Colored rice

31-3-2011

In preparation for the annual Tomb Sweeping Day in China, shopkeepers in the Guangxi region are working on the freshly cooked five-color glutinous rice to worship their ancestors. The colored rice was dyed in the liquid from soaked colorful plants such as purple sweet cane and maple leaves. Coloured rice is a much better option to enliven your plate than the usual plain old white rice.

 

Commercial inspired by tweets

31-3-2011

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The latest marketing ploy of Kraft is Mac and Cheese TV. This commercial is  unique because it’s inspired by real life tweets of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese fans. These Mac and Cheese TV commercials are a game changer for interacting with loyal customers.

Design on a tray

30-3-2011

The Norwegian company Figgjo has developed a new range of plates specifically made for use in canteens and restaurants. Now, these plate are usually pretty dull and uninspired. Figgjo has played around with the colour and shape, but without prejudice to the stacking capability or durability requirements.  

Sushi shipping container

30-3-2011

A container rebuild to a restaurant or a coffee bar, we have seen before. The SushiBOX is a new example, located in Texas. The compact eatery fits inside a 20 inch shipping container that has three sides, which can unfold to create open awnings.  

Dip Dip nuggets

30-3-2011

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McDonald’s promotes his famous McNuggets and its range of dip sauces by using the elevator to create illusion nuggets that were dipped into sauces. Watch the movie.  

CueMelon – seems to be a april fool

30-3-2011

Organic marketer Eosta, brings a new innovation into the markt. It is a cucumber, which has an orange colour inside and tastes like a melon. The cucumber is preservable up to 10 days. This seems to be a perfect april fool… 

 

Golf Digest Campaign

29-3-2011

 Golf Digest wanted to remind golf enthusiasts that they can improve their game with the magazine. So how can you disrupt the region’s biggest golf to get attention?

 

Virtual campaign

29-3-2011

The Lynx Effect in the UK  has lounged a campaign that has taken viral concepts to another level with their latest brand: the Lynx Fallen Angels Ambush. Various angels fell at the Victoria Station in London from the sky, onlookers tried to connect with the beautiful “virtuous” creatures on the screen. 

 

Mobile app enables F&B ordering from seats at sport events

29-3-2011

The  free Yorder app let sports fans order food and beverages from their seats, so they don’t have to get up and miss any of the game. The operator Bon Appetit will send a worker to the fan’s seat with the order in 15 to 20 minutes.

 

The world’s first airport library for eBooks

29-3-2011

At Taoyuan International Airport (Taiwan), waiting passengers can now borrow iPads and eReaders to keep their passengers entertained. The e-library has four hundred titles in its collection, available in English or Chinese, which can be read in the airport, but not taken away or downloaded onto the user’s own device.  

Drunken direction signs

29-3-2011

In the marketplace Nehru Place, in Asia, is the pub First Floor located. Despite of zillions of shops, the people did not spend their time in the pub. The marketplace is infested with billboards, but the people have learnt to ignore them. So First Floor got Human Direction Signs ‘drunk’. They were pretending to be happily passed out at various spots with the distance and direction to the pub. According to First Floor they saw a 62 % increase in customers.

 

Free Cone Day!

28-3-2011

As a way to thank the Ben and Jerry’s customers for their support and to celebrate 33 years of Ben & Jerry’s, the Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops all over the world, are happily giving the ice creams away!

Toilet Paper Origami or tolegami

28-3-2011

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There is no shortage of imagination in applying the Japanese technique of folding (origami) toilet paper: tolegami presents itself as a variant of origami. The tolegami is already prominent in some hotels, the tolegami takes various forms in order to customize the toilet paper.   

Green tomato juice to celebrate spring

28-3-2011

Alain Milliat does make very good fruit juices in bottles. This spring he launched fresh green tomato juice. It’s ideal for brunches, sunny afternoons and aperitifs.

 

Go fast on a canalbike in Amsterdam

28-3-2011

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Although a movie from 2010, we do put it on our website. Nice ad with humor for an energy drink. Go Fast gave away their energy drinks at a motorized canalbike in the Amsterdam canals.

 

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