This brand among many others reminds me of America. There was hardly a morning without the Tropicana Orange Juice.
100% Orange Pure & Natural… that’s how it is promoted and it sure feels like it.
It is made with fresh oranges, there are no water, sugar or preservatives added.

To make the best juice, Tropicana works with some of Florida’s most established groves. Tropica is the largest single buyer of Florida fruit. They are making sure they pick the fruit at the perfect time.

The orange oil is extracted from the peel to capture the from-the-orange taste and aromas which are later carefully blended into the juice for consistent quality and flavor.
Oranges have a limited growing season, and because there is demand for juice year round, an unspecified quantity of juice (some or potentially all) is deaerated and then stored for future packaging in chilled tanks to preserve quality. The aseptic tanks protect the juice from oxygen and light and hold the liquid at optimal temperatures just above freezing to maintain nutrition. It has been reported that deaerated juice no longer tastes like oranges, and must be supplemented with flavor packs derived from orange oils before consumption. Tropicana also uses small quantities of high-quality orange juice from Brazil to supplement the Florida crop.

I spotted an interesting bit of research carried out in the UK recently by PWC.

The study analysed the durability of clothes available on a typical UK high street. The study tested 10 pairs of jeans ranging in price from £7 (RM38) to £123 (RM680) and ten polo shirts ranging in price from £12 (RM66) to £85 (RM470).

PWC wouldn’t divulge the names of the ten retailers because, well they represent most of them but it did disclose that on the whole the cheaper versions of the jeans and polo shirts fared better than the designer brands.

The garments were put through 15 different trials to analyse the strength of their seams, if they shrank, and if so, by how much, their colour fastness and how they resisted abrasion. The study focussed on how well made the clothes were and the quality, not the fit, brand name or how fashionable the garments were.

The best performing jeans, in terms of cost were

1) Jeans priced at £9 (RM50)
2) Jeans priced at £18 (RM100)
3) Jeans priced at £9.50 (RM53)
4) Jeans priced at £123 (RM680)
9) Jeans priced at £40 (RM222)
10) Jeans priced at £25 (RM139)

It was a similar story with the polo shirts. The top two versions cost £12 (RM66). A polo shirt costing only £4.50 (RM25) came in an impressive 3rd. The £85 (RM471) came in fifth.

From a branding perspective, this study is interesting because consumers often justified paying a high price for a fashion brand because they felt that if it was expensive, it must be of good quality.

Does this mean that this is no longer the case?

If we can no longer trust brands to produce quality products, do we need brands?

Or are we able to get fashionability without the price tag?

What do you think?

To promote their “Sprize – shopping turned on its head” campaign – the GAP store in Vancouver literally turned everything in and outside of their store on its head. Is this Clever or Silly ?? My vote is silly- there it is- must have cost then a bundle.

Among all of the different luxury men’s watches brands available to choose from, there are watches whose costs range from a simple $10 flop to over $3000. However, not all of the watches are actually luxury, they might just have very expensive stones. Three men’s watches brands currently stand out for their fantastic quality amid their interesting, unique, and appealing signature designs. Of course, these brands are Movado, TAG Heuer, and Breitling, each with their interesting histories and even more intriguing watches. If you’re looking for a luxury watch, these brands are the first you should go to.

Movado, the Esperanto word for movement, is a Swiss luxury watch brand. They are famous for their simplistic and clean design: plain hands, a solid background, and an indentation on the 12 o’clock point. You can also be sure to find sapphire crystals on Movado watches. This brand was started back in 1881 by Achilles Ditesheim, and has since become a classic brand with over 125 years of experience in watchmaking. Movado watches will rarely cost less than $100, but any brand producing watches costing over $1000 apiece should be something to look at. This company has consistently been making high-end watches that have very rarely flopped.

Another Swiss company, TAG Heuer was started in 1860 by Edouard Heuer. TAG Heuer is part of the world’s largest conglomerate for luxury goods, LVMH. This brand keeps close in touch with Hollywood and sports, timekeeping for the Formula 1 World Championship, the Skiing World Championship, and other sporting events. TAG Heuer developed the Monaco Calibre 360 LS Concept Chronograph, a timepiece that earned the brand the iF design award. Be prepared to drop some serious cash for one of these watches, as the only watches priced under $1000 are the Formula 1 watches. The most expensive will run you over $8000.

Yet another Swiss brand, Breitling designs watches mainly for aviation use, but the market has slowly turned the watches into luxury watches. As a result, these watches will have many little features normally useless in daily life, like moon phase and double chronograph. However, those same function look very snazzy on a watch, which is probably why these same aviation watches double up as beautiful luxury watches. A certain watch, like the Aeromarine Colt, starts out just about $2000 on a simple rubber strap. If you want an upgrade to steel cased models, the entire watch can cost up to $7300.

As you can see, Swiss brands tend to be the dominant ones producing high-end luxury men’s watches. These watches can cost way over $1000, so if you’re afraid of the 4-digits, brands like Movado can afford to offer some under $400 apiece while maintaining quality. These are definitely the best luxury men’s watches brands.

You can find luxury watches for men like the attractive TAG Heuer Aquaracer at our website.

Flower delivery giant Interflora has launched a claim for damages against high street chain Marks & Spencer. It alleges that M&S has been trading on the Interflora brand by bidding on the keyword in sponsored links via search engine Google. Put simply, when users search for Interflora, they are presented with a “Sponsored Links” box at the head of the search results. Interflora’s official site is the top link, but Marks & Spencer’s online flower deliver business appears second. This means that Marks & Spencer has been paying to appear on the search list for the keyword “Interflora”. The flower company also asserts that M&S has been bidding on mis-spellings of the Interflora name and that their trade mark has been infringed and their business potentially damaged.

Historically, Google has refused to let companies bid on keywords which are trade marks of other parties, but this was changed by the search engine in 2008. Other search engines have a stricter policy when it comes to paid advertising, and internet marketers will watch with interest to see whether the ruling in this case will be in favour of the trade mark owner or uphold the search engine’s current policy. Part of Interflora’s aim in raising this case is to clarify the legal position so that it and other companies can prevent others from cashing in on established trade marks. The case has been referred to the European Court of Justice.

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Eksklusiewe produkte, branded Goedere en Elite Properties is uiters gewenste, universeel drome en dikwels gevier algehele deur die groot meerderheid van die mense wat nie kan bekostig om dit te koop nie. Luukse motors en ontwerpers klere is gebore en algehele ontwikkel om te onderskei as ‘n baie ryk en so diep influent die min mense gekies uit die sosiale elite wat maklik kan koop en hulle verteer. Die hoofdoel van ‘n unieke die sport motor, en die eerste rol van’ n handelsmerk-item van die ontwerp is om aan te toon hoe ryk en belangrike hul eienaar is, in vergelyking met die massa van die gewone mense wat net kan bewonder en dink hierdie onbetaalbaar-status-Simbols.

References: dayspa, sparesort, expo, festival, premium, privateschool, privateaviation, atlanticcitycasino, flighttoquality, rovers, honeymoon, exoticcars, fastcars, luxurycar, classiccars, highperformance, firstclass, privatejets, sportscars, sportsutilityvehicle, 5star, cabinets,

Hele lande gebou het groot sektore van die ekonomie oor die kultus van pragtige juwele, eksotiese uitnemendheid, luukse elegansie en eksklusiewe elitism, bestown en verteenwoordig met skaars artikels in die ryk van modes, parfuums en die motor. Dit is duidelik dat die kultus rondom hierdie produkte misdade die klein groep mense wat eintlik dit koop; insgelyks, die mark van die replica (reg of lisensie), is ‘n fleurige en globale bron van wins, handel en debat. Ons het vir enkele waardevolle webwerwe in die http://www.t-h-e-n-e-w.com en http://www.euroserve.cn/ (met http://www.esw3.eu/ dns dienste) netwerke gesels oor die elite-produkte. Ander Joernale oor Wealth en status is beskikbaar in dieselfde portefeulje.

References:
cabins, diningrooms, dining, nightclubs, luxurybandb, luxurybedandbreakfast, luxuryhotel, mayfair, luxuryyachts, jacuzzi, beachproperty, destinationclub, fivestar, luxurytravel, riviera, safari, skivacation, vacationproperties, vacationrentals, yachtclub

Moreover, in the middle of the resort will be located a petit and exclusive shopping mall, where it will be placed 6 different boutique (armani, missoni, ferragamo, versace, bulgari and fendi brands). The shop will sell just selected and premier garment, exclusively chosen by the creative director of each of  fashion brand.

Exclusive Products, Branded Goods and Elite Properties are extremely desired, universally dreamt and frequently celebrated overall by the large majority of people who cannot afford to buy them. Luxury cars and designer clothes are crafted and developed overall to distinguish as extremely affluent and as deeply influent the few chosen people from the social elite who can easily purchase and consume them. The main purpose of a unique sport car and the first role of a branded item of design are to show how rich and important their owner is, compared to the mass of ordinary people who can just admire and imagine these prohibitively expensive status-simbols.

References: dayspa, sparesort, expo, festival, premium, privateschool, privateaviation, atlanticcitycasino, flighttoquality, rovers, honeymoon, exoticcars, fastcars, luxurycar, classiccars, highperformance, firstclass, privatejets, sportscars, sportsutilityvehicle, 5star, cabinets,

Whole countries have built large sectors of their economy on the cult of beautiful jewels, exotic excellence, luxurious elegance and exclusive elitism, bestown and represented with rare products in the realms of fashion, perfumes and automotive. Obviously the cult surrounding these products trespasses the small group of people who actually buy them; likewise, the market of the replicas (legal or licenced), is a florid and global source of profit, trade and debate. We have collected some valuable sites from the http://www.t-h-e-n-e-w.com and http://www.euroserve.cn ( with http://www.esw3.eu dns services ) networks discussing about elite products. Other Journals about Wealth and Status are available in the same portfolio.

References:
cabins, diningrooms, dining, nightclubs, luxurybandb, luxurybedandbreakfast, luxuryhotel, mayfair, luxuryyachts, jacuzzi, beachproperty, destinationclub, fivestar, luxurytravel, riviera, safari, skivacation, vacationproperties, vacationrentals, yachtclub

The crazy season is upon us.  Read this and take a deep breath. http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/holidayguide/home.htm

Also reclaim your family holiday celebrations from marketers with the new CCFC Guide to Commercial-Free Holidays. The 2009 edition includes new tips and suggestions for surviving the annual advertising assault from your favorite activists, advocates and authors

Tony Russell

Shoes have come a long way over the centuries, developing from simply being a way to protect your feet into the stylish commodities that we now seen in stores. Do you ever stop to think about what your shoes say about you?

We live in such a fashion conscious world that it often seems as though everything that we wear and every action that we take is always under the microscope. The reality is that we are now much more aware of our surroundings than we have ever been before. It’s often said that the world is shrinking. This is not, of course, meant to be taken literally. It’s more a way of suggesting that the electronic, technological age in which we are living means that the planet seems much smaller.

Trips that would once have taken weeks to complete can now be undertaken in a few hours. Mysterious, distance sights are now regularly visible on our television screens or right here, on the internet. As our world seems to shrink, so we become much more aware of what other people are doing. Not just in our own street, but throughout the world.

We have far more exposure to fashion trends. If a Hollywood star chooses to wear a new dress, then we can all find out about it immediately. Suddenly, it’s clear that fashion trends are able to spread more quickly than was once the case.

Improvements in production methods mean that clothing companies are able to respond to demand more quickly too. The world is moving at a fast pace and there always seems to be pressure for us to keep up.

Some would suggest that such pressures are less obvious when it comes to footwear, but listening to people discussing the latest trainers on the market, or shoes worn by a celebrity, make it clear that shoes are as much a part of this phenomenon as anything else. So isn’t it about time that you took a look at what you’re wearing on your feet?

Dive Watches

Many people that like to go diving, find it irritating to not be able to tell the time while they are underwater, or better yet they can time themselves for something important. For example, if they only have enough oxygen to last them twenty minutes, a watch with a timer would be useful, but any other dive watch would do. Whether they are professional scuba divers or they just enjoy going diving every now and then, they should have a dive watch. It is also always better to go diving with a watch, even if you don’t need it to time yourself, just being able to see the time while you’re underwater puts your mind at ease.

There are many different kinds of dive watches available today; just a few of them include:

Citizen Dive Watches

The Promaster Professional Diver watch has a steel case, black dial, black strap made from rubber, day and date display, water-resistant feature, the hands are luminous, hour markers are luminous, and it is battery powered. This watch is silver and back and has a very stylish finish.

The Citizen Eco-Drive Aqualand Dive Watch from Citizen is water resistant up to 200 meters, has a black dial along with three other subdials, the hands and hour markers are luminous, with a date display, the strap is made from rubber to last extra long, the bezel has a gold plated trim and it has a chronograph of fifty minutes. This watch will never need a battery as it runs off energy from a light source and it will tell you when it is low.

Seiko Dive Watches

The Seiko Diver’s 200m has a durable stainless steel case, blue dial, is water resistant up to 660 feet, with a indicator on the battery life, is scratch resistant crystal, with a urethane strap, bezel of blue and red, day and date display in English or Spanish and the crown and caseback are screw down. This watch has big hour markers and hands for easy to read time underwater.

The Yellow Dial Rubber Strap Automatic watch for men has a bright yellow dial, routine self-winding movement, the crown is screw down, it is water resistant up to 660 feet, with a date and day display window, the crystal is scratch resistant and it has a firm stainless steel case. This watch also has glowing hour markers and hands; it has a rubber strap for underwater comfort and quick drying time.

Luminox Dive Watches

The Navy Seal Dive watch for women has a hard-wearing stainless steel case, crown protector, stainless steel bracelet with solid links, extender and safety clasp, the glass crystal is scratch resistant and it is water resistant up to 660 feet. This watch is great for any woman to use while underwater and the best part is that it looks good underwater and on land!

There are many more dive watches as well as many more watches under the above mentioned categories. They are all brilliant watches and promise to keep you informed of the time while you are underwater. All dive watches are available in different makes, styles, colors and shapes.

Free pitching has long been a thorn in the side of designers, and for it or against, most designers have had to succumb to it at some point in their career. Putting together free ideas & proposals when you have a good chance of getting the final work is one thing, and it’s normally possible to gauge how much time to sacrifice relative to the potential project. With the accessibility of digital media & the web throwing all things design & creative open to a far wider public, free pitching is fast morphing into a new creature. Getting customers to design artwork for products isn’t such a new phenomenom – outdoor brands have been getting you to design skis, trainers & board shorts for some time via competitions on their websites. But the new trend of crowd sourcing is opening design jobs to the public (and a wider audience of creatives) in a quite a different way.
There are now several websites devoted to briefs and pitches open to anyone wanting to register and offer up their ideas – including briefs for campaigns destined for a worldwide audience, & for world renowned brands (see www.talenthouse.com, www.ideabounty.com)

This summer’s appeal from the Mayor of London for a revamp of London’s identity, led Moving Brand agency to set up a dedicated website for ideas from the public, also publicised via twitter, all contributing to their final pitch for the job. Making Londoners responsible for the creation of their city’s identity is a certain coup de genie, but what about crowd sourcing on a larger scale… will it lead to the devaluation of the design profession? If it proves possible to source good design from the general public, it could have extensive repercussions – from work rates to training and the rest!
Meanwhile, back to the latest logo brief… !

Urban legend has it the designer left this on his computer screen and then walked out.

As always,,

TRUTH OR DARE has flown in some beautiful

<René Derhy >

pieces from France’s famous

“Galeries Lafayette”…

Enjoy

Influencia – ETUDES. Les réseaux sociaux : plus qu’utiles, indispensables pour les entreprises.

Une étude de Weber Shandwick (commentée dans Influencia) qui met en avant que les marques n’ont pas encore pris toute la mesure des réseaux sociaux comme source d’influence.

Le Flagship Store, nouvelle stratégie des marques – Marketing Professionnel

Une approche assez complète autour du concept de Flagship Store lors de l’ouverture de l’Apple Store au Carrousel du Louvre.

la Sunday Fashion

For S/S 10, London based Superfine channels the elegant decay of old rock legends and mixes it with luxe fabrics and new treatments to ramp up strong silhouettes where details are key. The starting point of the collection is inspired by brit rebel Keith Richards; the union jack is ripped down and reinvented as washed silk garments and graphic detailing. Edges are left raw, reminiscent of an old ruined flag.

Ever the rocker, boys are sly in sweat fabric and jersey that have been washed to a wasted soft leather feel. Slashes of silk mix with denim, where petrol is the color driving the collection. Lighter denims, including a new pale grey tie-dye and a treated waxed mid-grey keep it fresh. Providing bass is ‘Blackboard’, a classic rock wash.

More images after the jump

Harvey Nichols do outro lado da Rua, impossivel resistir !!!!

Marc Jacobs, as fotos estao pessimas, é proibido fotografar, mas mesmo assim eu fiz !

Jimmy Choo

Dolce & Gabana

Mestre !!!!!!!!!!!

Vou fotografar ja posto as comprinhas !

You may have heard of the new Google Chrome web browser. In fact, it is what I am using right now. The funny thing is that I didn’t learn about from the internet, but from Luke Laprasi, who is maybe even more of a computer nerd than me, who always tells everyone his favorite products. I was skeptical at first, I admit. Then, we were using the brand new mini-computers (I just got my own today!) on our Wiki, when I decided to try it out. Immediately, I knew that I had found something that was amazing, and something was going to improve my internet experience. It was simple, easy, and best of all, super fast. When I got home, I logged on to my laptop and downloaded it. I spent hours playing with it and figuring out all of it’s new features.

I don’t know for sure, but I assume that Google Chrome must’ve been pretty popular, because, as you probably know, they are making a computer, called the Google Chrome OS.

The OS is built around the same thing as Google Chrome is: It’s easy to use, and it’s super fast. As John Chow points out in this video, people spend most of their time on the internet.

However, the internet used to be slow, and the computers were designed accordingly. Now it’s fast, though, so Google decided to make a new computer which reflected that change.

Most people, when they turn on the computer, just want to get onto the internet, but the computer has to do other things, which take time to load.

The Google Chrome OS is different in that it is not stored on your computer, but instead the internet. That means that as long as you have internet access, you can access your computer, even from your phone.

Google has said that this isn’t intended to be people’s main computer, and it certainly shouldn’t be; there are important documents that only you should be able to have access to. Because, while it is secure, there are some things that you simply don’t risk.

For example, my dad, a psychologist, wouldn’t be aloud to use it because it has to be 100% secure.

I think that it could be a good addition if you have enough money to search the internet. In other words, you would search the internet on your OS, and do everything else on your regular computer.

So, what do you think of the OS (coming in 2010!)?

Yes, I know you guys all love this box! and you want to bring it home!

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