Tag Archives: Creativity

Top ten reasons to buy We First

June 7, 2011 Comments


An investment in a book these days has to add value to your life. Not just because of the expense, but more so because of your investment of time. With that in mind I wanted to share ten reasons to …

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Threadless Atrium: Expanding the reach of community-based design

May 12, 2011 Comments


I recently had the great pleasure of sitting down with Tom Ryan, CEO of Threadless, to discuss some exciting new developments that build on their community-design business. Called Atrium, their new platform makes it possible for other businesses to harness …

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Patagonia: How a brand remakes an industry and our world (Part 2)

April 25, 2011 Comments


SM: Hi I’m Simon Mainwaring, and I’m here at the Flagship store of Patagonia HQ in Ventura, California. I have a special guest here today: Rick Ridgeway, who is the VP for Environmental Initiatives.  I’m super excited to talk to …

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Brandlines: If and when brands begin and end?

November 10, 2010 Comments


The web pays no heed to language, geographic or cultural boundaries. What began with the internalization of currency and expanded through multi-national corporations is now compounded by the seamless integration of social media users around the world. Our awareness and …

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How one spark of an idea can light up the world

November 5, 2010 18 Comments


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5gqoYkL8To Every so often an idea comes along that stops you in your tracks. sOccket did this for me (great name too – so smart and simple). It’s an incredible demonstration of the power of a simple idea, of the …

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If you want a place in the future, be part of it

November 3, 2010 78 Comments


I’m writing this blog post as someone who, perhaps like you, is trying to make sense of their own industry as it transitions in the face of emerging digital and special technology. Traditionally no matter what career you were in, …

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Pure Process: An insider’s guide to the business of advertising thinking

September 1, 2010 17 Comments


If there’s one quality that defines Deborah Morrison Phd and W. Glenn Griffin Phd, it’s a passion for creativity. It’s a passion for ideas, how they are generated and how to put them in the service of marketing. So much so they …

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How Old Spice reminds ad folk what they forgot

July 26, 2010 Comments


Last week Tim Leberecht of Design Mind suggested the future of advertising may soon be defined by transformats. He used the Old Spice television and twitter sensation as the best demonstration of this new dynamic. Here’s how he explained transformats. …

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