Talk to the right ear
Dr. Luca Tommasi and Daniele Marzoli from the University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” in Chieti, Italy, have recently undertaken a series of studies looking at ear preference in communication between people. One of...
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1/3rd travellers influenced by frequent flier programmes
According to the Visa & PATA “Determining Travel Preferences in 2009 & Beyond” survey, one in three respondents are heavily influenced by frequent flier programmes. This was strongest in China (49%), Hong...
Read MoreNew travel cash card
Commonwealth Bank have just launched a new Travel Money Card. It allows you to purchase USD, British pounds, Euros, AUD, NZD or Canadian dollars and fix the exchange rate. The card is accepted anywhere Mastercard works, so...
Read MoreGoldfish Hotel opens at Schipol
You read it right, Schipol Airport has opened a “goldfish hotel”. Now I know I’m the first to complain about the lack of innovation in airport retail offerings so I suppose I should applaud the creativity in...
Read MoreGold Vending Machine at Frankfurt Airport
New to Frankfurt Airport – a vending machine which dispenses gold bars. The prototype was trialed at Frankfurt Airport and is now being rolled out to 500 locations around Germany. It can dispense 1g, 5g & 10g gold...
Read MoreJetBlue marketing with YouTubers
JetBlue showed again its brand integrity, spending money on what matters to customers & saving it on what doesn’t. This week it decided to promote its first flight into Los Angeles International Airport by packing...
Read MoreCoach developing new brand?
The Creative Director of Coach, Reed Krackoff, hasn’t really drawn attention to himself the way other Creative Directors have in the fashion industry. This however might be changing. Coach have apparently registered new...
Read MoreSmart Signage that can recognise gender
The Singpore Agency for Science & Technology & Research has developed new technology that can identify the gender of a person. The technology uses complex algorithms to differentiate facial features of males &...
Read MoreNew marketing opportunities in Car Parks
Carspaze have created a new advertising platform for car park walls. It uses relatively new (dev 3 years ago) technology which allows high quality images to be printed onto specially developed fire retardant materials. Using...
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