http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfymFvdeIvA Alexis Madrigal thinks our modern entrepreneurial climate has a problem: we're not solving big problems anymore. The startup boom in the late 90s gave birth to revolutionary mobile devices. Now, the best we can do is Facebook. Madrigal offers two solutions: stop the pervasiveness of "free"...
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to producing a documentary or putting together a game there are so many expenses before you even get it to market. Now there is a better way to get your creative ideas off the ground. Imagine a portal where you can tell everyone...
Continue ReadingI've been using Pinterest now for only a few weeks and it has become yet another procrastination tool that I have become addicted to! If you haven't seen Pinterest, check it out at www.pinterest.com or better still you can follow my boards @ http://pinterest.com/paul_vb/ BUT now I...
Continue ReadingIt's called the silly season for a reason, right? How many times have you been pushed out of the way at the shops this year for some other greedy person to get to the bargains (which you didn't even want anyway!)? Is all the stress of thinking...
Continue ReadingDo you have a scrap book filled with clippings, loose pieces of paper and not really have any idea of where anything is? Or know that you kept 'that' clipping for some reason but have no idea where you put it, but it's in a...
Continue ReadingOk shameless plug warning! We're super excited to see our client Spare Ticket announced as a National Finalist for the Australian Marketing Institute's Awards for Marketing Excellence in the 'New Brand' category. We're up against some 'stiff' competition: Warnie's underwear brand Spinners; Simplot's Quorn and Queensland winner...
Continue ReadingThe Gruen Transfer is my favourite show. Hands down. It's required reading (or watching) for those in our industry and gives the rest of the world an insight into what we advertisers do each day. So naturally I'm busting with excitement for Gruen Planet which airs...
Continue ReadingI'm impatient, work long hours and not loyal to any particular doctor - I guess I'm fitting right into the Gen-Y stereotype! But seriously, when I need a basic prescription or need some basic medical care I just want to pop in and out of...
Continue ReadingEach year I thoroughly look forward to seeing the best of Brisbane fashion unleashed to the public at Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival. I love getting all 'suited up' and wandering down to the 60 metre long marquee that spreads along the Brisbane River in South...
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