The new Burberry Body fragrance for women rocks pure and simple. I really like it and I can’t wait to buy it for my wife. Forget Dolce and Gabbana’s La Luna, Gucci Guilty it’s all about Burberry Burberry Burberry. And look who they chose to model it?? Rosie Huntington-Whitely! Like oh my God! She was the star of Transformers 3 and a Victoria Secrets model, so who better than to showcase the new fragrance which apparently is the first time in 155 years Burberry have launched a fragrance which connects to the whole brand.
The fragrance comes in several sizes but I’m going to buy the 85 ml for my wife to keep on the dressing table. I’ll also buy the 35 ml for my wife’s handbag so that she always has one in case she needs a boost. I think I might even buy the 60 ml for the mistress. The notes of fresh green absinthe, peach and freesia are pure heaven hmmm, yep that’s it I’m off to the Worldstore now.
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Everyone loves bacon. Really, what’s not to love? It fulfills all the major food groups- crisp, salt and grease. And, it literally makes everything better. No matter how miserable you might feel in your new luxurious kitchen decked out in nice colourful glass splashbacks or receiveing loads of quotes from CD duplication salesmen or being pestered by equally annoying double glazing quotes salesmen. Don’t believe me? Here’s a bacon recipe for every meal of the day. Is it any wonder that the United States of America has one of the most obese populations in the world?
Bacon Stout for Breakfast
Yes, you read that correct. What’s better than bacon for breakfast? Bacon in beer, of course. We don’t fancy ourselves alcoholics over here so add a splash of coffee to take the edge off.
Don’t Forget the Chocolate Covered Bacon
What breakfast would be complete without chocolate? And what makes chocolate even better? That’s right ladies and gentlemen, B-A-C-O-N. Check out mariniscandies.com to order your box today!
A Quick Lunch at KFC
For an on-the-go bacon lunch head over to KFC for their new Double Down Sandwich. It’s like a BLT wrapped in fried chicken. WINNING! I have to tell you; I love bacon, I love chicken and I love cheese (I am after all, from Wisconsin). But when I saw the picture of KFC’s Double Down Sandwich, even I had to go “Whoa!” here it is:
- Two pieces of bacon
- Two slices of melted Monterey jack and pepper cheese
- Glob on some Colonel’s special sauce (the word ‘special’ in these always worries me)
- And instead of a bun, two Original Recipe chicken breasts (for you health conscious individuals, as if, you can have the chicken breasts grilled)
- Calories: 540, fat: 32 g; sodium 1380 mg
There you have it. KFC’s answer to, “how can I abuse my body today?” If you’re more the stay at home artery clogger, have I got the recipes for you!
A Bacon Lovers Dream Dinner
A Nice Healthy Salad to Start (Total: fat-2096g, calories 28,031)
- As your Lettuce-Flank steak sliced thin to resemble lettuce leafs (fat: 480g, calories: 7040)
- As your carrots- Pepperoni sliced lengthwise to resemble carrot sticks (fat: 120g, calories 1600)
- Taking the place of your radishes will be-Meat balls (190g of fat and a mere 2500 calories)
- No cucumbers for you-Sausages, again, sliced lengthwise to resemble cucumber sticks (fat: 50g, calories 850)
- Tomato wedges-Nope. Salami wedges (fat: 180g, calories 2200)
- Flattened chicken breasts fried up covered with an egg/wine type of batter (fat: 15g, calories: 1200)
- In place of croutons-Diced ham (fat: 112g, calories 3200)
- Beer bacon bits-Bacon chunks fried up in beer (fat: 760g, calories 7600)
- Your “lo-cal” dressing-Creamy beer bacon dressing; take the bacon grease already in the hot pan, add more beer, stir in heavy cream; when slightly cooled put in blender with some fried bacon and blend (fat: 189g, calories 1841)
The Main Course
You know you like it. In fact, you love it. And, you want more of it. It’s every bacon lovers masterpiece of greasy goodness. That’s right, it’s the Bacon Explosion. Not sure how to create your own? Check it out:
- Kansas City style sauce rubbed Italian sausage, smoked slowly over hickory and oak wood; no doubt to seal in all that… juice.
- Stuffed with bacon
- Wrapped in bacon
How popular is it? Let’s just say that after countless orders poured in they actually felt it necessary to expand the product (expand being the key word there) to 2 more versions of their product; you can now purchase a heat and eat Original Bacon Explosion in an additional Jalapeño or Cheese variety. Yes, cheese. Amazingly, they even sell it in its own little carrier/holder. The Bacon Explosion Pig-Porter. Wouldn’t want to add on all those carbs with a big old hot dog bun.
So stay home and ‘pig’ out or roll on out and take the bacon bus tour of your local restaurants. Either way, I’ll be seeing you in the ICU! You can have the bed right next to mine. We’ll order takeout!
Who would’ve thought that one could refer to London and Seattle as virtual deserts? Rainfall totals in other parts of the world make these cities look as dry as Tuscaloosa on a Sunday. Letting a smile be your umbrella in these next 10 cities will get you nothing but drowned. View full article »
More and more is being written about the future of Electric Vehicles or EV in short. These use a variety of systems described as Wheel hub motors or in-wheel motors. There is a great whitepaper section of it here: http://www.proteanelectric.com/media-relations/7/white-papers/257/effect-of-hub-motor-mass-on-stability-and-comfort-of-electric-vehicles/259/mediarelations.aspx What is very clear is that the industry is clearly serious as it’s a strategic concern. However they are highly reliant addressing this demand either in-house (a la Toyota Pruis) or more likely outsourced to companies like Protean Electric who supply Volvo. Will I buy one certainly. Will I buy one now? I wonder, probably not. Only when people really jump on the bandwagon. The wagon is rolling but it’s not quite there and the costs are still prohibitive.
You need to be careful with who you make friends with on FourSquare as sharing your location can often get you in trouble. No I’m not talking about the peopl you don’t know. Rather the people you do know like your wife! Especially if they see that you’re going to macdonalds when you’re supposed to be on a diet!
Forget the highly acclaimed french bistro chain “Cote”. A two minute walk past the Odeon cinema will take you to a much better place called Chez Lindsay! They do a brilliant steak frites, where the sirloin fat is nice grilled, flavoursome and succulent. The menu is all based around food from the Bretagne area, go check it out. For those of you who are cautious, try the express lunch menu.
Ask anyone to list the uses for corporate gifts and they might struggle after four or five. The problem is that in cost per view promotional products are so much better than any form of advertising, according to Leighmans. If they are that good is it possible that corporate gifts can perform any other role? But this undersells them.
So let us list what corporate gifts can be used for over and above merely displaying your logo and corporate message. This is not exclusive of course. You should, at the end of this article, be able to make a list of your own.
- To get customers to come to you
Corporate gifts can fulfil that marketers’ dream of their target group making its way to them rather than having to invest in all that advertising. And this is just what promotional products can do for you. You have seen crowds around certain stands at trade shows. What did you think when you found they were giving away promotional umbrellas on a rainy day? Perhaps you wished you had thought of such a cracking idea for using corporate gifts.
- To encourage customers to do something
It is no good having some of the most competitive prices for your particular product if people wont ask you for a quote. A corporate gift might be just enough to make them give you a try. It can be a method of getting subscribers to part with their email address for your direct email marketing list. At the trade fair you could offer them a pen, perhaps personalised to ensure you attract just the right group, to fill in the form.
- As a reward
Praise is all very well but it can soon be forgotten. How much better to show your appreciation with a corporate gift. It could be something useful, perhaps a toy or even merely pretty, but whatever it is it will carry your logo so they will always be reminded of your respect for them. Promotional products encourage continued good work.
- To promote a certain effort
So your want to reduce your sickness levels. How about a personalised corporate gift to anyone who manages a certain period without taking time off? Perhaps a desk organiser so that their colleagues and well as the recipient will know that you take a great interest in them. Such business gifts act as recognition for good service and also as an indication of what you require.
- As a reminder of a course
A corporate gift that attendees can take away with them can be used to remind them of the content of the course, such as a list of bullet points on a personalised folder, so that they do not forget what it was all about. Promotional products also show others the quality of the course.
The other advantage of corporate gifts is that they multitask. Whilst they are performing all the tasks listed above, as well as those you think of, they will be displaying your logo and corporate message.
Man I’m soo tired of people asking me what is Football Superstars. Online Football Games got it? No????? Ok here’s the Video!
Agreed on this point, although I do think it’s an excellent subject worthy of James’ analysis. I suspect the only way forward is to have more people like John Stevens available and the teams being prepared to pay them. But ultimately, as ‘unscientific’ the driver’s note taking is as James criticises – I think the engineer is the coach and if it’s down to the driver – I’m totally fine with it. Why would Alonso want his team employed coach talking to Massa about Alonso’s weaknesses? The top drivers remain top because they are that great and can resolve problems to find time. World champions like Hamilton, Schumi, Alonso, Button managed to do it without coaches thanks to their experience. So I think there’s more of business case for coaches for No. 2 drivers like Massa and Petrov!
Rossi announced he’s off to Ducati Corsa from 2011 onwards. Good on him, I think its a marketers dream to see the multiple world champion on Italy’s most prestigious motorbike – the desmosedici. I also watched the Karate Kid at Richmond Odeon which was much better than I expected. I had fond memories when my Mum took my brother and I to watch the movie in the ABC cinema in Hammersmith on a sunday evening. Jackie Smith and Jaden Smith were excellent. The Kung Fu was awesome and the plot even moved me to tears but all in all its a feel good movie and I felt good. I even wanted to rediscover my kung fu.
