Monthly Archives: August 2009
This Campaign Cost Nothing
In one sentence: I am blown away by the VIA Group‘s pro bono project for the Salvation Army of Northern New England. As you can see from these photos, they were able to use donated ad space, volunteers and local … Continue reading
Filed under advertising, Commercials, Community Service, Raves
5th Street McDonald’s Hiring Friendly People
Just saw this video from a McDonald’s in St. Charles, MO. The restaurant needed more time to complete this man’s order, so they asked him to pull out of the drive-thru. He refused and so it appears that they refused … Continue reading
Filed under Random but Fun, Raves
Holograms you can touch
In the third grade, my class converted a bathroom into a hologram lab. We spray painted a Donald Duck figurine silver and shot a laser at him and through the magic of science, I now have a piece of glass … Continue reading
Filed under Random but Fun, Raves, technology
Viral Video Wednesday
In addition to my last post about the web cam music video, I just found another great example of viral video marketing. This time, it’s Benson mattress company’s attempt to set the world record for mattress dominos. Mattress dominos? Yeah. … Continue reading
Filed under advertising, Commercials, interactive marketing, Random but Fun, technology
Web Cam Music Video
The story? A Japanese band called Sour created this synronized web cam video. The result? Eye candy! Probably my favorite music video since the Ok Go treadmills in “Here We Go Again” I love when bands come up with cool … Continue reading
Filed under Interactive, Pop Culture, Random but Fun, Raves
Band geekiness
I have a confession to make. I am a band geek. In elementary school it started out easy enough – class plays and concert choir. Then I taught myself to play a little piano. In sixth grade, I signed up … Continue reading
Filed under Random but Fun
Chocolate, Wine & All That Jazz
For the last six months I have been working with a group of volunteers and staff members from the United Way of Greater St. Louis to help plan an event called Chocolate, Wine & All That Jazz. When I first … Continue reading →
Leave a Comment
Filed under Commentary, Community Service, Raves
Tagged as all that jazz, chandler hill vineyards, chocolate, chocolatiers, erin bode, hors d'ouevres, St. Louis, United Way, volunteer, wine, wine tasting