Archive for October, 2009

Magazines or Brands?

Posted October 23rd, 2009, 10:38 by Richard

Brands or just paper?

Brands or just paper?

The total numbers of all Dutch magazines got published. The most striking thing is that they are considered to be “good” or “bad” based on the printed edition.

Is it true that a magazine is a paper vehicle? Isn’t that the biggest mistake a business man can make, focus on the wrong numbers? We believe that a Magazine should be considered a brand, as do newspapers. Then we should not judge them by the number of printed editions. We look at the total impact and value of the Brand. The easiest thing to do: publish the online numbers. Which Brand is scoring online and found its way to connect the readers via the internet vehicle?

If we would take those into account, the line up will be very different. To start with the magazine Linda. They have a huge number of prints and increase. But online? They have a blog and 90% of their articles have zero reactions. That brand is in a danger zone. The opposite is true for the opinion Brand Elsevier. They have a very active group of readers. In the research published they are treated as a loser.

Let’s concentrate on the real war between the Brands. They are more than paper.

Blackface

Posted October 23rd, 2009, 10:18 by Richard

Blackface does Vogue

Blackface does Vogue

French Vogue did a fashion shoot.

And it got a lot of attention and publicity. That is a great photo shoot.

What was allowed once, is not allowed anymore. Which are the things that we find totally acceptable today, that will be considered faux-pas or taboo a couple of years from now?

I still believe that we should concentrate on getting rid of taboos and make everything ripe for discussion. The trend is though that we are increasing the number of taboos.

Only since we took a bite of the apple, we realized that we are all naked. Before we were not aware of this.

Faces with a cause

Posted October 23rd, 2009, 09:36 by Richard

Breast cancer has a face

Breast cancer has a face

Causes and charities start to use the real potential of the Internet. They make it personal and give scary things like breast cancer a face. The ultimate way to show that it can happen to anyone. To involve and connect you.

Our only worry is the wording. “survivor” for those who are cured. Does that mean that those who died in the end because of this disease are losers? We don’t think so, we should look for nicer titles.

Moustache Madams

Posted October 13th, 2009, 09:05 by Richard

moustache madams

moustache madams

Lovely Moustaches, what it feels like for a girl.

When is the runner up coming? Men with hooters?