Category Archives: Marketing

Twitpic: Let My Pictures Go

Mark my words: I will never upload another picture to Twitpic. Period. Their decision to block the import process posterous launched today is a stupid move and a bad business practice, especially since this data has beenĀ availableĀ for syndication using RSS. … Continue reading

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The Sprite Zero can that can’t be missed

This green stay-tab opener is a very cool branding element. It really makes the cans stand out in the fridge.I have not seen other soft drink brands with colored tabs but after this one I am sure others will follow. … Continue reading

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Email Marketing Done Right

A few days ago, my wife asked me to create a new brochure for her birth doula business. A quick search in my gmail inbox took me to VistaPrint’s website where I quickly completed the design process and ordered new … Continue reading

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Tropicana Orange Juice Gets A New Design – The Old Carton

Consumers are consumers no matter what online service or product they use. Once we use a product and like it, we are emotionally attached to it and become very passionate about it. This has not changed for years, but in … Continue reading

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How Not To Re-Brand: Tropicana Orange Juice

I was buying groceries the other day when I noticed cartons of a new orange juice brand on the shelves. Well, it took me about 5 seconds and a much closer look at the package to realize that that was … Continue reading

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Google Easter Egg: Search Results Page Holiday Decoration

I just came across these holiday icons that appear on SERP pages for holiday related terms. I wonder if that’s a way for Google to boost holiday sales grabbing people’s attention and pointing them to the sponsored results rail on … Continue reading

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Yeh, Right!

I saw this Chevron ad for the “I will use less energy” campaign. Check it out. Doesn’t it sound really good? Well, to me, despite the cool domain name, the sleek website and the fancy energy saving calculators you can … Continue reading

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My UNIQLO UT Loop

Thanks Jason

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The economics of the iPhone’s Installer application

Earlier today I upgraded the version of the Nullriver Installer that is installed on my iPhone. The biggest improvement in the new version, numbered 3.1, is search which makes it easier to find applications. In addition to that, the “Featured” … Continue reading

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A new apple.co.il is coming soon

As I blogged in the past, the fact that the website of Apple’s reps in Israel is not apple.co.il but iDigital.co.il is a big disadvantage for them, since they do not get free traffic from search queries such as “apple.co.il”, … Continue reading

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