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Tag Archives: brands
Urban Outfitters Brighton
I had a confusing brand experience in Urban Outfitters. I was reminded of that ‘I saw you coming’ Harry Enfield sketch where he dupes an upper middle class lady into buying objects for astronomical prices , which he’s picked up … Continue reading
Marks & Spencer Shoes
Look at these beauties. Marks & Spencer £35. That’s right, M&S. In a word – HOT. Last week I trawled the shops looking for a pair of black shoes. IMHO Brighton is woefully lacking in shoe shops. OK we’ve all … Continue reading
Aldirati
I’ve meaning to discuss “The Rise of the Aldirati” for some time. Alas, alak, been super busy at uni with the 3rd year dissertations, marking, and an in-house post-grad conference so no time for blogging recently. I’ve had a paper … Continue reading
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Word cloud of my research
There is a bit of a ‘thing’ going on out there of people creating word clouds of their research. Good ones to be found on Almost PhD,Media @LSE &social sim Here’s one from mine. It’s only one chapter, more to … Continue reading
Radical consumption.
I’ve been reading Radical Consumption by Jo Littler, which was only published in Jan this year by O.U press. From the time I began my own research in 2005 this is one of the most engaging titles I’ve read, perhaps … Continue reading
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consumers as producers.
Remember a while ago I mentioned a blog post and a comment about “I don’t want to have a conversation with my toothpaste”? Well I’m preparing to give a lecture on branding and web 2.0 to a group of university … Continue reading