I am not normally one to defend someone else’s work, particularly when it’s getting rave reviews in most circles. Yet some recent unfounded criticism that caught my eye warrants further discussion. When I saw the campaign in question, my first reaction was more along the lines of “I wish I had done that” as opposed [...]
Category Archives: Creativity
2010.06.28 – 2:14 pm
Lights, Camera, Freeze
How clever are we? Well we replaced the word action with the word freeze to get you to read this body copy in an effort to sell you on the benefits of our FREEZE THE MOMENT with Slurpee contest.
So it’s safe to say that we’re super clever. But we don’t want all the spotlight. Besides, [...]
2010.03.23 – 11:47 am
Chatroulette! Finding unique ways to connect with your audience
Whether you’re using Facebook to share recent news about your company, telling engaging stories on YouTube, or changing people’s perceptions through intelligent blog posts, there are hundreds of social mediums that brands and individuals can choose from to connect with each other in valuable, and meaningful ways.
Chatroulette, being another one of these mediums, offers a [...]
2009.10.26 – 1:52 pm
Some New Halloween Costume Ideas from Hot Tomali
Halloween is on its way, and we’ve been relentlessly searching the web for some great costume inspiration.
So far, we’ve found stuff like transformers.
TIE Fighters.
Crayons, if you have a horse.
iPhones!
Glow in the dark stickpeople.
Disabled superheroes.
Birth.
Controversial illegal aliens.
And animal cruelty.
But what about costumes designed for those in the marketing industry? Costumes for the social media enthusiasts, the [...]
2009.10.16 – 2:27 pm
Cookin’ for a Cause
When the office cries for a chili luncheon, they come crying to me. And knowing that the chili bowls in the office would be full for a good cause, I didn’t have a difficult time stepping up to the plate.
On Friday afternoon, as part of Hot Tomali’s commitment to United Way, we all took a [...]
2009.09.28 – 3:17 pm
Patience is a virtue…
Every six months or so I come back to this video and watch it from start to finish two or three times in a row. Not only am I partial to the art form, but also I am fascinated by the amount of patience the artist was able to summon to complete this artistic feat. [...]
2009.09.20 – 7:54 pm
Island Pork Tenderloin Salad
Anyone who knows me knows that I love my kitchen. And right now, I’m trying to find a way to justify posting a recipe on the company blog. Let’s see… instead of six degrees of separation, I’ll find six degrees of connection between Hot Tomali and the recipe I need everyone to see.
The dish is [...]
2009.09.13 – 12:37 am
William Mercer’s #1 rated city is an architectural blowout
Having recently returned from Barcelona, I found it felt somewhat like a time warp stepping off the plane back onto North American soil. That may sound strange out of context, given that Vancouver is of course a much younger city than Barcelona, but what I mean is that the Barcelona environment feels like 2009, while [...]
2009.09.09 – 6:01 pm
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? … No, it’s a 2-year-old on a Kiddimoto
Learning to ride a bike is one of the most valuable skills a child can learn, helping them master the art of balance, a skill crucial to so many other physical activities and sports. Not to mention there is just something plain magical about riding a bike, what with the wind in your hair, and [...]
2009.04.28 – 6:34 am
When Retro and Interactive Collide
This is so cool. We were on our Twitter account earlier toay (@hottomali in case you want to add us) and noticed a tweet about visiting www.espn.com and punching in the old Konami code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Enter). Sounded weird, but enticing enough. The coder behind this probably [...]
