You have to give the City of Santa Monica credit for doing their utmost to protect their resident businesses. Last week’s emergency preparedness seminar covered every likely eventuality — right up to zombie attacks. (See bullet points.)
Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category
Being really really prepared
Monday, June 21st, 2010
What’s in a name?
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
This morning, I asked the concierge at my hotel where the nearest ATM was. Lucky for me, it was right down the street. Imagine my surprise when I arrived. Is Rab-o-bank inviting trouble, or just ignorant of multi-lingual translations of their name?
We often help clients brainstorm names and branding for their startups. I guarantee this is not one we would have recommended for a US bank!
Jack Black gives back at Renal Teen Prom-film at 11!
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Counterintuity’s publicity department was honored to handle the PR and social media for the Renal Support Network’s 11th annual Renal Teen Prom. In addition to several local news stations and newspapers covering the event, our wire press release was rated the #2 most viewed multimedia release on BusinessWire on 1/20/10, and received an astounding 8,770 unique impressions and 979 release views! The evening was a home run for hundreds of teens suffering from renal disease, the Renal Support Network and Counterintuity! We were honored to be a part of it.
Feeling funky about Facebook’s Farmville newsfeeds?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Honestly, I don’t understand where my friends find the time to “virtually fertilize” others’ farms on Farmville or cook too much “virtual onion soup” in Cafe World. Funny, I’m always working while they’re burning stew or plowing fields online. Worse yet, they have to tell me every time they do so.
Want to control which 3rd party applications post these silly stories on your Wall? Don’t despair! You can determine which applications generate wall news feed. Here’s how:
1. Hover over the upper right corner of any news feed from a friend and a “hide” button will appear.
2. Click on the “hide” button to prevent all news feed from that particular application from appearing on your home page again.
3. You will see a message stating that the application has been hidden from your news feed.
In the future, you won’t see posts from any application you don’t care to see. Buh bye, Mafia Wars! So long, Yo’ Ville. And a not so fond farewell to Farmville!
New but not better
Friday, November 6th, 2009Want increased productivity? Then maybe the idea of skittering around the office all day is for you.
Note that there’s also a two-seater version so that a colleague can appear equally foolish.
This latest innovation reminds me of an earlier product design, but one with more functionality:
New is not always better.
Fashion statement
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009This photo in from Penny, our graphic designer– How would you market this product?
Has Social Networking Gone to the Dogs?
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
It was only a matter of time. In this dog-eat dog world, there’s now a social networking site called Dogster for people who think their dogs are the cats meow.
The twist? The profiles are “written by” the pups, who befriend other “pup pals” nationwide.
Since many dog owners treat their pets like people, pooch profiles shouldn’t be shocking. On Dogster, owners create pages for man’s best friend, uploading pictures, video, and stories.
Sheba, a Maltese from Orlando, is an Aries who loves cuddling and hates Milkbones. She’s on the prowl–looking for a mate–and wants to have children before her biological clock stops ticking. Her fido friend list includes a beagle from Montana who’s a member of groups like “Club Bellyrub.”
Other than pretending to be their pets, Dogster members can ask for or give advice, find pet resources, and chat with similar breeds. Adoption is also facilitated.
Social networking: It’s definitely a dog’s life!
Writing on walls
Monday, April 27th, 2009We write on the walls all the time (albeit on jumbo Post-It pads). It’s a great way to freeflow ideas — for designs, for campaigns, for new initiatives.
Because those 3′ x 2′ Post-It pads are portable, we’ve used them on client engagements both local and out of state. But for projects in the office, I’m thinking maybe all we need is a new paint job. With the stuff in this video.
COUNTERINTUITY TO AWARD ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN BURBANK
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Counterintuity LLC, a fresh-thinking, leading edge local marketing firm, announced today that they will be giving away an all-expenses paid trip to Burbank at the Valley Business Expo on Thursday, February 5, 2009.
“Anybody can enter a contest to win a trip to Paris or London or Lower Belarus,” said Lee Wochner, Counterintuity’s CEO. “But why go through the hassle of airport security checks and lost luggage and trying to snag tickets to the local tractor pull when beautiful downtown Burbank is right at our fingertips?”
The lucky winner and a guest will receive an impressive package, including a day of private hob-nobbing with some of the Media City’s finest.
Burbank Mayor Dave Golonski will treat two guests to lunch, followed by a happy-hour toast to Burbank with Chamber CEO Gary Olson and staff. The Chamber will of course provide the wine plus an elegant 5-piece wine box courtesy of the Chamber.
But wait, there’s more! You and a guest will enjoy an overnight stay at Burbank’s boutique luxury Hotel Amarano; dinner at Picanha Restaurant; two tickets to see “Candida” at the Colony Theatre; a whopping $20 cash spending money, and reimbursed gas mileage. To top it all, off, your trip will be chronicled with a beautiful commemorative photo of the occasion from Photography as An Art.
Visitors to the Counterinuity booth will automatically be entered to win. In addition, the Counterintuity “Prize Patrol” will be roaming the conference floor.
Counterintuity, a full-service marketing, strategy, public relations and web design firm based in Burbank, is known for its “uncommon sense.” Says Wochner, “We leave the ho hum to others.”
Hey baby, what’s your sign?
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Check out Seth Front’s interview on Jewish Life TV!
You can also check out his website: www.jewzo.com for a closer look at the merchandise and to find out your sign on the Jewish Zodiac!
