Communication
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Social media in emergencies
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…
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Winners announced at Cannes Lions Festival
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…
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Behind the brand: SpareTicket.com.au
Ever wondered what really goes on in agencies when they create brands? There’s a lot of brainstorming, cups of coffee, drawing and scribbling – all in the name of idea generation! It’s hard work, but a lot of fun. At Brio Group, we recently brought the SpareTicket.com.au brand to life. Everything from the branding through…
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Brand evolution
When building a successful brand, it’s important to understand the impact your logo will have on how you are perceived within the market, its ability to communicate, and its appeal to your target market. This doesn’t necessarily mean it has to say or look like the product or service you are marketing. Looking at the…
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MacBook is home safe thanks to social media
You’ve probably heard about the guy who had his MacBook stolen and used the Hidden application to take photos of his robber. Well his MacBook is home safe now and I thought we could all learn something about the power of social media from this story. In a nutshell, here’s the timeline: March 21 –…
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Facial recognition switched on by Facebook
If you’ve noticed yourself being Facebook tagged in more photos by your friends in the last 48 hours, it’s due to facial recognition options being rolled out across Australian Facebook accounts in the last 48 hours. The settings that have changed affect all users and their privacy options, meaning that it is up to Facebook…
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SpareTicket.com.au shortlisted for Qantm Create Awards
Ok shameless plug here: we’re all very excited to have our website SpareTicket.com.au shortlisted for the Qantm Create Design Awards presented by Desktop! We’d love it if you ‘liked’ or tweeted us here: www.createawards.com.au/shortlisted/round-one/spareticket/ You can see all the round 1 finalists in the latest issue of Desktop magazine available at all good newsagents and…
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Aaron Koblin artfully visualises our humanity
American data & digital artist Aaron Koblin states that: the 19th century culture was defined by the novel; 20th century culture by cinema; and the culture of the 21st century will be defined by the interface. In his captivating and visually spectacular TED talk, Koblin takes us on a journey of the changing relationships between…
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How do you ‘Like’?
So we’ve all learnt to like, add, share, digg, stumble, tweet, flick and tumble all of our favourite websites, haven’t we? Well, just in case you don’t have enough avenues to share your life with Google has now created their +1 button! If you understand the concept of the Facebook ‘Like’ button then to simplify things…