Search results for: metaphorical thinking
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Aug 11, 2009
Exploring the mapping of personality and brand in cultural change | Amazon+Zappos and the Endless(.com)…potential. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has a point of view — and his strategies, intriguingly, focus on one compelling degree of index. Community attention.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, General, Interior Design, Places, Storytelling | Jul 17, 2009
Girvin | Movement: examining place, foundation and the archaeology of brand experience Girvin is moving, after a couple of decades in the same place... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Marketing 2.0 | Jun 7, 2009
Thoughts on bing, the new search engine for Microsoft Just days ago, the kick off. According to the overview from Microsoft, “the idea behind ‘Manifesto’ is to elicit an emotional response about a concept that is decidedly not emotional.” And... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Jun 2, 2009
Why does Tim Girvin love crows and ravens? Some people have equated the raven as being something inextricably linked to me — my personal brand. That is, when people see something on the raven, or the crow, they presume that I know about it, or should. And they... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Jun 1, 2009
Fire, the long river and the mist in the motion in learning Some time back, I was speaking (and working with) with a writer — Kurt Dahl, a IT manager and strategist then for Nordstrom, about the idea of the future of the book. He didn’t really believe in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Designers, General | May 25, 2009
A voyage of inspired imagination. When you are young, you recall points of connection that are unmistakably remarkable, they are life changing — dynamically shifting you from one point of view to another. Or, they might too suggest moments of new discovering... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | May 11, 2009
Examining the concept of set design, visuals and production reflected in experience and branding: It took me a long time to determine whether this structure for the film Quantum of Solace was real, or a production design concept for the movie. As it was, the building... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | May 10, 2009
Scott Oki reaches to his roots in newly founding concepts of how learning benefits the advancement of our culture. My connection with Scott Oki is long running. And in every aspect of my relationship with him, it’s been a journey in learning. From him,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Apr 27, 2009
Sure, I care what you have to say. I’ve been thinking about storms. Mostly because I thrive on storms. When a storm comes, I savor it. I relish the word, the nature of it – the overwhelming presence of the concept of the storm — and, of course, the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Motion Pictures | Apr 24, 2009
Studying the music, the mind, the meaning — cinematic brand strategy and design. The mind of the soloist, the split mind in the brilliance of the schizophrenic — how is the passion of melody, of harmony, newly sensed and seen? Last night, I was talking... Read More
