Sophisticated marketing

Sales down? Struggling to find traction amongst your target markets? Need something 'hot', 'new', 'jeng mak' to cover up your cyclopic marketing nous??

Sounds like your company needs a panda.

Chuck one into the marketing mix. Everybody's doin' it.

Because everyone loves a panda.

It's black, white AND vegetarian.

Considering Kevin Rudd reportedly performed quite poorly amongst Gen Ys on the ABC's Q&A program this week, perhaps it's high time his mates in China started sending something a bit more practical than the wads of cash for iron ore...

Just don't count on Australia Post to deliver it on time.

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9 is an auspicious number here in Thailand.

So today - 09/09/09 - the Thais are going absolutely mental.

At 0909hrs this morning, an eruption of nationalism spewed out in front of my work, where bank employees gathered to sing two songs in honour of the King (you can see his picture in the background).

Standing there listening to the songs, I thought of a couple of things:

1. Would people do this for KRudd or the Queen?
2. Days like this are an absolute boon for the bloke who manufactures paper flags.
3. What is the King doing now?
4. I wonder if Clare was right when she said last night that a lot of pregnant women would be induced today?
5. Why does Clare keep bringing up so much talk about babies?

Message to KRudd

I’m now following KRudd’s Twitter updates via my account – I think he uses it well, giving insights into the role of Prime Minister and politician that has seldom been done before in Australia.

Anyway, as I mentioned in my last post, I’m off to Phuket this weekend to meet up with some friends. So is KRudd. Except his friends are the leaders of different ASEAN nations across the world. I’m yet to crack that clique.

So I updated my status, hoping it will get through to KRudd:

In Phuket this w'end...beach cricket. Trying to get @KevinRuddPM to come & roll his arm over…an expat game might be a good break from ASEAN!

You never know, might get lucky, like some at the recent Winter Ball.