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“Everything we hear is an opinion,
not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective,
not the truth.”
—
Marcus Aurelius
Is traditional advertising losing its grip?
Is traditional advertising losing its grip? This article on MarketingProfs Daily Fix triggered the question again...I have long ago become immune to most forms of advertising (I think ... let's not start about the subliminal influence). I don't recall the last time I...
Benelux Event Awards
I spent the past two days in the presence of a number of other event managers judging the cases for the BEA (Benelux Event Awards). It's aways amazing to see what agencies can do if they and their customer get into the right level of creativity, be it with big or...
iPhone Trademark marketing
Is the iPhone apple's or Cisco's? Well, Cisco has the trademark (and a product), but Apple used it anyway to launch their last device, the iPhone. So Cisco sued for patent infringement.Through Scobleizer I found out about the Cisco blog on the whole trademark issue...
Fun from the Dilbert Blog
Scott Adams (the creator of Dilbert) is on a good rant these days. Here's some excerpts from this latest blogs:Concept CarIt's called a "concept car" because that sounds better than "something we pulled out of our ass and hope to someday shove up yours."Vegetarian...
Great stories on 365 Tomorrow. Take The 9 billion names of God for one. "Here's the thing. Google has memorized who you are. It's memorized all of us, through those little forgotten bits that we leave behind like breadcrumbs. And what's more important, it's memorized...
Microsoft and the blogging community — another perspective
Yes, it's been beaten to death all over the blogosphere, the story about Microsoft sending free Ferrari laptops with Vista to selected bloggers. Well, actually it was their PR company, Edelman. And I guess Acer was also involved (I don't think Microsoft had to pay for...
Can we really change
Back in 2005, Alan Deutschman wrote the article "Change or Die" for FastCompany. He recently completed a book based on the ideas from that article. The book is called "Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life".I haven't read the book yet, but from...
Uh oh …
I guess this'll show me for completing some online tests...You are The DevilMateriality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsessionThe Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the...
100 years of movie quotes
Yes, I like quotes. they can be inspirational, motivating or just damn right funny!So I need to share this list with you: the 100 best movie quotes of 100 years of moviemaking. I'm sure you can come with some more!
Build yourself a better body
For the healthcare marketeers: straight from Wired Magazine, tips on how to improve your body.