http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:27:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK, so this isn't a tip, a trick, or a time-saver, but if you like to keep in touch with the music of the moment (or you are just a Coldplay fan) you might find the above video interesting. Admittedly, it is based on the US billboard charts, but given US ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/when-coldplay-meets-katy-perry-2008-musical-mashup/ Whether you're looking to re-evaluate your current marketing campaign, or simply stimulate new ideas and thinking, it's often a good idea to keep up to date with current trends and developments in the world of advertising & marketing (particularly consumer & technology trends). There's a great (free) summary of some ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/contagious-round-up/ OK, so admittedly, we had to remind ourselves exactly what a 'Zeitgeist' was. Once we'd done that, we headed over to Google to view the most popular web searches for 2008. Why they didn't just call it 'most popular searches 2008' is beyond us, but nevertheless it's an interesting indication ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/2008-google-zeitgeist/ Once upon a time, tele-marketing used to be reputable (well, almost reputable)... if you told someone not to call you again, they generally didn't. Nowadays it seems to be the scurge of the marketing world... silent calls, mysterious foreign call centres, pre-recorded 'are you in debt?' messages and calls at ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/whos-that-calling-avoid-nuisance-calls/ Things might have appeared a little 'wonky' at 'pick n mix' over the last couple of weeks. It's because we have been migrating from one web host to another. If you already know what that means, we hope you understand the enormity of the task in hand ... and if ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/faster-faster/ When it comes to storing data, high capacity USB memory sticks seem to be taking over from CDs and DVD. There are some instances where the latter are invaluable though (music and movies, backing up, and sending large or multiple files on to others). Often blank media comes supplied on ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/make-your-own-cddvd-cases/ Recognise this man? It's Martin Lewis... the 'Money Saving Expert' of course! We love Martin, and his 'consumer revenge' campaign. We think he keeps a lot of the big (and sometimes complacent) companies on their toes, which can only be a good thing. We're going to see Martin tonight, at a 'one ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/pickandmixblogdownloadable-filesshoppinglistpdf/ When we're meeting with clients, we often find ourselves quoting the work of some of the best known brands, highlighting the reasons behind their success. As well as being an interesting  subject matter, this often prompts ideas and inspiration... and can help give direction to a project. We recently came across ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/how-do-you-turn-an-idea-into-a-global-business/ Arrrrrgh... it's one of those phrases that really winds us up when we hear it, yet ocassionally (and embarassingly) we sometimes find ourselves uttering the very same words... "At the end of the day". And yes, we've also been known to utter that classic "it isn't rocket science". Well, we're ging ... http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/at-the-end-of-the-day-it-isnt-rocket-science-2/ We've been resisting it for weeks, but since we're nearly half way through November... we've finally succumbed to thinking about buying Christmas presents. As such, we really like this heartwarming TV ad' from John Lewis. http://www.pickandmixmarketing.co.uk/its-nearly-christmas-2/