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Entries Tagged as 'Production'

Taking print off the endangered species list.

March 9th, 2012 · 2 Comments

It’s OK to print again. Really. The sustainable side of ink-on-paper.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Points of View · Printing · Production · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

Manufacture local, sell global, shred in your own backyard.

November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Local brand, Prior Skis and Snowboards, has a sustainability story to tell that could resonate around the globe.

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Tags: Production · Social Media · Strategic Alliances · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Are YOUR green product claims compliant with the US ‘Green guides’? (P.S. – If you’re Canadian… never mind)

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

A recent post on the Environmental Leader website highlighted some of the ‘green’ guidelines recently updated by the Federal Trade Commission, for communicating environmental claims on everything from toothpaste to tires. According to the FTC website, the guidelines are made to ensure ‘voluntary compliance with such laws by members of industry’. Those found in contravention, [...]

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Politics · Production · Research · Sustainable Products

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

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

Recycled media vehicle helps bring in more green for London Drugs.

May 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments

BC retailer London Drugs tells the recycling story with a one-of-a-kind media vehicle – the StyroCycle.

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Tags: Green Creative · Production · Social Media · Unicycle Case Studies

Sole source, Sole branding for the supply-chain-conscious.

April 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment

See how supply-chain-conscious branding brings the coffee farmer right on to the package with a product name that stands alone.

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Tags: Green Creative · Printing · Production · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

Need marketing images? Ask your customers. (Want $500? Enter our contest!)

March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Customer Content Contests can be a win-win for marketers and their targets.

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Tags: Green Creative · Production · Social Media · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

When design meets science: 5 ways to make statistics less sleep-inducing.

January 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments

With some forethought, and these 5 tips, you can design statistics that will get your readers through the numbers wide awake and looking for more.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green in Europe · Production · Unicycle Case Studies

Introducing hPad. Hemlock Printers goes analog to tell their digital evolution story.

December 6th, 2010 · 11 Comments

The hPad launch for Hemlock Printers. How to launch digital technology with analog design.

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Tags: Events · Green Creative · Printing · Production · Social Media · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies