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Archive: Sharpening the Saw

Eventprofs 2010 Awards – We’ve Been Nominated Best Corporate Blog

August 25


Eventprofs 2010 Awards – We’ve Been Nominated Best Corporate Blog

We are delighted… no… we are totally thrilled and humbled to be nominated for the Eventprofs Awards 2010 in the Best Corporate Blog category. These awards are the brainchild of Lara McCulloch who is the CEO of the special events industry’s highest ranked independent blog and is also the foundof the #Eventprofs on Twitter.

Boutonnière – The Blokes Corsage

August 17


Boutonnière – The Blokes Corsage

One thing that we find is very popular when producing business events throughout Asia is the popularity of the Boutonniere. The what? It’s French for a bloke’s corsage… usually a single flower or bud worn in the lapel buttonhole of a suite. The buttonhole that is the same side as the pocket handkerchief. The handkerchief? Think ‘Mad Men’. Yes the white square.

Flame Thrower versus Fire Extinguisher, and Shirley Bassey

August 8


Flame Thrower versus Fire Extinguisher, and Shirley Bassey

awwww yeah…. sometimes you come across something that you just love and for me it is the indie band Dancing Pigeons with their song ‘Ritalin’. Now I have to confess, it is the video clip that hooks me more than the actual song. To my precious easy listening ears it’s no Lionel Ritchie ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ that’s for sure.

Having Fun with 3D Door Stickers

July 18


Having Fun with 3D Door Stickers

Mister Midnight, a pal of FACTOR168 Creative Event Company, sent us a link to an outfit that is producing a ‘trompe-l’oeil’ styled wall and door stickers that provides a sensational 3D-ish effect. At first we were a tad skeptical but they are actually really cool.

Nicks and Cuts on Creativity

June 11


Nicks and Cuts on Creativity

An old colleague was reading the International Herald Tribune this week, and was curious to read the report “Too much information? For a wired life, a rewired brain”.

 
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