just how healthy is that puppy in the pet shop window?

Posted in Retail |

Global Jam

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

“Stand by Me” YouTube hit started a cascade of interviews, a CD — and next month, a tour.

Posted in Media, Entertainment, Popular Culture |

Mantyhose

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

What sort of man wears mantyhose?

Posted in Insights, Men, Fashion |

Gay Games

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Cleveland has been awarded the 2014 International Gay Games.

Posted in Identity, Multicultural, Sports |

WTF?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The Wisconsin Tourism Federation has changed its name, after realising its acronym WTF had become crude internet slang.

Posted in Travel/Leisure, Identity |

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