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Another commercial
Pardon me for delving back into the past, probably before many of you were born, but I read recently of the passing of my wife’s alter ego, Mrs Marsh (of Colgate toothpaste fame). My kids all grew up around the …
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What will dogs do next?
The other day I met a Groodle who is an Assistance Dog. They are trained to alert their diabetic owners in advance of low or high blood sugar events before they become dangerous. The owners can take steps to return …
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Simple but powerful.
I don’t know how this commercial escaped me at the time but maybe coz it was screened in the USA during the London Olympics (and I don’t think it aired out our way). Although Nike weren’t Olympic sponsors it apparently …
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Lessons on the run, 2: Tell yourself you can
A few weeks ago I talked about a lesson I’d learned from my return to running to increase my fitness and reduce my fatness. Well, you’ll either be delighted or disappointed to discover that I’ve learnt another lesson from my …
Categories Develop yourself, Tales, Tips & Tricks
Tags Challenge yourself, Clever, Develop yourself, ideas, Motivation
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Anzac Day memories
As a little kid I used to proudly wear my Dad’s medals at the Anzac Day observance (the day before the actual day) at primary school. Then, on the day itself, I almost always went down to the cenotaph in …
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Lessons on the run, 1: Road markers
I think I may have already subtly revealed (or was I more obvious than that?) that I’m back into doing a bit of running. Not that I’m trying to get back to my marathon running days but rather just to …
Categories Develop yourself, Tales, Uncategorized
Tags Develop yourself, ideas, Inspired thinking, Reflections
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Another video commercial
There’s no laughter in this one… it’s just extremely well done and gets the point across particularly to a mum who faces the task frequently. I reckon sales of Vim would have gone up and, after all, that’s what you …
Categories Marketing that works, Tales
Tags Another Commercial, Clever, Creative, Marketing
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I love stories
I’ve always said that stories are sensational coz they make it easy to explain things in a way that your market understands. I know very little of this company but here’s an email I received from them today which tells …
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Another Commercial: Using Elvis to get a message across.
Local councils are not normally known for their sense of humour or ability to think outside the square so let’s hear it for the Torfaen Council in Wales who used great imagination to get a safety message about winter snow …
Categories Recommendations, Tales
Tags Ads and Advertising, Another Commercial, Creative, Funny, Inspired thinking, Marketing, Stand out
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Are newsagents dead?
With the impact that online shopping and megastores are having on the way people do business I’ve been thinking…
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