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A Pritzker, a Fan and a Handbag

Posted by Duke on July 31 at 1:02 PM What do you get when you combine a Pritzker, a Fan and a Handbag?  It has been called everything from “genius” to “commercialization gone awry” to a “Star Trek –style spacecraft.”  Whether you love or hate it, the 7.500 square foot epicenter where architecture, art and fashion collide is landing in Central Park in October. Topics: advertising, architecture and design, arts and culture, branding, design, free write        2 Comments Read Full Post

Grand Theft Auto IV: A Confluence of Art, Marketing, M&A, and Guinness

Posted by Duke on May 16 at 12:54 PM Now that Grand Theft Auto IV ‘s first day gross of $310m has entered the Guinness World Records, the looming question is what will happen to the hostile takeover from Liberty City?  Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the game, is entrenched in a takeover bid by gaming titan Electronic Arts whose $2b offer ends today.... Topics: advertising, branding, design, financial services, interactive        2 Comments Read Full Post

The Race to Become the Webmail & Instant Messaging Leader

Posted by Duke on March 20 at 11:54 AM The value of social networking has been primarily been isolated to community sites such as Facebook and MySpace, but email and Instant Messaging market share trends are providing a much more efficient platform for such a system.  Some recent market share numbers... Topics: advertising, financial services, interactive        0 Comments Read Full Post

Conde Nast Looks at the Best & Worst Green Companies

Posted by Duke on February 26 at 10:24 AM In the March issue of Portfolio, Conde Nast reports on the 11 best Green Companies and the 10 worst that should be doing more.  Some are expected, some are surprising... Topics: branding, economic development, free write, green        0 Comments Read Full Post

Who wins in the game of green credit cards?

Posted by Duke on February 8 at 10:42 AM Most major credit card issuers are quickly moving into offering “green” credit cards that purport to give back to the environment by allowing users to channel a percentage of their spending towards purchasing carbon offsets and other environmental initiatives. Topics: branding, financial services, grassroots, philanthropy        1 Comment Read Full Post

Google & Asia: The Big Deal

Posted by Duke on January 24 at 2:57 PM It seems that Google can’t wait for America’s lack of bandwidth to catch up with their wireless aspirations... Topics: advertising, financial services, interactive        1 Comment Read Full Post
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