tree of yay

This year I am feeling really very festive, so when my mum said she wasn't getting a Christmas tree I had a little stroppy tantrum and insisted that we get one otherwise we may as well cancel Christmas blah blah blah...

So, she got a tree. This is it:



It is probably the shittest tree in the world, not to mention the amazing fibre optic colour changing chav-ness of it. It's not really a tree, more of a Christmas twig.

When she sent this picture to me I have to admit it made me laugh continually for about half an hour. That'll teach me for being a spoilt brat...

so cute!

love them love them love them!

because giant pigeons are fun...

Panasonic are promoting the new Lumix ZX-1 digital camera, which has an 8x optical zoom lens amongst other lovely camera type features. They are doing this through the '8x life' campaign which utilises online and outdoor media. The main thing which attracted me to this was the use of a giant pigeon in London Bridge. I have no shame in saying this is my reason for writing about it. Had it been a chicken on the other hand, I wouldn't be writing this, I would be in London Bridge laughing hysterically and probably tring to sail the bird down the Thames.

Anyway, Panasonic have placed various giant everyday objects around 6 cities in the UK which is fun. The fun continues online where they are running a facebook competition where the entrants have to 'upload a photo which uses perspective to make something look bigger or smaller than it really is' to win a trip to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. I would have preferred to win a free camera to watching some guy ski down a hill, but there you go.

Here is their facebook page

woo!

love it? hate it?

Yesterday I visited the Marmite pop-up shop on Regent Street, which was fun. I am most certainly a Marmite lover and was intrigued to visit.

My photo doesn't really do it justice, but the whole place was brilliantly designed, with cool kitsch decor and funky pop art on the walls.

Much of the merchandise for sale was unique to the pop-up, and there were some really cute gifts and pop-art prints on canvas for sale. Really nostalgic and lovely.

Upstairs there is a little cafe, although when we went it was sort of closed as they were having a party that evening (boo! and I really wanted some toast) But there were features such as an interactive 'love it' 'hate it' sticker wall, and a table where you could happily graffiti all day.

We were debating around the office whether a pop-up shop could be classified as 'experiential', and in this instance I think that the purpose of the shop is much more retail based and therefore not so much a brand experience. However, the way that Marmite have delivered this beautiful and interactive, nostalgic and retro pop-up could be classified as an experience of sorts. Walking around the shop, talking to the enthusiastic brand ambassadors and being completely emmersed in a brand in such a querky way was certainly something I will remember. And ultimately, if a brand experience can be merged with retail in some way surely this is a more economical way to go, and ultimately increase the ROI. 2 birds. 1 stone. lovely jubly.

this gives new meaning to 'fly posting'

this is actually quite horrible. I hate anything to do with flies, and the thought of them landing on me is enough for a gag reaction. ewwww...

lovely chickens

Gloaming Chickens
Originally uploaded by Sherwood Harrington

listen to their gentle clucking. how cute!

skittles 'touch' by TBWA\Chiat\Day New York

I think this is fantastic, sad and happy, but beautifully done. YAY! more adverts like this please.

Also this is quite a fun link. You can tell I am hugely busy today right?

I won a mug!

YAY! I just won a Cravendale mug! So I can enjoy the yummiest milk ever, from a really awesome mug.

This is also useful if you need to know how I take my coffee, so take note.

Oh, and you can also watch the new tv ad's on their site here.

I heart cravendale...

good friends give free jazz

My good friend john works for a company called Air who specialize in all things Jazz and PR. Through this, john has the privilege of working closely with Ronnie Scotts the awesome jazz venue in London and quite often hangs out there of an evening. This particular evening he took me to see the Roy Hargrove Quintet as his + 1, and wow, it was fantastic.

I am no music connoisseur by any means, especially when the music in question is not on the Magic fm playlist, however this experience at Ronnie's simply blew me away.

The atmosphere inside the club is so electric and exciting, you feel like you're in Bugsy Malone. Red table lamps cast a dimly lit glow over the room, really magical.

Roy Hargrove was something to behold, as were his accompanying musicians. The rhythm and melodies exploding from the stage made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. It was as if you were smoking, inhaling every note, and getting the same high as the musicians. I think I was drunk on the music, more intoxicating than my glass of wine. The rendition of my funny valentine was awesome, slightly avant-garde but intertwined with recognizable elements of the classic song, which had the effect of teasing the audience with the loved and recognised tune.

I fell a little bit in-love with the pianist (Jonathan Batiste) who I spoke to after the gig (!!!!) and the only thing I could think of to say was 'wow, your fingers do amazing things'. Not the best introduction on my part I fear. But he was INCREDIBLE. He played the piano with such classical detail Chopin would have choked on his drink. He also wore an amazing tie.

The performance as a whole was so heavy with emotion and excitement I wanted to jump out of my seat and flail my arms in the air like a loony. Luckily for John, I managed to restrain myself for most of the evening, with only a small amount of 'jazz hands' under the table where they couldn't be seen.

Anyway, enough gushing. But John, if you're reading this, please can we go again? Soon?

bruno brilliance

Gillette activity update

Ok, so I was wrong about the car - it's not a Ferrari, but a white Lamborghini... far more awesome.

check it out

LIVE LIKE A CHAMPION!

Hello hello, another blog about work - this time it's about Gillette, another lovely P&G job we're doing.

This time the boys get to have some fun! The whole event is themed around living like a champion and winning various AWESOME prizes; such as having a supercar for the weekend, going to see a gig at the O2 and arriving by speedboat, or getting a Saville Row tailored suit. In order to enter this competition and win one of these yummy prizes all you have to do is go to a participating Superdrug store, buy something from the new Gillette skincare range, fill out a leaflet and give it to one of our Gillette girls. Text 83332 for free to find your nearest store! If you win you will be notified that evening, and every store has at least 1 winner.


This event should be brilliant as it's trully integrated - we are having hitsquad activity, bluecasting, digital content on screens in Superdrug, digital content running in mainline stations throughout London, experiential activity in-store, and all day tomorrow i'll be based in Victoria train station with a massive white Ferari and some gorgeous Gillette honeys!

If you're passing through, come and check it out. I don't like cars but I almost swooned when I saw the photo of this beast!

how exciting!

x x

Get your hair styled FOR FREE!

attention girlies (and chaps)! going out on saturday night? fancy getting a pro to style your gorgeous locks? of course! so get yourselves down to participating superdrug stores tomorrow from 10am - 6pm to get your hair styled by a professional for free, yep FREE.this is one of the first experiential campaigns i am running this year - it's for Pantene (Volume & Body) and it should be really fantastic!

it's also running on the 28th feb, 7th & 14th March

these are the participating superdrug stores where this event is taking place:

Uxbridge
Marble Arch
Kingston
Churchill Brighton
Thurrock
Milton Keynes
The Glades – Bromley
Basingstoke
Harlequin (Watford)
High Street Kensington
Meadowhall
Exeter
Northumberland
Bullring Birmingham
Argyle Street
Colchester
Gateshead
Merry Hill
Queens West Cardiff
Braehead

it is well worth going, i will be having a little 'mystery shop' tomorrow to make sure all is running smoothly (especially my hair after it's been styled!)

yay!

new year, new blog... sort of

Well it's 2009. Whoop! Whoop! Another year begins and I write another list of 'resolutions' which will probably never be fulfilled, apart from number 7 - eat more nice food. I think that should be quite easy to achieve, especially seen as Santa bought me a bread maker this year. Bloody marvelous it is! One of it's many brilliant features is a 'time delay' setting, so you can be woken up by the sweet aroma of a homemade loaf in the morning.

Anyway, so far this post isn't depicting its title at all, so I shall stop my rambling and say what I intended to.

I'm not moving my digital home into a new more professional type 'pad'. (see what i did there) But have started writing the iblink blog - experience more.

It probably won't have any titillating tales of my internet wanderings, or pictures of chickens unless we do some experiential campaigns on a farmyard but you'll get to see what we get up to at iblink, which is quite fun!