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  • Fancy a free cupcake?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Don’t forget! Brio Group’s 365 Ways We Care ultimate public tea party is tomorrow! We’ll be giving away 365 delicious cupcakes (courtesy of Cakestar) in the Botanic Gardens. You can find us at the Albert Street entrance, between 11:30am and 1:30pm. For every cupcake we give away, we’ll donate $1 to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.…

  • Functional turns decorative

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Check out this fantastically creative fence art designed and produced by Dutch design outfit: Demarkersvan – Lace Fence. Dutch design strikes again!!! Lace Fence have crafted something which was purely functional with a hostile stigma into something aesthetic and decorative while still functional. They have crafted a variety of designs ranging from lace florals to…

  • Manure crisis of 1894 to traffic congestion today – technology is the answer

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    As I drive to work each day and sit in peak hour traffic patiently waiting for my turn to move ahead a metre, I can’t help but think this is a complete waste of time and fuel, but yet I endure it day after day. This is not the first time the changes to our…

  • Social media in emergencies

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Social Media is, by far, one of the most powerful tools on the web. It’s a fast paced way of getting news out to friends, family and the world. In recent times, we have seen the world victim to a number of natural disasters and other emergencies which have been instantly relayed globally via social…

  • Celebrate Global Smurfs Day

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    http://youtu.be/ae6WLq9it30 It seems that anyone can have a day celebrated in their honour. Today, Saturday 25th June has been marked Global Smurfs Day to correspond with the birthday of their creator, Peyo (born June 25, 1928), Had I known this, I would not have given away the extensive range of Smurfs (stuffed, fluffy, hard plastic…

  • Where creativity and cake meet: Cakestar

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Let’s face it, sweets are forever in style. Who can’t resist a fancy dessert, a gourmet cupcake, or the sweet-of-the-moment, a macaroon? Whether it’s for formal celebrations like engagement parties or weddings, corporate events or just a swanky morning tea at home with cakes that are fine and fancy, you cannot go past Cakestar. The…

  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m finding it fascinating the trend towards the change in beauty, especially in the fashion world. Today’s contributors to the fashion industry are constantly challenging traditional thinking, which inspires people like the Brio Group team to think outside the square. Typically we associate mainstream fashion with beauty (“OMG, that dress is gorgeous”), in the eye…

  • Winners announced at Cannes Lions Festival

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We’re all very excited about the Cannes Lions Festival which is currently in full swing. Shortlists and winners are being announced daily at the Cannes Lions website and diary entries from Aussie representatives at Cannes are being detailed at Campaign Brief. The festival describes itself as ‘the world’s only truly global meeting place for creative…

  • Social media in business is spreading like hotcakes!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I love to read fresh local stats that show how advertising budgets are being spent and looking for the trends in the data. I know it sounds a little nerdy but I have always been interested in how businesses are communicating to their audiences and have seen over the last few years, huge changes. The…