John Galliano macarons
20-10-2010
Dior designer John Galliano has teamed up with the famous pastry café in Paris Ladurée to make macaroons. They are available in the flavor ‘pink and ginger’ and are specially made to promote the new fragrance by Galliano, Parlez-Moi d’Amour. From early November, the macarons are for sale in France, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, Monaco and the UK.
Free drinks and snacks at Japanese cafe
18-10-2010
The Free Cafe at Harimaya Station in Japan offers customers free drinks and snacks at any time of day. Inventor of this concept Honten Maya Hari, a known producer of rice crackers in Japan. Guests can enjoy freshly brewed tea or coffee with a rice cracker. There are now seven of these Hari Maya cafes in Japan and next to advertising its rice crackers, Honten hopes that people will become more environmentally aware and treat ech other woth more respect after a visit to one of his pubs.
Chivas Regal 18 Year Old by Christian Lacroix
13-10-2010
Fashion designer Christian Lacroix designed a special bottle for the 18 Year Old Limited edition by Chivas Regal.The bottle has the famous Chivas shape, but was inspired by French jacquard style for this special occasion. The Chivas Regal 18 Year Old is for sale from November in a limited number of stores for $ 495,=.
Twiner at Xanders Bazar
7-10-2010
Xanders Bazaar Winebar and Kitchen, located in Zwolle (The Netherlands), started a Twitterconcept called Twiner, which stands for Twitter, diner and wine. Every 2 weeks, this restaurant acts as a meeting place for 13 Tweeps. During a Twiner-evening, a three-course diner costs € 24,50, excluding the wine.
Doing business with Mickey
3-10-2010
By responding to the changing business market, Disneyland created a new logo and a new strategy. In this new logo, Mickey is wearing a tie. The new tagline is: “Experience business differently”.
Absolut GLIMMEr
1-10-2010
The Absolut GLIMMER is this years’ limited edition. The bottle is covered with a crystal pattern and inspired by the idea of ‘making the present exceptional’. Through Facebook, consumers can win a pre-party.
Homage by Perrie-Jouet to Belle Epoque cuvee
30-9-2010
For years the French champagne house Perrier-Jouet motto is: “Art de vivre”. The new bottle of Belle Epoque cuvée fully embodies this motto. It was designed by the American artist Kareem Iliya.
McDonald’s market stall
28-9-2010
McDonald’s will sell its products on the market. The fast food chain wants to demonstrate that its products are fresh. It is a temporary marketing campaign of McDonald’s which will visit four German cities.
Pocketmenu
27-9-2010
Restaurants often don’t have a website that is also easily accessible for mobile phones. The solution is a mobile website. It is a ‘light’ version of a regular website, designed specifically for mobile phones. Except that the site fits the screen and loads quickly, guests can immediately determine the route (using GPS), or recommend the restaurant via Facebook or Twitter. Moreover, more mobile websites improve SEO.
All ears in Koblenz
26-9-2010
In March 2010 Ganz Ohr in Koblenz was organized for the third time. Authors read from their own work at extraordinary venues while appropriate music played. For each artist, an individual atmosphere was created. The Koblenz Tourist Office, and the bookstore Reuffel invited once again national and international writers, newcomers and renowned writers.