Bawbags are big and getting bigger…
While at Slide yesterday, we took the opportunity to speak to Midge Whyte, founder of Bawbags – a brand that is getting bigger and bigger. Whyte was looking for a new idea after previous clothing ventures and was thinking about a range of ‘Bawbags’ tshirts. But it was noticing a bunch of yoofs showing off...
Mobile is gaining ground fast: will you be ready?
Does January 2009 seem like yesterday? That month a whole 0.9% of internet usage was using mobile phones. Three years later in January 2012, it’s 8.5%. Let’s look at those numbers: Global use of mobile devices to access Internet (excludes tablets) Jan 2009: 0.7 percent Jan 2010: 1.6 percent Jan 2011: 4.3 percent Jan...
Manchester: A tourist office like no other…
When Manchester relocated its visitor centre to Piccadilly Gardens in July 2010, they decided to make a statement by creating a tourist office like no other. Using state of the art technology, the £800,000 project is designed so that visitors to the city have an interactive and fun way to access information, as well as...
The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook (Feb 12)
Following our previous looks at French, Austrian and Italian ski resorts on Facebook, a look at Switzerland is certainly overdue. Here’s the scores on the doors in February 2012: The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook 1. Laax – 22043 fans 2. Davos Klosters – 19116 3. Crans Montana – 10811 4. Zermatt – 9130 5. Verbier –...
“Find Barbie” campaign a social win for Schweitzer Mountain Resort
We loved this recent campaign by Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Idaho, tying together YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Barbie in a whole load of fun. A compelling video Normally a 3:20 video would be pushing the boundaries, but despite featuring Barbie and very little snowboard or ski action, we couldn’t help watching to the end. Lesson...
How to turn a bubble lift into art…
Courchevel 1850 has always been a stylish resort and in recent years works of art have been popping up around the mountain. Last year it was replicas of famous sculptures positioned around resort. This year they have turned the Verdons bubble lift into a moving art gallery, with contemporary artists invited to dress the telecabines....