So business is booming and you’ve got more money than you know what to do. Tap into the most expensive mobile application in the world, iVIP black, the millionaires’ app. For a mere $999.99, you’ll gain access to premium luxur y goods and services. You know, in case you’re looking for a butler, or a [...]
Who wouldn’t want to be laughing all the way to the bank when you look at your year-end figures? Perhaps, if you gave your market a little mirth, profits would improve. Consumers love to be entertained rather than pitched, and humour can be injected into a whole realm of marketing endeavours. If done really well, [...]
Pity the clown, dressed as a giant peanut, who meets his demise when an elephant attempts to shell him. That premise set the unforgettable scene for the funeral of Chuckles the Clown in the Emmy award-winning episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Prim and proper Mary helplessly fights to contain her laughter during the service; [...]
Got a hankering to revisit the childhood wonderment of a homemade snow fort? Willing to pay to bed down on a block of ice? Perhaps you’ve always wanted to stay in one of several grand ice hotels around the world. You could travel to majestic mountainous or riverside settings in Sweden, Finland, Norway or Romania [...]
You’ll have to recalibrate your paper sensibilities now that we have elephant poo paper on the market. No, not elegant . . . ELEPHANT. Some guy figured out that Dumbo’s dung, when processed to perfection, made for an interesting and surprisingly odorless paper product. Perfect for those in your life with a propensity toward potty [...]
Corporate comedian and former accountant, John Garrett, is in high demand, making his way across America helping companies build teams and raise morale with his unique brand of humour. “It’s true, I was a certified public accountant; passed the exam and everything. Hellooo, ladies!” From full-time accountancy to full-time funny man, the 35-year-old tours comedy [...]
Turns out you can sell just about anything in a vending machine, and entrepreneurs everywhere are cashing in on the craze. Live bait, art, socks, sushi, poetry and even pet roaches are all available at your convenience. The live crab vending machine in a subway station in Nanjing, China took a while to catch on [...]
Yoga has hit the mainstream in North America. We have fallen in love with yoga; in fact, we’ve gone a little yoga crazy. Yoga studios are everywhere, and yoga spinoffs are abundant. Multimillion dollar clothing companies (think Lululemon) with clever concepts, designs and branding have turned erstwhile sweats into “yoga pants”- daywear of choice for [...]
We’ve all thought about it – what would it be like to be able to read minds? Apart from cheesy sci-fi flicks, the notion has yet to materialize; but one researcher has brought us a little closer. New “social x-ray specs” may change the way we view conversation. The brain child of Rosalind Picard from [...]
With summer on the doorstep you may be dreaming of ditching the office and making a break for the beach or the nearest campground. Unfortunately, you’re drowning in a sea of to-do’s and escaping to the great outdoors just isn’t an option. But what if the great outdoors experience could come to you? If you [...]
