Kalgoorlie has won a popular vote to take poll position for Western Australia on the new Aussie version of the Monopoly board. Here is the media release: Australia’s all new Here & Now Monopoly has been unveiled, revealing a controversial yet interesting and exciting new board. Not only did many regional areas score the prime [...]
Marketing days: Novel or passe?
Days are sometimes tagged for marketing purposes. You know what I mean: Walk to School Day, World Kidney Day, Red Balloon Day, White Ribbon Day, etc. Sometimes the day takes off and becomes an extravaganza like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Sometimes they get big for a few years and then fade away, like Red [...]
Million dollar home page scam
I first read about the Million Dollar Home Page on Hamarana in September. A 21-year-old student sold a million pixels for one dollar each. Hamarana commented it was a great idea, but not one that could or should be replicated. It seems many wannabes don’t share that view. Search google for the topic and see [...]
The Closet
I watched an excellent French movie on SBS last night called The Closet, starring Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu and Thierry Lhermitte. The main character was a nice, dull accountant who learns that he’s about to be sacked and contemplates suicide. A new-found friend persuades him to pretend that he’s a homosexual, thereby raising the spectre [...]
Australian Coat of Arms
Have you noticed how the Australian Coat of Arms has replaced individual logos for all Federal Government agencies and departments? Even Medicare cheques now come in envelopes that bear the kangaroo and emu, instead of the familiar green and gold lettering. I read in The Australian a few months ago that the decision to market [...]
