The Canadian brand Frank & Oak launches a new special collection with the participation of „Dave 1“ from the renowned electro-funk band Chromeo. The collection comprises 18 models – blazers, jeans, sweaters and minimalistic t-shirts. Colours vary from night blue via white to olive. Error or deliberate choice: the website is only accessible via subscription.more »
Increasingly, we take advantage of professional cleaners in order to keep up with household chores. Additionally, outsourcing of various cleaning tasks to competent domestic helpers allows busy people to free up quality time. As part of a relocation, new cleaning staff commonly has to be hired and trained. In these multicultural times, language barriers oftenmore »
Incredible but true, I managed to get a hold of Ed Haslam, the Senior Vice President Marketing of YuMe, during this year’s Festival of Media Global. When I spotted the title of his Showcase theatre session, I was instantly intrigued: in advertising, is screen size really a matter? Nobody is better placed to answer thatmore »
The world is currently observing a boom of online video. Industry specialists predict video and social media to drive 20% of annual global growth in internet display over the next 2 years. Ebuzzing is a video advertising distribution platform, distributing online video campaigns through an extensive network of media, websites, blogs, apps and social media,more »
nFluence: giving power back to consumers With click-through rates descending, marketers are faced with finding a smaller and smaller needle in their haystack of big data. They need help from consumers! nFluence provides a cross platform UX, available for iOS, Android and HTML-5, that enables connected consumers to volunteer information about themselves through a fun,more »
Today, The Festival of Media Global, the biggest event that the media industry has ever seen is kicking-off right here in Montreux. I am not only over the moon to be able to attend this outstanding event, but also to have been able to put together a small “committee” of local representatives, meaning people bloggingmore »
We’ve all seen those spring loaded reflective bands that cyclists wear on their arms and ankles to provide visibility right? Well the technology in the spring mechanism has been improved upon and applied to the wonderfully named Bill’s Slapwatch. Bill’s Technologies (the brains behind the idea) was founded by 3 young businessmen who had themore »
SIGG is proud to renew its partnership with the medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and presents a limited edition bottle featuring special MSF artwork. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical care in more than 60 countries. Successfully started last year, this collaboration goes from being Swiss tomore »
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Naturaplan Coop and Feldschlösschen launch yet another Swiss classic brand – version Bio: Feldschlösschen organic lager. Right in time for spring that we all have been waiting for impatiently this popular thirst quencher is now available for the first time ever bearing the Bio Suisse bud label and exclusivelymore »
Ah, spring! What a wonderful time – the days are getting longer, the sun is shining (in some countries, I’ve heard) and the bees are tweeting “Let’s make #honey! “. Spring that is synonymous with new start and potting plants… for coolbrandz it’s time to say “So long and thanks for all the snow!” rebootmore »
Not long ago, we spotted a newcomer on Instagram and just knew that this is going to delight our followers: the new web store www.patriziaslove.ch. Here you will find a vast selection of original and affordable fashion jewellery. The story of Patrizia’s Love starts with – as the name indicates – Patrizia’s love for jewellery.more »
E-v-e-r-y-body seems to be talking of Fifty Shades of Grey as of late. I resisted to even listening, until last Thursday. I went to Paris for an event and although everything in terms of travel arrangements was already organised, I took a train back much earlier than was planned because I felt sick like amore »
Not long ago, I received an e-mail from Sébastien Flury, inviting me to read an article on his blog www.startupolic.com about female entrepreneurs in Switzerland and a pitching event dedicated to women: Lady Pitch Night, a startup competition that is organised by Girls In Tech Paris and Orange. He also encouraged me to send inmore »
You like biscuits right? You also enjoy chocolate and Ovomaltine? If you’re from the UK or the US, you will know it as Ovaltine. A staple of bedtime drinks for kids and a great source of energy. Well now they’re making biscuits. Or to be precise, a “petit beurre” with a slab of malty chocolatemore »
The world’s fastest man and the Samsung NX300 camera bring speed and power to your photos! Samsung Electronics today announced a new partnership with athletics superstar Usain Bolt, coinciding with the UK availability of the NX300 in the UK. Renowned for his extreme focus and speed, Usain Bolt is the perfect champion for the NX300more »
In 2011, The Absolut Company launched a global creative movement featuring top artists from around the world known as ABSOLUT BLANK. Today it announces the launch of a new limited edition designed by one of the key artists featured in ABSOLUT BLANK, Dave Kinsey. The flower-inspired ABSOLUT VODKA BLANK EDITION by Dave Kinsey will bemore »
Swiss Graphic design has an excellent international reputation. At Grafik13, the largest exhibition on Swiss Graphic design, 120 exhibitors will show us why. Grafik13: Swiss exhibition on Graphic design As the digital revolution continues to gather momentum, contemporary Graphic design has undergone significant change. Graphic design, illustration and art are merging into one and aremore »
This is a purposefully short review of the long lasting lipstick from Maybelline. Being a man, I have no use for such a product…. But I know someone who does! I asked Kristina to test it for me. The lipstick is rated as staying on for a full 14 hours without the need to “retouch”more »
I recently received a thank you letter from an old gentleman of my acquaintance for some photographic work hat I did for him. Although his eyesight is failing, he took the time to pen me a beautiful letter which I have saved in my bureau. When was the last time any of us saved amore »
We admit it – we don’t know much about fashion, but we do know something about cycles. We know that everything that was once cool will come back into style someday. The year 2003 might not fit into this category yet, but we’re already celebrating it with all its not-yet-retro-cool moments. After all, FREITAG ismore »
GALAXY S 4 gets you closer to what matters in life, bringing your world together! Samsung Electronics announced today the fourth generation GALAXY S, the GALAXY S 4, designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together. Understanding what matters most to us in our lives, the Samsung GALAXYmore »
The Festival of Media Global: the only event dedicated to the $500bn media industry! The award-winning Festival of Media Global 2013 will take place on 28-30 April, in the stunning setting of Montreux, Switzerland. With 6 previously successful global conferences, The Festival has fully established itself at the heart of the Global media industry. coolbrandzmore »
The BLACKSWAN Foundation has the pleasure of announcing its first Gala Dinner on 28th of February 2013 in order to support the research on rare and orphan diseases. The event coincides with the Rare Disease Day and you are invited to spend a “rare” evening in the company of the foundation’s friends and partners asmore »
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the launch of the 8 inch tablet, the GALAXY Note 8.0; a new era of intelligent Note technology set to re-ignite the mid-size tablet category that Samsung established in 2010. Providing unrivalled multimedia performance within a compact one-hand-grip screen,more »
For us, it’s really not a question of size. FREITAG has the right fit for everything – as long as it comes from Cupertino – from the really small (iPhones) to the really big (iPad 1) and now for something somewhere in the middle. Just because we’re not picky doesn’t mean we don’t give itmore »
To celebrate Valentine’s Day on 14th February in 2013, Hendrick’s has devised the ultimate accompaniment to the Hendrick’s Gin and Tonic – Hendrick’s Valentine’s Day Heart-Shaped Cucumbers. Gin aficionados can surprise their lovers from 12th – 17th February 2013 with a cocktail special featuring slices of these cute Valentine’s cucumbers by taking them tomore »
So last week we posted about Lift, the leading conference on digital innovation. Coming back from the event we can only stress how very enriching and inspiring Lift truly was! Always on a tight schedule we were able to attend on Friday only and thus missed out on The Venture Night organized by Alp ICT.more »
