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Underground Halifax Video

Speaking of Halifax and its peculiarities, here is a funny video I saw on raincoaster.com that’s been making the rounds online.You can read into it as you will. Deep political and social statement cloaked in amateur-ish [...]

Rami Nasser: Young Haligonian Entrepreneure. Next Internet Millionaire?

YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Kareem; ages 30, 29, and 28, respectively (as of 2007). When Google acquired YouTube, Chad and Steve walked with $326 Million each and Jawed with about [...]

Flip-animation Subway Ads in Asia

No surprise here. More inventive advertising coming out of Asia in a ‘flipbook’ animation format. The combination of subway tunnels and motion produced a new medium for advertisers in China and Japan, as seen in the [...]

Sheseido: She can forget, but you can’t

In contrast to the London 2012 video, here is a Japanese ad with global appeal. I visited Japan for a 6-day work trip in October 2006. Marketing in Japan is surreal! Every one hustles to come [...]

2012 London Olympics Logo Unveiled

The London Olympics logo was revealed yesterday, to many frowns. In their attempt to come up with a logo that ‘captures’ the diversity of the host, the Brits managed to alienate a global audience. The branding [...]

Finding Money For Your Business Idea

A daunting requirement of any new business venture is finding the money to do it all. Your options range from asking relatives and friends for personal loans (on the lowest-commitment end of the spectrum) to approaching [...]

Young Liberals Parodying Macintosh Commercials

A recently launched campaign by the Young Liberals of Canada parodies the famous ‘I’m a Mac/I’m a PC‘ commercials. By this time, everyone and their mother has parodied these Mac commercials. Still, the viral value of [...]

"Viagra Spanglecheff?" – International Language of Viagra

Sprechen Sie Viagra? Did anyone see the new TV spots for Viagra, featuring a couple of people talking gibberish with the word ‘Viagra’ intermittently inserted into their conversation? The ads are currently playing in Canada only, [...]

Saving YouTube Videos to your Hard Drive

Did you ever find a great video on YouTube and thought to yourself “Wow! I can REALLY use this video on my upcoming sales/marketing/business presentation.”? This discovery is quickly followed by crushing disappointment as you realize [...]

Stop the Clash of Civilizations

An interesting video from Avaaz.org showcasing common stereotyping exercised by many in the world today. The video was produced using ‘Agit-pop’. Agitpop is “the process of using popular music to present ideology and political ideas. The [...]

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