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  • Now here’s how to be creative applying for a job!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    In France, Victor Petit in his pursuit of finding an internship at a communication agency took inspiration from an iPhone app that mimics mouth movements to the lyrics of a song by electronic duo CASSIUS. The idea being that you put the phone screen over your mouth so it looks like you are singing!!! Not…

  • Tracing the iPhone’s problem

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Ever wondered what a map of EXACTLY where you have been over the last month looked like? Got an iPhone? Well, here’s something you probably didn’t (but should) know! It may come as a bit of a shock, but you might like to know that your iPhone is actually capable of doing this. The technology…

  • T-Mobile’s wedding dance

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The world is a buzz with excitement regarding the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William to the beautiful Kate Middleton. While fashionistas across the globe are speculating what she’ll wear, others are wondering what their vows will be. Meanwhile, the clever folks at T-Mobile have come up with a redo of the famous 2009 viral…

  • The slow movement in advertising: Enjoy the Ride

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m loving the therapeutic nature of Perth Advertising Agency: 303 Group’s Road Safety Campaign which launched on 18 March 2011. They kicked off the three year Road Safety in Western Australia campaign with a three minute TV advertisement which suggests we slow down in life. Your actions in life reflect your actions in the car……

  • TQ launches Million Dollar Memo campaign to the world

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Businesses around the world will go head to head for a $1 million Queensland travel package in Tourism Queensland’s latest global marketing campaign. Companies and workplaces around the globe would vie for the opportunity to win a luxury Queensland reward as part of the Million Dollar Memo campaign. On Friday 18 March, domestic and international businesses were…

  • Why do clothes cost what they do?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Because of my retail background, I was drawn to this story by Jade Warne, featured in the Shop til you drop magazine, which I have temporarily stolen from my daughter, who has never forgiven me for leaving the retail industry. Why do clothes cost what they do? How do you know if the price is…

  • Fastest Selling Gadget Ever? You’ll be surprised!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Which is the first company that pops into your head when I ask the question, who manufactured the fastest selling gadget of all time to date? If you guessed Apple, I wouldn’t blame you, but you’d be incorrect – it’s actually, believe it or not Microsoft! That’s right, a new Guinness World record for the…

  • Accidentally legendary

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    Tanya Heading

    A good friend of mine brought a very interesting site called 9-eyes.com to my attention recently. This site shows a collection of fantastic images that were caught by Google maps with Street View. I’ve shown you a few of my favourites here, but there are plenty more. It just goes to show some of the…

  • Nothing beats Queensland campaign launches

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Nothing beats Queensland is the message that will be promoted to Australia and the world as part of a joint $10 million Gillard and Bligh Government global tourism marketing strategy. Government Acting Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh yesterday announced details of the campaign to support the state’s $9.2 billion…