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December 2011
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Build your pitch with this 5 step easy process →
This thing truly does work. If you are in need of a quick pitch, you need to use this free tool. I really like how it organizes your thoughts and services into a quick and easy pitch that takes seconds. Not a word wasted.
November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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“You don’t always have to work harder, if you just work smarter. Time value...”
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July 2011
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Facebook Launches Skype-Powered Video Chat & More... →
Facebook is set to unveil video chat powered by Skype at its headquarters in Palo Alto, California. What else does the company have up its sleeve, though? SEE ALSO: Facebook Video Chat | Facebook Group Chat Last week Mashable received an invite to an “awesome” event. It didn’t take …
June 2011
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WatchKHON 2 News coverage of our last Nextworking event at Chai’s Island Bistro. Be sure to make it down to our next event for some great networking opportunities.
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Apple puts Steve Jobs' iCloud unveiling online →
The two-hour video is available here. It gives you a far better view of Monday’s proceedings than was afforded most of the people — including yours truly — who were there.
Ad 2 Honolulu Wins 1st Place at San Diego National... →
Ad 2 Honolulu, a local non profit volunteer organization, won first place in the American Advertising Federation (AAF) National conference Public Service Competition today- ADmerica- held at the Hilton San Diego. 9 other Ad 2 chapters from across the nation competed in today’s PSA competition.
The PSA campaign put together by Ad 2 Honolulu was a benefit for the Hawaii Chord Blood Bank, a...
May 2011
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April 2011
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So- you think your taxes are "high"? →
As many Americans finish up their personal tax returns over the next few days, they’ll marvel with horror at how much hard-earned cash gets siphoned up by the government.
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Fashback Playlist: Best Rock from the 1990s
Grunge, garage bands, and plaid- I love 90s rock just as much as any other product of the 80s. Back when MTV was playing nonstop music videos with cheesy special effects and Bevis & Butthead ruled the cartoon comic scene- 90s rock drilled its grunge trademark deep into music history. While most of us suited up for work, a select few were able to slip into our torn camouflage cargo pants and...
March 2011
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Best Honolulu Bars for Networking →
Scott Rasak, marketing coordinator at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, who helps organize networking events with Nextworking, recently held an event for Ad 2 Honolulu here, drawn by the environment.
“The space worked out perfectly, with great trendy lounge music,” Rasak says. “The food is always good and specialty drinks keep the interest of the crowd. This is truly a great networking...
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February 2011
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5 Oscar-worthy product placements →
It’s that time — and we’re watching not only the beautiful dresses but also the products with prominent cameos. A surprise: None of the makers of the items showcased in the following nominated films paid for placement. Appropriate scene-setting, it seems, trumps economic opportunity. “Brands can add authenticity to the film product,” says Mark Owens, president of...
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How not to Tweet with your Brand - Kenneth Cole
As the drama unfolds for Kenneth Cole- let’s just take a look at what can be learned from the whole experience.
Type Kenneth Cole into Google and you are soon to find a lesson in brand equity. Fashion designer Kenneth Cole tweeted a harsh comment this morning that sent the digital realm into a fire storm. Although there is much conversation on Twitter, it has yet to reach a trending...
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Heineken recently introduced its new STR bottle →
Heineken recently introduced its new STR bottle, launching it simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles.
The inspiration for the bottle came from dark nightclubs, where UV lights illuminate the dance floor. When UV light hits the aluminium bottle, it reveals the hidden underlying graphic pattern of shooting stars – and the aluminium bottle keeps the beer deliciously cool.
January 2011
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10 of the Best (and Worst) Rebrandings of 2010 →
Thanks to Gap’s face-plant of a logo revamp, 2010 will go down in the historical ledger as the worst year for brand design since, well, OK, just last year. Still, it’s a damn shame, because the past 12 months have witnessed a raft of branding innovations, from a classed-up packaging concept for Tang to logos that morph across the full spectrum of modern-day media.
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Big in Japan? The New Starbucks Logo Could Assist... →
Was last week’s redesign of the Starbucks logo an unmitigated disaster (cf. Gap, Tropicana), or a surprisingly canny move? There’s always the hue and cry of the blogosphere to gauge a quick reaction, but for a more measured approach, we have something called science. Professors of marketing at several U.S. universities have been studying the effects of redesign—and on...
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Forbidden Places →
I enjoy creative media and entertainment. These guys go places your not supposed to go, however, who is afraid of the big bad wolf? Are you?