The Swiss Watch Industry has reported that the export value of wristwatches has grown by 7.2% in the last 12 months to CHF 15.9 billion – and all time record. However, closer examininatio of their figures shows that volume...
Read MoreIn the current economic climate, you don’t really expect to see airlines upgrading their First Class offerings. The new design includes 23″ screens, fold-out tables for work, a full length bed and a touch screen...
Read MoreThe San Diego Zoo apparently had some problems this morning when their webcam picked up the mating of two of their Polar Bears. Zoo officials have shifted the camera view, presumably to give the bears some privacy. According to...
Read MoreChangi are moving from soft launch to full blown promotion with their “You Shop, We Absorb GST” promotion landside in T3. Basically the promotion makes Changi Landside GST free. Not as good as duty free perhaps but...
Read MoreRecently Last Minute Travel ran their “World for $1” campaign which allowed people to book accommodation for only $1 a night for 15 minutes per day. The “catch” was they didn’t tell people which 15...
Read MoreVersace CEO Giancarlo Di Risio was emphatic when he stated that Versace would not drop its prices due to the economic climate. However, the fashion house seems to have come up with another way of dealing with the less well...
Read MoreWord of Mouth campaigns are becoming increasingly common for many reasons. Consumers are becoming more distrustful of advertisers, marketing budgets are tightening, and the internet (and hence the capacity to run more structured...
Read MoreLonely Plant have cut staff numbers by around 10% in the face of declining sales. That in and of itself is sad but not really that newsworthy. What we did find interesting was the statement by Stephen Palmer, Lonely Planet CEO,...
Read MoreEveryone knows Dubai has been having real problems with falling real estate prices, but now it appears to have reached crisis point. Much of Dubai’s exponential growth has been funded by international borrowing and a large...
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