tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70980107361110429652024-03-05T08:28:18.411-08:00Clara Ng・ω・Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-64696842343876207822009-04-30T15:51:00.001-07:002009-04-30T17:12:13.843-07:00design management<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">this time i want to talk about my dissertation. my dissertation is about design management and how to use design build a brand value. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">usually people feel surprise when they notice my background is design instead of business, i guess because they think there are not much connection between marketing and design. and this always take me a while to explain to them why i am doing this. but sometimes i will ask myself do really i completely understand the connection them? honesty i really can't answer this question. i really want to explore this topic and i believe this would be help in my future too. this is one of the reason i chose design management for my topic.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">design is an efficient management tool for developing a more customer focused culture for a brand. in business, relations between design and branding are more complementary than divergent. both work to build a product strategy that differentiates the company from the competition and strengthens its competitive advantage. the designer contributes by creating the differences that are perceived by the consumer as benefits, this can impact on consumer behaviour, no matter from the retail store, a brand or a product. brand is the most frequently used process of differentiation. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">in theory, design and branding share the same mind-set of develop an understanding of customer needs and the factors that influence those needs in order to establish healthy customer relationships. In practice, the relationship between design and branding poses problems that spring from a reciprocal ignorance of the other profession. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">the relationship between design and branding are not limited in graphic design (e.g. brand name, logo and advertisement). there are much more for example product design ( product performance), packaging design (out look of product), environment design (the store setting and window display). </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 12.0px Helvetica">the concept of design management has grown fast in last decade. and branding has become a important part in marketing and marketing strategic. so what happen when design management merge with branding? i hope after this summer, i can explore much more on this topic.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">and i hope this will give you an idea what is design management, i guess this is not a popular topic in marketing :)</p>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-8781347245932479392009-04-20T16:00:00.001-07:002009-04-22T16:39:42.038-07:00target market: young adult 21 - 26<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4HURTYhyphenhyphen0HhJtJWqW1TtglaUFfzy9m0arQNHGHVA1nrltXhNqA0pjK27UVBuovg0RcoidQf6v8o08V8RQH4asXnHc2qhpj3vgukaHTCL4wc7V4UT5NLPhDECmV-MsOid2dONcTShHGKO/s1600-h/xpack-content.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4HURTYhyphenhyphen0HhJtJWqW1TtglaUFfzy9m0arQNHGHVA1nrltXhNqA0pjK27UVBuovg0RcoidQf6v8o08V8RQH4asXnHc2qhpj3vgukaHTCL4wc7V4UT5NLPhDECmV-MsOid2dONcTShHGKO/s400/xpack-content.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327662498806968146" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">it's not easy being on the brink of adulthood. you might have just completed college or have working for a couple of years. you are suddenly responsible for more things than you ever thought possible. perhaps you are just buying your first car, or even buying your first house. maybe you're thinking of getting married. but one thing is for sure - you don't want to give up on fun stuff. some days, you still have the urge to be a kid. some days, you just don't want to be old.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">designers and marketers targeting this age group need to be aware of this duality. this age group knows it needs to make certain decisions responsibly. so it's a group that seeks out more information about certain products and services that it used to. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">but at the same time, members of this age group lead incredibly busy lifestyles. so brand names mean something because they are the ultimate time-saver. yet unlike the younger demographic, they no longer use brand names to be a part of the club.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">and one other thing to remember - you can't talk to them like they're not still hip. after all, young adults still want to have fun.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:48px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpSTqzk2HqOo3KpHDUanTJ7bvfynIpFvccYqRJ7yKek8kWzmm0gZt2kwpAbO4oc_fJ4FLNX_EvwplUcYBtdBIMleNmtdB6lqXodIC2Sj29RdCwCmjHzM32lt94pzOnp9TWCSFWnMrfFvj/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpSTqzk2HqOo3KpHDUanTJ7bvfynIpFvccYqRJ7yKek8kWzmm0gZt2kwpAbO4oc_fJ4FLNX_EvwplUcYBtdBIMleNmtdB6lqXodIC2Sj29RdCwCmjHzM32lt94pzOnp9TWCSFWnMrfFvj/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327663868444796130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 243px; " /></a></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.sandstormdesign.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">sandstorm design</span></a> needed to talk to this age group with an incredibly challenging project - to get young adults in the stage of Oregon to stop somking. and they have to design <a href="http://www.bwpdx.org/programs/smoking-cessation/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">th</span></a><a href="http://www.bwpdx.org/programs/smoking-cessation/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">e X-Pack Smoking cessation Program</span></a>. research confirmed the conflicting stresses of this target: they had started smoking in their more carefree days and now were beginning to regret their decision. they needed help, but help came with caveat. it needed to be fun at the same time.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">enter the x-pack. a self-help smoking cessation kit, packaged in a way that is attractive to the target audience, with a mix of quick, simple information along with fun things to do instead of smoking.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">among the components: a youth-oriented smoking cessation guide complete with a quit plan and quit day checklist; motivational messages; testimonials of successful quit attempts by peers; information on nicotine replacement therapy. and, of course, the fun stuff: various products to keep the hand and mouth busy during the quitting process (gum, cinnamon toothpicks, stress putty); and an incentive for registering the product (a borders books and music gift certificate). all materials were based on the best medical practice, combining insights from both adult and adolescent smoking cessation research.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">and everything was packaged in a way that said 'we know you are still hip.'</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p></p>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-11029023019652693782009-04-11T09:16:00.001-07:002009-04-11T09:16:21.824-07:00Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-59229644954152074682009-03-25T17:12:00.001-07:002009-03-29T16:04:40.479-07:00have you ever try " electronic cigarette " ?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtr2fDnWYtYTdV-Y3wt9ySeVpuCYAzxZgXbcQf8hwjKh8Cf-b5mjCkEY0-CMvADW_cmZmJwzeJkRdSspW6CMCeNgycYBS9_DeTiMJb6DutEIteEGMtQttGh8TVaO0NpU5KRp8H6VMDTGF/s1600-h/5200925111750.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtr2fDnWYtYTdV-Y3wt9ySeVpuCYAzxZgXbcQf8hwjKh8Cf-b5mjCkEY0-CMvADW_cmZmJwzeJkRdSspW6CMCeNgycYBS9_DeTiMJb6DutEIteEGMtQttGh8TVaO0NpU5KRp8H6VMDTGF/s400/5200925111750.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318734382612095666" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(176, 48, 0); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-cigarette"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">e-cigarette</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(176, 48, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">( </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">electronic cigarette) </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">is something </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">feels like a cigarette, looks like a cigarette but it isn't bad for your health.it even has vapor. In many ways, it is like an actual smoking experience. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="http://www.e-cigar.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.e-cigar.ca/</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeo4srY3Xa3DUTdorDeEgw05hFGFoV8LakXh3Sx8vKnMu0-UfGkROh8jvKbp51XSmsDVs-l34RHSeWTOUvJO8AGGhyphenhyphenyqZgcq4HLz1kvH6ZDs5Tnt8L6tf6-ZHLopeSS9fIgdN3cnYHcwx/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeo4srY3Xa3DUTdorDeEgw05hFGFoV8LakXh3Sx8vKnMu0-UfGkROh8jvKbp51XSmsDVs-l34RHSeWTOUvJO8AGGhyphenhyphenyqZgcq4HLz1kvH6ZDs5Tnt8L6tf6-ZHLopeSS9fIgdN3cnYHcwx/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318735277119783362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 189px; " /></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">An e-cigarette is an alternative to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking" title="Smoking" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">smoked</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">tobacco</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">products, such as </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette" title="Cigarette" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">cigarettes</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar" title="Cigar" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">cigars</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, or </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_(smoking)" title="Pipe (smoking)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">pipes</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">. It is a </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery-powered" title="Battery-powered" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">battery-powered</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> device that provides </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhale" title="Inhale" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">inhaled</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> doses of </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine" title="Nicotine" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">nicotine</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> by delivering a vaporized </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol" title="Propylene glycol" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">propylene glycol</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">/</span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine" title="Nicotine" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">nicotine</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solution" title="Solution" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">solution</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">. In addition to nicotine delivery, this vapor also provides a </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor" title="Flavor" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">flavor</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke" title="Smoke" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">smoke</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, while no tobacco, smoke, or </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion" title="Combustion" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">combustion</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> is actually involved in its operation.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in Hongkong e-cigarette is a illegal product. however, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">after the government of Hong Kong </span></span><a href="http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2009/02/hong-kong-tax-on-cigarettes-pushed-up.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">increase </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2009/02/hong-kong-tax-on-cigarettes-pushed-up.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the excise on tobacco</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, it create a huge market for e-cigarette.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in the position of e-cigarette company, they brag about their products are no harm of health, which can replace the real cigarette. also it can be used for quit the habit of smoking. the producers even product lots of different flavor..such as strawberry, banana or different kind of design on the cigarette. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04cHnB5vWizCzFDJmaoUa8TLm3t_Y6ieZ39KhL2uPJ3SqfIUiyr6lp2t3ECP1tLeu6QFJFGjrY9h88Ls0zYjfWdVV9jhIx7-2pa7iY0Hu-vINP70nf-GC2Uy-4RRP7a23XDtonqe-9zpd/s1600-h/3080852167_15f1c818a5.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04cHnB5vWizCzFDJmaoUa8TLm3t_Y6ieZ39KhL2uPJ3SqfIUiyr6lp2t3ECP1tLeu6QFJFGjrY9h88Ls0zYjfWdVV9jhIx7-2pa7iY0Hu-vINP70nf-GC2Uy-4RRP7a23XDtonqe-9zpd/s320/3080852167_15f1c818a5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318734696140448210" style="text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px; " /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> the left one is e-cigarette and the right one is real </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">cigarette</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">.</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the reason of this product is illegal is because it contains nicotine (even it is much less than the real cigarette), which can cause you cancer. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">although the advertisement brag about e- cigarette can helps you to quit, it also can inviting people to smoke. because it might gives people a perception that it is not easy to get addictive. that is what HongKong government worry about. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i can understand as a marketers this is a huge opportunity to make a lot of money. but i think sometimes they need to find out the balance of society morale too. instead of just making money from the consumers. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFElQJErMpTymrOktWW_0zzd8CfAi4flVD2GgpPlpN4ORHVdjeDbkJhYS2aug9Uh3TgxD3-6ke85y6JH6J0QRZyRInhRQZ5TeCjixdtDA9pOziIhfRgvziIauGKWe0tLba2hPn-C1i7e2u/s1600-h/%E8%BF%B7%E4%BD%A0%E5%9E%8B-%E7%8E%AF%E4%BF%9D%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7%E5%A6%82%E7%83%9F+%EF%BC%88EC-04%EF%BC%89.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFElQJErMpTymrOktWW_0zzd8CfAi4flVD2GgpPlpN4ORHVdjeDbkJhYS2aug9Uh3TgxD3-6ke85y6JH6J0QRZyRInhRQZ5TeCjixdtDA9pOziIhfRgvziIauGKWe0tLba2hPn-C1i7e2u/s320/%E8%BF%B7%E4%BD%A0%E5%9E%8B-%E7%8E%AF%E4%BF%9D%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7%E5%A6%82%E7%83%9F+%EF%BC%88EC-04%EF%BC%89.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318735479046205250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-family:'arial,helvetica';font-size:15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-family:'arial,helvetica';font-size:15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-family:'arial,helvetica';font-size:15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-family:'arial,helvetica';font-size:15px;"><br /></span></div></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-1825328686142934032009-03-22T06:39:00.001-07:002009-03-28T17:36:50.409-07:00target market : teen 13 - 20<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-idsuqCteK27aAlNb9sQcJbGI6V702g1yMhuGUNUXmHnSCUk3mSoex9r0ts1bC6M4BrmF-epEaW_GXWOcNzWE1cJPbhemfdncs_ibtq-0HRZF1lcO0mOxfBp400DulbSB2Ui0jN5ngear/s1600-h/73595786NikeAllCotton_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-idsuqCteK27aAlNb9sQcJbGI6V702g1yMhuGUNUXmHnSCUk3mSoex9r0ts1bC6M4BrmF-epEaW_GXWOcNzWE1cJPbhemfdncs_ibtq-0HRZF1lcO0mOxfBp400DulbSB2Ui0jN5ngear/s400/73595786NikeAllCotton_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318399248785755250" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDSE4vkF2wdjQCqf9O-EQUPnZOb6QUSWIVhiApYIBpYyv1zEDXcjl0_YlCMIb94enpLJSen0mi0fMkBM4165v-Ai8WCn8TO8wVoqVad-1lDNWx32JzlcM5klwMYqnxyBdmRRZloaUqmtn/s400/72523879NikeAllCotton_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318399001729992594" /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;"></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;">at this age, it's all about being cool. really, what else is there? when you 're a teenager, it doesn't seem to matter where in the world you live, what your income lever is, or where you go to school. you share the same feelings of teen all over the world. you want to be seen as smart, hip, fun and aware of trends. you want to be liked, accepted. you want to belong to a club or a group, even if it's a group that's rebelling against all other groups. you want to fit in somewhere.</span><div><div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">again, you want to be cool!!!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">one way to be cool when you're a teen is to join a group of people who speak your language. not just native language, but your 'teen" language - the language of your peers.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">so Weiden +Kennedy teamed up with <a href="http://209.59.130.61/design/advertising/nike-all-cotton-club/nike-all-cotton-club4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Plazm Media</span></a> and created a poster campaign that ran for <a href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nike/language_select/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Nike</span></a> - one that embrace adolescents' unique dialect.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="http://www.buzzwhack.com/buzzcomp/indac.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">all cotton</span></a>" is a basketball term. those in the know know that it's a term for making a shot without hitting the backboard. so in teen talk, the 'all cotton club" is where beat meets the street.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">to make the promotion even more topical, the posters ran only in new york city, in the bus shelters and subways around the area where the original "cotton club" first opened its doors. it was what Nike and Weiden + Kennedy called a "city attack" campaign - blanket a small area that has your core target audience and make it impossible to ignore. and the look of the posters was hand drawn, the way it was on the original 'cotton club" posters.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_-VM7PD5bxag1MiGkQdH2-QuV8K1UWahl6Qn8fp2ZuelDQCnKLyxbMUXY51fge5mi3n0zCmvGXyHsX00SsIFxDrLThy40Vg_UNmkzU9jI2FkrdgO9U8rVWvj_rjWxOJKLGgQy_1cqedE/s1600-h/3879cotton_1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_-VM7PD5bxag1MiGkQdH2-QuV8K1UWahl6Qn8fp2ZuelDQCnKLyxbMUXY51fge5mi3n0zCmvGXyHsX00SsIFxDrLThy40Vg_UNmkzU9jI2FkrdgO9U8rVWvj_rjWxOJKLGgQy_1cqedE/s320/3879cotton_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318400623408978914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuSsLRZbF2Yqd7GD-yC7TYaIAibI1Q49TH3hmhvQC_YqVwwOgct5wQtvgEZN3D-tS9XyHv9Bt-7LHUiuGW6o6tdN7BFawfQrTEJxduHXwip8p1jjxuz-eqWAh_wBXNMzpLAR4qthmbsGp/s1600-h/8286cotton_2.jpg"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuSsLRZbF2Yqd7GD-yC7TYaIAibI1Q49TH3hmhvQC_YqVwwOgct5wQtvgEZN3D-tS9XyHv9Bt-7LHUiuGW6o6tdN7BFawfQrTEJxduHXwip8p1jjxuz-eqWAh_wBXNMzpLAR4qthmbsGp/s320/8286cotton_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318401278249615650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">specifically, the posters were designed to promote the benefits of two new performance basketball shoes by Nike. "the air powermatic" is a basketball shoe specifically designed for power and an inside game, whereas the "air flightposite" shoe is designed for fitness and the outside game. but, much, much important than that is the fact the posters made teens feel like a part of something. they were a way to make teens feel cool.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF-7GDg_PjSFqwdHi-UeTeNlp117gCqShyRtPUbRd10CM1vwhIRxCnxeZeit9l8VOwxWGouoWmMtNhc24f_KJ9L2ea-GOaywGTc1-7RhwTi58YzFOvuAQIVNiYg6nE7OoRPwhjMu-oe9z/s1600-h/5705cotton_3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF-7GDg_PjSFqwdHi-UeTeNlp117gCqShyRtPUbRd10CM1vwhIRxCnxeZeit9l8VOwxWGouoWmMtNhc24f_KJ9L2ea-GOaywGTc1-7RhwTi58YzFOvuAQIVNiYg6nE7OoRPwhjMu-oe9z/s320/5705cotton_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318400872973961426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXr4bhILgVjd9p6Axnq_3sFaUS9B9Eo2dIQ7tMXm-fmWNLEZTal3y_SCiWse1I3T34p7_sujIlDM9CoWWKkKX_tifV4qgb-G_Eid24TXho3aUO0CMhfPUCNZub80xtA7jfExK3jotHok3/s1600-h/6408cotton_4-1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXr4bhILgVjd9p6Axnq_3sFaUS9B9Eo2dIQ7tMXm-fmWNLEZTal3y_SCiWse1I3T34p7_sujIlDM9CoWWKkKX_tifV4qgb-G_Eid24TXho3aUO0CMhfPUCNZub80xtA7jfExK3jotHok3/s320/6408cotton_4-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318401100728857682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px; " /></a></span></span></p></div></div></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-32584380967275900542009-03-14T10:30:00.001-07:002009-03-29T15:46:07.040-07:00target market: middle life 46-60<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33_0_gssa4_ZxANtTPD-FyrpwPixmJUlY1JkWi5mUwMbi4U3BKW_YVi7huSP_RdcWFod2uvLi8DNrftoX2vNiX9to9lq-115jGPa0qKCIJFBColV-GoPDD_qSEooyHS1G6SMWHGdCWmnj/s1600-h/minisnap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33_0_gssa4_ZxANtTPD-FyrpwPixmJUlY1JkWi5mUwMbi4U3BKW_YVi7huSP_RdcWFod2uvLi8DNrftoX2vNiX9to9lq-115jGPa0qKCIJFBColV-GoPDD_qSEooyHS1G6SMWHGdCWmnj/s400/minisnap.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312831165423517794" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">wake up and smell the coffee. slow down, you're moving too fast. relax, enjoy yourself. go ahead. you're worth it.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in this age, people gain perspective. certain things become easier than they ever were. perhaps they're more secure in their job, or their children have grown. they seem to be more aware of how life works. they appreciate indulgences, feeling they've worked hard for them. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this led me to the topic of how to target middle age group market: </span></span><a href="http://pauravshukla.blogspot.com/2008/03/middle-aged-consumers-conspicuous.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">middle-aged consumers & conspicuous consumption</span></span></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">first and foremost, </span></span><a href="http://multichannelmerchant.com/webchannel/marketing/marketing_new_middle_ages/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">marketing to the midlife group</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> follows the rule of marketing to anyone: talk to them as people. these are folks who have come into their own as individuals and who are reflecting on their life. if they are not content with the choices they've made thus far, they're in trouble.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">also b</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">ecause of their life experience, they have a lot to offer, since they've seen such a broad spectrum of growth and invention. if your target market just right, you can show how this new addition (your product or service) can add to their life experience. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">another way to market to this age group is to feature famous people that are their age e.g. actors. these people can give a sort of connection with figures they've grown up with. as a result, they will make positive associations about company's product or service because of their associations with that famous person. The key when using this marketing tool</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> is to find the right person who will create these positive feelings of familiarity and trust.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">finally, another way to market to the middle-aged group is to appeal to their desire to stay and feel young. more and more, products and services to this demographic appeal to the need to live a healthy, active lifestyle. this generation of people don't consider themselves old.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">for some purchase decision, this group for whom brand loyalty maybe establish, and there maybe resistance to change. in fact, this group of people that often re-adopts brands from childhood. at the same time, they don't see themselves as totally inflexible either. they will try new things if the cues are in place that tell them, "this is something worthy of my time and energy, it is well made, well designed, this is something that's unique to me." </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">mid-age group is a complicated demographic. there are many factors to consider.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"> </span>feel free to give your comment and opinion :)</span></span></span></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-22635859599048327372009-03-09T14:01:00.001-07:002009-03-14T14:52:34.490-07:00Positioning yourself in the creative marketplace<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">with the overall decline in the global economy, many designers find themselves crossroad. work is no longer abundant, and budget have decreased significantly from year past.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in today's volatile marketplace, advertising designers now face many more challenges, to survive, they are reevaluating their approach to promotion and restructuring their position in the marketplace. they are beginning to take an honest look not only at how they work, what they have to uniquely offer and the markets and clients they choose to work with but also introspectively at their creative interests, aspirations and their definition of what it means to be successful. the book " </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The graphic designer's guide to creative marketing" shows</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kXuhBWpbmBAC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=Positioning+yourself+in+the+creative+marketplace&source=bl&ots=aOZ2kt99I6&sig=QWY7ui9yc3goSuIOTJrwI8yFWTI&hl=en&ei=t-a7SfK_E9yxjAek9fCrCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA74,M1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">how can position yourself as a creative in a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">marketplace.</span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">when it comes to promotion, creating distinction is key. because of the tremendous distractions going on the world, promotions need to be truly unique and thought-provoking in the order to capture the attention of any audience. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">to create distinction and call attention to their brand, designers are producing memorable promotions that reveal something about their firm and its personality. these are not only highly innovative from a production standpoint but also keenly strategic where the overall messaging is mindful of prospective client's needs. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">many are realizing the importance of contact strategies in an age where electronic communication (social media) has become prevalent. to make their promotions more personalized, many firms are no longer producing mass mailings but instead creating smaller, more targeted promotions. they are also thinking in terms of a campaign, uniting all their messaging to ensure clarity and consistency within the marketplace. my course-mate <a href="http://joyfleur.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">joy </span></a>shows a great campaign of <a href="http://www.willitblend.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">"will it blend?"</span></a> in her blog also the other sample of <a href="http://kneha.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/skittlesa-bold-move/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">neha's blog</span></a> of <a href="http://skittles.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">skittles's new website</span></a>.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in the following weeks, i want to talk about how a designer apply their creative idea (e.g promotion, campaign, brand identity etc) to the target age market in my blog. also i will give some examples of the company or brand too. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;">hope you will enjoy it :)</span></div><div><br /></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-53295635291446336472009-03-06T16:10:00.001-08:002009-03-14T20:00:55.763-07:00Apple Iphone only for 80 pounds!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoDuXU9qy70e2irXWHFIFHDG0cseUzip5BDc5kRMGLV7SsA9XGr7XOb9ssQDoN9Uz69YvnXFHP98RUkqSoqhFTRb6y8oH39VtIf9LAWZUsnLsrwTj3-ns7NQ5mxqsxn2nLe7yzRvdIS25/s1600-h/10613114958.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev8JgZLN1RIsPycF5RcAnvltC4nSIA0FiZuHJtMSfdohavjo4_0NaJfHT-xBgLd01pf1FcFgIRD12wpaVbRL5sJipeczFghqpTbSOj7zXYgmPzj5TPdGIP08_MsXCbYUvyD3M6zk0gzpy/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-O-mJgPpk19dQYZEzKWf5H_xWNMz7aA7O7D5UR88Xvictjbjjg6NRfwGUjFKUq7u4z9NfWVf4hY_kbSel5CPZTo5npjljHPstpkwH7OFGYKGlyGgy3x6ejVY9lxZ7nPZXfB5BodNfJJf/s1600-h/170c_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-O-mJgPpk19dQYZEzKWf5H_xWNMz7aA7O7D5UR88Xvictjbjjg6NRfwGUjFKUq7u4z9NfWVf4hY_kbSel5CPZTo5npjljHPstpkwH7OFGYKGlyGgy3x6ejVY9lxZ7nPZXfB5BodNfJJf/s400/170c_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312397726516532146" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i want to share my experience in Ebay 2 days ago.i was browsing around in ebay and i saw this tile: </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">APPLE IPOD TOUCH£ £40 IPHONE BLACKBERRY £80</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i always don't believe this kind of thing, because how come this is so cheap?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">but the interesting thing is many people are bidding this item. (i try to provide the link but this seller is not selling this item anymore.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The seller describe the item like this:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#ff0010;"><strong>AMAZING OFFER NOT TO MISSED !</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">If you are looking for very cheap electrical and other products the come no further</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">This auction is for a website</span></strong> which sells all Ipods,ipod touch, Blackberries, Mobile Phones (unlocked),LCD TVs and many more goods including clothing and car parts that are all added hourly</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Recent Prices Include</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Apple Ipod Touch <span style="color:#ef00fd;">£40</span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Iphone <span style="color:#ff0010;">£80</span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Blackberry Storm<span style="color:#002cfd;"> £130</span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Branded Mobile Phones (Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola) <span style="color:#ff715c;">£40+</span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Great save to be had, no referrals or signing up fee, <strong>once auction won and payments recieved you will then receive an e-mail to the website</strong> where you have the freedom to buy as much as you like, its very simple and a truly increadible buy.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this is just an auction for a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">website</span>, the starting price is 0.99p. i try to check the feedback of the seller and what surprise me is all of the feedbacks are POSITIVE! and some winner actually use 140 pounds to bid this website, the others are like 39 pounds, 15 pounds etc.... </span></span></span></span></p></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">just can't believe it and this really make me feel very curious! i found the seller list a lot of this website for auction and they actually have a buy it now price which is 2.99 pounds. so i decide to buy it and the seller response me very quickly to send me the link of the website. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev8JgZLN1RIsPycF5RcAnvltC4nSIA0FiZuHJtMSfdohavjo4_0NaJfHT-xBgLd01pf1FcFgIRD12wpaVbRL5sJipeczFghqpTbSOj7zXYgmPzj5TPdGIP08_MsXCbYUvyD3M6zk0gzpy/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312404541073845826" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.dhgate.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">dhgate.com</span></a></span><a href="http://www.dhgate.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">is a China wholesale website serving global buyers. Also a leader in B2B online trading and PayPal's largest client in the Asia-Pacific region! their buyers are from the US, Europe, Australia and Asia–totalling to over 230 countries worldwide.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 23px;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">actually they sell a lot of things like mobile. painting, clothes, make-up, jewelry, cameras, games etc..... the interesting point for me is their protect buyer policy, because sometimes when you buy things online and your item haven't arrive or the seller refuse to give you the refund for the problem item. what they do is the buyer pay seller ONLY when they are satisfied with the item. this picture show how it works.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiY0xsdzouGncRVi9jQLu4ukUPMBDORD6h7tRE0yPJ4iUOLwATTfGpHornTRwlVEYQND8B7jpLgGsV3qgTcZUldiq3ah_3NFExRR9eqlAgTRPklSGfNT_b1L2lxG9HK7VZDUQKcK-di9J/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiY0xsdzouGncRVi9jQLu4ukUPMBDORD6h7tRE0yPJ4iUOLwATTfGpHornTRwlVEYQND8B7jpLgGsV3qgTcZUldiq3ah_3NFExRR9eqlAgTRPklSGfNT_b1L2lxG9HK7VZDUQKcK-di9J/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312394808051432258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 77px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i quite like this idea and i think this will give much more confidence for the buyer which is very important in online selling market. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">but the thing which most surprise is not the website, is the product they sell !!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">for example this auction : </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="http://www.dhgate.com/freeshippingbrand-new-i9-i9b-3G-16GB-unlocked/p_ff8080811fea05bc011feb8179bd4d21.html">80 pounds i phone!!</a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoDuXU9qy70e2irXWHFIFHDG0cseUzip5BDc5kRMGLV7SsA9XGr7XOb9ssQDoN9Uz69YvnXFHP98RUkqSoqhFTRb6y8oH39VtIf9LAWZUsnLsrwTj3-ns7NQ5mxqsxn2nLe7yzRvdIS25/s1600-h/10613114958.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoDuXU9qy70e2irXWHFIFHDG0cseUzip5BDc5kRMGLV7SsA9XGr7XOb9ssQDoN9Uz69YvnXFHP98RUkqSoqhFTRb6y8oH39VtIf9LAWZUsnLsrwTj3-ns7NQ5mxqsxn2nLe7yzRvdIS25/s400/10613114958.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313243994427652226" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">you can see they look soooo real with the box ! and the "16gb" is "written" on the back of the phone. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this one is more professional as a "high quality" copy </span></span><a href="http://www.dhgate.com/free-shippingBRAND-NEW-I-Phone-8GB-cellphone/p_ff8080811c6f33ed011c733d04691877.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">iphone </span></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">it actually operate in Apple OS X system which means it works like a real apple iphone. it has everything same as the real one but only no wifi. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">but who can tell this is a fake iphone? just can't believe it! lol</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-24849462429931879522009-03-04T16:13:00.001-08:002009-03-06T16:09:43.828-08:00Marc Jacobs cut down thier cost<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIQyYT7WT4Lm6UPVhc5zSZUzfigRv8na3g34112Sil0zPbKCyVC8N0zvDfVjV-2pltABPg6V9nxLvPxuQdwV5xqH7SWj5aCGyU1ojPrw_W22fvphDW5LHe0N8j6adn0Vmd4t58ksOVuMa/s1600-h/mj.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIQyYT7WT4Lm6UPVhc5zSZUzfigRv8na3g34112Sil0zPbKCyVC8N0zvDfVjV-2pltABPg6V9nxLvPxuQdwV5xqH7SWj5aCGyU1ojPrw_W22fvphDW5LHe0N8j6adn0Vmd4t58ksOVuMa/s400/mj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310186520462569410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">During the recession, high fashion brand like Marc Jacobs have to cut down their cost too. See all the look from</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/style/fashionweek/runway.html#/fall_2009_marc_jacobs/slide_show"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/style/fashionweek/runway.html#/fall_2009_marc_jacobs/slide_show</span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">A couple of weeks ago </span></span><a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marcjacobs/index.html" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Marc Jacobs</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/01/nice_knowing_you_fashion_week.html" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">canceled</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> his Fashion Week after-party, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">so it's not surprising those cutbacks will carry over to the runway show as well.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The number of invitees has been cut from 2,000 sits t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">o 700 sits and from 900 standing to 200 standing. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">To know more from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.fabsugar.com/2762999"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.fabsugar.com/2762999</span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.daylife.com/article/03X91tg4824Ar">http://www.daylife.com/article/03X91tg4824Ar</a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bYaDeVnsMr4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bYaDeVnsMr4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">Jacobs's business partner Robert Duffy said the reason he cut off </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">the list to save money, because he'd rather cut back there than lay off employees. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size:13px;"><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">"This isn't the time to spend the money to entertain the entire world…. Everybody thinks it costs the same money to entertain 500 people as opposed to 2,000 [when you've got the space]," Duffy continued. "It doesn't. All those 2,000 people still need to be seated, they still need to check in, this one needs this, that one needs that, and you know what? It's very costly."</span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Just think of how many security details are needed to save in the photographer crush.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">also plans to trim crowd fat by not allowing invitees to bring special guests. For example, editors can't bring their husbands and kids this season.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Hopefully this will be a temporary adjustment, and Marc Jacobs can go back to entertaining the entire world for a night in future seasons. </span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">"I'm not saying it's not going to go back to that, but right now, during this economic environment, it would seem ostentatious for us to continue doing the same thing," Duffy said.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I think that it is amazing that Marc Jacobs is looking out for his employees but cutting back costs of the show instead of laying them off. This just goes to show how committed he is to the fashion industry and how he really in the business to provide the latest fashion trends. By eliminating the amount of individuals allowed to attend his show I believe that it makes the show seem even more presti</span>gious and exciting to go to. So what he cancelled his after party, this has nothing to do with him being extremely successful as a designer!</span></span></span></span></blockquote></span></div></div></span></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-9349294939697798842009-02-28T06:14:00.001-08:002009-02-28T11:17:01.542-08:00the brand survival package<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i was reading a product design book today and i think it is very interesting to share.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this is one of the product design from the book call </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the brand - survival package</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">" which is designed by Lloyd's Graphic Design and Communication.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsASo2_Hp9PDOAiMEtm4Et7viLM0xa3oQaUHl1G1FD8pm3a7Gm8G3__VzEFcBTPtbXiD2lcjkgHesFm5FfRj21CqYgLcp_pNHwk_TpZ6ASIwQLI4FccgrLvqrniuTPQzmLJmp2-lSISPHb/s1600-h/brandsurvivalkit_z.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsASo2_Hp9PDOAiMEtm4Et7viLM0xa3oQaUHl1G1FD8pm3a7Gm8G3__VzEFcBTPtbXiD2lcjkgHesFm5FfRj21CqYgLcp_pNHwk_TpZ6ASIwQLI4FccgrLvqrniuTPQzmLJmp2-lSISPHb/s400/brandsurvivalkit_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307912693965332050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">you can know more about them from this link</span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.bjball.co.nz/page.php?&page=gallery&content=2&scroll=31"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.bjball.co.nz/page.php?&page=gallery&content=2&scroll=31</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this package is distributed in a silver pouch that is heat sealed and labeled. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the colour scheme, text and icons are all inspired by safety graphics.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">only 150 were produced. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in this case, they refer to how many business corporate identities are such a bad state that they are really in need of emergency repair and should consult a design professional qualified in a brand aid, brand resuscitation and corporate identity crisis management.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the brand survival kit contains the all important manual, which begins by sharing insightful information on the need for the companies to build brand recognition.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">to push the playful concept further, pocketknife, flashlight and emergency rations are included as appropriate essentials for surviving the jungle of today's volatile marketplace. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the group is trying to create an awareness of the importance and value of brand.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i think design and branding are inextricably linked together.<br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.uie.com/articles/design_and_branding/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.uie.com/articles/design_and_branding/</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">for branding it is all about how to build up a successful brand personality and image, and design is one of the important element to help to reach this goal.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">like the creative director of "the brand - survival package" says</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"to survive in the business world today, with the brand - conscious consumer, </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">it is essential to have a place a well - designed identity implemented effectively and consistently."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-49303975212681048182009-02-23T15:55:00.001-08:002009-03-01T15:52:27.114-08:00Women's money easy to earn<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div><br /></div>its truth.<br />clothes, lingeries, cosmetics, beauty center, manicure n pedicure, hair, slimming center.....n more.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this is the comic that i copied from a Taiwanese couple illustrator which i think is quite interesting. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi/12957434">http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi/12957434</a></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">their original work is written in chinese but i have changed translate it to english~</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjUUw830J4jCjWWCNZlzMZCZICQyT7Rse2FSDyfd0fipYAMkVYfFCRKIb5sUw-MgwdVGALaLZQFvpxX0pCcC9CWZi6XrjccOx93dTZFz-uf0jYCrIdefa9vbmDO6aXpSHuLuRGEhk5UMh/s1600-h/Picture+1.jpg"><img 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400px; height: 318px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">sources: artist </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">織織♥ </span></span><a href="http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi</span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">so it woman the easiest marketing target?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">i think in some way - yes</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><a href="http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi/12957434"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://newmediastrategies.net/blog/post/women-target-market/</span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><a href="http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi/12957434"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3494181.stm</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">women, by nature, love shopping. whether they need it or not.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this is a discussion of that: </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.wretch.cc/blog/innermi/12957434">http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071214051048AAVBNIV</a><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">don't get me wrong, men love shopping too. but the way men </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">love shopping is entirely different from how women love shopping. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">they only have a few things we like to shop about.<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">of course, there is always fashion to blame. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">it is a marketing trap that women are caught in. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">if you don't buy, you get left behind. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">because everyone buys, you lose out if you don't. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">u will be labeled as passé. to every lady trying to stay in the forefront of fashion, </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">that is an absolute no-no. </span></span></span></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">but seriously, who can blame women? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">look at the millions of advertisements out there, telling us we need this and that. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">one thing that never ceases to amaze me is how conniving marketeers can be. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">they keep brainwashing women into believing that we never have enough. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">we come up with more and more products, so that one just has to keep </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">buying to keep up. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">one lipstick is not enough to create great lip colour, you need at least two lipsticks.<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">that's why i feel really guilty about bought another lip gloss again last week</span></span></span></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-42883718900215384222009-02-20T14:33:00.001-08:002009-03-01T14:14:29.391-08:00Confessions of Facebookaholic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://500hats.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/03/addict.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 236px;" src="http://500hats.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/03/addict.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_SACk7qwnyTYPvyjl7qrUmWY8mLnhQqStMl5Kp8wc_aFnAYawCk4lMzp84ueB1msvImSn7KuWoLm7FD9U5xVzpmzaqAsvzJDqES8tSnrtvot8YVHuCjtYKdNfgr8gQUBfJM1nJj-fLbL/s1600-h/facebook1.jpg"></a><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">today after i chated with my friends,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i just realize that actually a lot of people are So into facebook</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">for example my friend K he needs to browse on facebook more</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">than 15 times per day. My other friend May told me she can't</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">live without facebook. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tE5EwiWBvLw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tE5EwiWBvLw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Coffee, chocolate and and social networking site Facebook are </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the most common addictions in the UK, </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">a study into modern lifestyles has revealed.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Coffee tops the list of the 10 most common modern addictions, </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">followed by chocolate consumption with Facebook in third place.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The much railed against vices of alcohol and drugs didn't even </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">make the top 10 addictions.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i just think many people have the same feeling about</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">facebook can get really addictive. because of the constant </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">updates as your friends add new photos? or you can build up </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">your image though there, just be someone you want to be?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper657/stills/6jhe217f.gif"><img src="http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper657/stills/6jhe217f.gif" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 500px; " /></a></span><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">this person has the same thought too </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-stiles/help-im-addicted-to-faceb_b_166726.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-stiles/help-im-addicted-to-faceb_b_166726.html</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">if u are unsure about are u are </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Facebookaholic ??!!! let's check </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">1. Do you check your account more than 5 times per day?</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">2. Do you often make references to Facebook when you are in </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">social situations? (ie. "Oh I think I am friends with you on Facebook" </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">or "Oh you are Stephanie Smith right. Ya I saw you on Facebook" OR "I loved what you wore to your great uncle's wedding in China!"</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">3. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">You feel popular when someone "tags" you in a photo (it shows others that you do actually get out)</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">4. You join a new group on a daily basis.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">5. You have commented that the Facebook face logo looks like one of your friends.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">6. You comment to your friend, "Oh I see you added Snowborading to your interests"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">7. You find yourself saying things like "I will tag you in this </span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2019737_addicted-facebook.html#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7799597" style="font-weight: normal !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; background-color: transparent !important; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"photo"</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> when you are out.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">8. You like to be poked and you like poking in return.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">This link will give you some suggestion about "how to quit facebook"</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">...if you want</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Facebook">http://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Facebook</a><br /></span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">i think facebook is one of the successful and fast growing social media network in last 10 years</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://social-media-optimization.com/2007/10/a-successful-facebook-marketing-campaign/">http://social-media-optimization.com/2007/10/a-successful-facebook-marketing-campaign/</a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">it makes a big communication network,</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">and some company actually used facebook to market its products or services.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.spannet.org/article-applequist-facebook.htm">http://www.spannet.org/article-applequist-facebook.htm</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the successful of facebook marketing just make everyone become a "Facebookaholic" !!</span></span></span></div><div></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098010736111042965.post-3256802803760791472009-02-17T17:28:00.000-08:002009-02-28T06:17:11.795-08:00Hello~~<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">life experience is important</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">explore yourself is important</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">what you think is important</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">it will be much easier, no matter what, if we have the passion and the elements above.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">i kept thinking to start my own blog long time ago</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">i really agree with blogging is one of the important communication way in this age</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">in here......</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">i want know more people from different area</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">get to know more of myself</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">share my interest and life</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">and talk about my point of view of marketing</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;">hope you will enjoy it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://f5.wretch.yimg.com/innermi/11/1981866584.jpg"><img src="webkit-fake-url://1AAD2666-6D6D-4C87-9888-EB23A8293DB5/1981866584.jpg" alt="1981866584.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div>Clara Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522577735247168555noreply@blogger.com3