This blog has moved to www.MikeVolpe.com.
Why? Because I have now learned that it is a REALLY BAD IDEA to have a blog on a URL that you do not own and control. I had been using this free mikevope.blogspot.com URL, but it is impossible to ever move the blog efficiently and the links to my article can never be redirected, etc. Contact me at www.MikeVolpe.com if you want to learn more.
Life size images stuck on glass doors at stores and airports in South Africa advertise a glass and window cleaner called I.C.U.
Today is my first day at HubSpot, and I just posted an article about the presidential election and how the candidates are using the internt for marketing - check it out if you would like.
More about my first day later...
Today I have my first post on the SmallBusinessHub blog, about how Internet Marketing needs to change given all the changes in the online world.
So, check it out: Internet Marketing is Dead
Advertisement for a fitness company in subways in New York City creates an illusion that the person holding the safety bar is doing weights.
IKEA placed a bunch of guerrilla ads in New York City as part of its "Everyday Fabulous Exhibit". A very good way to showcase their solutions to dress up your own home or apartment.
Cool Advertisement - A giant mirror allows passersby to stop and look at themselves wearing Indivi clothes at a shopping mall in Tokyo.
Cool Advertisement - A print of a cup of Folgers coffee on top of a manhole cover in New York. Holes on the print allows the steam to come out. Around the cup it reads "Hey, City That Never Sleeps. Wake up."
I always love it when you wake up and get a surprise. Even if it is something small, it is just an unexpected gift that can start your day off on a good note. (Actually it was last night around midnight when I saw it, but the effect is the same.)
Google has enhanced their Homepage so that all the RSS and other feeds you have can display the full syndicated content, not just the title or first line. All they did was add a little "+" icon next to each link, which opens a larger window with slider navigation to allow you to read the full post. Here is a quick "how to" on setting up a Google Homepage.
I am surprised to see that more bloggers have not been mentioning this today. Perhaps they all use Google Reader or other feed reading tools. Here are two images to show you what I am talking about.
Advertisement in Hong Kong for a yoga school - showcases the prowess of a yoga practitioner on the flexible stem of drinking straws.
Cool Advertisement - Life-size stickers of people stuck on automatic sliding doors at a mall in Mumbai, India. When someone approaches the doors move apart and it feels like the people on the door are moving away. The person enters to find the message "People Move Away When You Have Body Odor".
Cool Advertisement - An advertisement for a job recruiting company in Berlin showing people working in the vending machines, ATMs, it delivers the message that "Life is too short for the wrong job".
Cool Advertisement - Stickers in parking lots advertising M-Tech Plasma HID Lights that are 300% brighter than regular headlights.
Cool Advertisement - A sticker placed on the high voltage box showing Duracell batteries - reads "Power Beyond the Ordinary". Found in Malaysia.
Cool Advertisement - Neat advertisment at Unicenter Shopping Mall in Buenos Aires, Argentina for Valentine's Day.
