Sauna day for breast cancer patients
12-9-2012
Newly opened wellness center ‘Sauna Swoll’ initiated the first wellness day for breast cancer patients together with after care center ‘Intermezzo’. Breast cancer often leads to breast amputation and can be a reason for patients to avoid wellness centers. The wellness center is open on 23rd of September from 11.00 to 21.00 o’clock.
The annual iG Nobel Prizes
12-9-2012
Harvard University presents the annual iG Nobel Prizes on the 20th of September. The prizes are for respectable researchers that ‘make people laugh and then think’. The first satellite event in the Netherlands is in the ‘Stadsgehoorzaal’, Leiden. The award show is live broadcasted. Before the show various Dutch researchers and scientists explain their funny or crazy research to the audience. The Hotel Leiden, Ibis Leiden Centre and Holiday Inn offer special package deals for this event.
Scratch your can of Palm beer
10-9-2012
Beer brand Palm is challenging the Netherlands to show some creativity on a beer can. Scratch a can of Palm beer and send your design through Facebook. Palm will pick out the best design, which will be in store from next year. The winner wins a trip to London for 2 persons as well. Dutch tattoo-artist Henk Schiffmacher opened the contest by tattooing a beer can. Company SSSS & Orchestra developed this marketing campaign. Sending your design is still possible until the end of September.
Tasty ice cream posters
7-9-2012
These brilliant posters are designed by Renata El Dib and look like ice cream cones because of the double sided print.
Humor sells
3-9-2012
This article is only available in Dutch.
The first Urban Food Week in London
3-9-2012
This September (10-16), London will feast on the fabulous local produce being grown, produced and cooked on its doorstep, with the capital city’s first Urban Food Week . The week of activities is being organised to highlight the importance of buying and eating local food, urban growing and planting forage for bees. During the week, restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs across the city will be showcasing dishes and drinks made with ultra-local fruit, veg and herbs from urban farms, and from London honey cultivated in community beehives.
Copy shop at Lowlands festival
31-8-2012
Marketing agency Natwerk used a copy machine to get funny faces of visitors at Lowlands festival. The prints were used as wall paper and put on Facebook, where guests could vote on the most funny photos until the 31st of August.
Gift by DoubleTree Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
31-8-2012
The Cocoa Beach team of DoubleTree Cocoa Beach Oceanfront asked one of its guests what brought him to the area. He mentioned that he took his son on a trip to the Kennedy Space Center and wanted to go surfing with him in the Atlantic Ocean for his 4th birthday. The team made a gift bag for the 4-year old and his father that consisted out of a gift bag, boogie board, banner, cupcakes and a birthday card.
The deepest website in the world
31-8-2012
To enhance the unique source of Borjomi mineral water the company has introduced the worlds deepest website. Scroll down to the source of the water at a depth of 8 kilometers. Good luck!
Alcohol sandwiches in New York
30-8-2012
At the Salumé panini shop in New York it’s possible to order alcohol sandwiches. Chef Steven Hubbell flavors the meat of the breads with whiskey, Gin of grappa. Although most of the alcohol vaporizes during the baking, the panini’s got a lot of attention.