This past June, Treehugger reported that Timbuk2 was going to team up with RootPhito build a messenger bag by pressing (laminating) recycled billboards, grocery bags, posters, and the like.  The bags will be called Lamitron, and their development process has been closely watched by influential bloggers including Cool Hunting, Wired and PSFK.
Here are a few prototypes:

I dig […]

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Did you see me lay down the law?

Absolutely brilliant strategy. The mid-size truck always gets a bad rap. Everyone is familiar with the mullet-and-gun machismo that is a full-size pickup spot, but how often do you look at an ad for a mid-size truck and feel cool? Tundra has some competition from the […]

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The best marketing is authentic.  It doesn’t need to be polished by admen; rather, it is an organic, pervasive manifestation of the company’s culture at every customer touchpoint. 
Two local pizza shops are cases in point.
College Kids

Austin Onion taps into one of the two most lucrative markets for pizza in the country: college kids.  Their shop on […]

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Pop Up Store

Pop Up Diner

Pop Up Studio

Pop Up Trade Show

Pop Up Hotel

Pop Up Ad

Pop Up Club

Pop Up Book

Pop Up Gallery

pop up

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Voice and data services have become commodities for telecommunications companies.  The result is an industry hungry for innovation to increase customer base and profit margins.
According to TeleMapics, location-based service (LBS), utilizing wireless communications and global position technologies, is poised to be that innovation.
LBS is an old term largely dismissed by industry insiders as it was […]

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