Getting hundreds of search engine results from one keyword loses more of its novelty and efficiency every day as Marketing consumers opt for recommendations from real people.
Instead of typing “hip sushi, Portland” into a search engine, consumers are going straight to websites like Citysearch and Yelp, where they can find several customer reviews for restaurants [...]
Not that Satrapi’s story lacked humor the first time around. Her appalled yet amused self-effacement is part of the charm of her work. But in the film version, all the emotions come across more vividly and more effortlessly. Giddy interludes like a pocket history of the Shah’s regime, presented as a stylized animated puppet-show, or [...]
Music, though many venue operators don’t realise it, is a
massive part of the bar-hopping experience. Put it on anonymously
in the background and it’s as beige as the drapes in a designer
wine bar; too loud and you may as well take a bottle in a brown
paper bag to a building site.
Naturally, it has a lot to [...]
