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How To Make Cheap Charming – What WalMart could learn from Honest Ed’s Hand-Lettered Brand.

July 11th, 2011 · 5 Comments

WalMart can’t compete with Honest Ed’s almost lost art of hand painted signs.

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Tags: Art · Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Printing · Production

iPhone Pic of the Week – The Community Garden Car

July 11th, 2011 · No Comments

When those wimpy patio gardening containers just won’t cut it, try filling your car with dirt. You’ll never have to vacuum it again, and good luck to the tow-truck driver who tries to enforce the 2-hour limit. Spotted in Toronto’s Kensington Market, a neighbourhood thast shows just how creative you can be when city bylaw [...]

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Tags: Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Sustainable Products · iPhone Pics of the Week

Local Brand Benefits Go Beyond the Green.

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Using local advantage to go beyond ‘green’ messaging. A Unicycle Creative Case Study.

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Tags: Green Creative · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

Clover Leaf Seriously Misses the Boat With Sustainability Message

June 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Clover Leaf Tuna Misses Boat with Sustainability ad, fills sea with greenwash instead.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Points of View · Green in Europe · Sustainable Lifestyle

Sustainable Brands 2011 – The Unofficial Road Trip Video

June 14th, 2011 · 12 Comments

85km on a bike. 390km on a bus. 2,430km on a train. All to sustainably attend Sustainable Brands 2011 in Monterey. Learn from my experience, without all the blood, sweat and beers.

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Tags: Green Creative · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Ogilve Earth Study – Mainstreaming Green, or just a mainstream agency point of view?

June 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Mainstreaming Green, the new report by OgilveEarth: Marketing revolution, or mainstream/green agency’s idea of keeping the status quo?

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Points of View · Green in the Economic Downturn · Research · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip · Sustainable Lifestyle

Gamification. Are you an Achiever, a Socializer, an Explorer or a Killer?

June 12th, 2011 · 2 Comments

‘Gamification’ is the new marketing buzzword. Is your brand ready to play? Check out this recap from SB2011 in Monterey to find out.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Points of View · Production · Social Media · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip

Personal Guerilla Branding – Dress yourself in garbage for success

June 11th, 2011 · No Comments

How do you promote a new reusable cup? Why, dress in trash of course. See how Nova , from Buda Star, does it in style.

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Tags: Green Creative · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Nike vs Adidas – Who’s winning at sustainability?

June 11th, 2011 · No Comments

Nike and Adidas go head-to-head at Sustainable Brands 2011 – Who came out on top?

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Tags: Green Creative · Research · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip · Sustainable Lifestyle

Tell me where to go at Sustainable Brands 2011 and I could be bringing you a California Green Souvenir.

May 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

It’s official. I’m booked to return to the biggest green marketing event in North America – SB’11 in Monterey. But what will I see? Who shall I meet? What toxins should I ingest to effectively anesthetize myself against the unending torrents of sustainable marketing bumf? This is where I call upon you, dear Green Briefs [...]

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Tags: Green Creative · Social Media · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Products · Sustainable Show Highlights