Author Archives: Kelly Lawler

Buy Milk and TP While Waiting on the Train? Sure, Why Not.

Last year, a virtual grocery store in a South Korea subway station debuted and let consumers scan a QR code to purchase hundreds of common items straight from their smartphones. With the ability to have orders delivered straight to consumers’ … Continue reading

Social Media Scores at Super Bowl

As crazy as it sounds, late night host Jimmy Fallon may have said it best when tweeting live through the Super Bowl last night—“Feels like hashtags are jumping the shark.” In the first set of commercials alone, Bud Light with … Continue reading

Pucker Up—Unhate Campaign Causes Controversy

United Colors of Benetton, an upscale Italian clothing line, took their typically controversial marketing back to the streets in November with billboard ads featuring world leaders – including President Obama and the Pope – kissing other leaders on the mouth … Continue reading

3D Projections Move from Land to Water

With many brands taking a back seat to creative product launching, Nike went full-force with innovation to—quite literally—launch the Jordan Melo M8, the latest in the collection designed exclusively with New York Knicks forward Camelo Anthony. Using special effects and … Continue reading

Visual Bookmarking, That’s Pinterest-ing!

It’s always kind of exciting to get an invitation. And lately the most coveted invites are those to beta sites (e.g., Spotify). For the visually driven internet obsessed people (like myself), there’s Pinterest, the latest in bookmarking and inspiration boards—all … Continue reading

Wordnik, Not Any Old Dictionary

When I was a kid, if I asked my parents or teacher how to spell a word, oftentimes they would tell me, “Look it up in the dictionary.” At this point I would usually roll my eyes and make a … Continue reading