Early Easter

Last week I was going through the checkout in Coles and started putting the bags in the trolley...and there they were...EASTER EGGS! In January! I guess Cadbury Creme Eggs have become so popular over the years they could well be considered a regular chocolate item, or is it really a case of Easter (and Christmas) arriving very (commercially) early each year?

Beauty from Tragedy: Harvest Rain Theatre Company

WELL DONE HARVEST RAIN! An excellent example of how something beautiful can come from tragedy, and also a great example of using internet marketing "for the powers of good"! Taking a song - Love You Queensland - which I've always known but has never meant that much to me (apart from knowing it was in an ad) they have made it into something which makes me proud to be a Queenslander...and raised much needed funds at the same time.

Sharing the cost of advertising

Zestee Marketing Tip: if you have a limited budget for advertising, have you thought about teaming up with compatible businesses to share the cost? I'd like to challenge you to keep an eye out in the next week for examples. This can benefit not only the businesses but consumers too.

Objective journalism?

Anyone else out there get rather cranky when reading "news" that uses headlines, specific language and a selection of quotes which guides readers to make a decision one way or another? I very rarely buy certain newspapers because of this however every now and then feel like reading a paper - only to get cranky again!