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Inspiration: White House on Vimeo

Posted 30 January 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Self-Promotion, Social Media | 227 Comments

1/31/09: Your Weekly Address from White House on Vimeo. In thinking about ways in this new year that I could better contribute to Affinitive’s blog, I got inspired by the blog over at everyone’s favorite minimalistic housewares company, SimpleHuman. Their blog has become a must-read for me, not because they dish out the inside scoop [...]

Microsoft’s New “Retail” Gamble

Microsoft’s New “Retail” Gamble

Posted 15 January 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Technology | 1,405 Comments

Following hot on the heels of Apple’s retail store success, Microsoft announced today that they are opening their first “Retail Experience Center”, a brick and mortar home for consumers to  “build connected shopping experiences and consumer loyalty, improve business insights and decision making, create operational efficiencies,” and ultimately, “address rising consumer expectation and competitive pressures [...]

No Such Thing…REALLY?

No Such Thing…REALLY?

Posted 23 October 2008 | By | Categories: PR | 992 Comments

Famed British street artist Banksy has recently hit NYC with a slew of interesting graffiti art and even an impromptu pop up Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill on 7th Avenue in the West Village. His messages are typically politically or socially charged and have been displayed (without permission) everywhere from Israel to China to the [...]