January 2010 Archive

Think Different

This inside video from the early days of Apple's turnaround captures the genius, vision, and inspiration of arguably one of the greatest marketers of all time: Steve Jobs. He describes with utter clarity the essence of brand marketing, and its relevance to Apple. The effects of the campaign introduced in this archive video went on to revolutionize Apple, and bring it to its tremendous position today. Enjoy!


The Ipad Cometh

Not since the time of Moses has a tablet been the object of such reverence and devotion. Hark, the Apple iPad is here!

Apple's New iPad

Want To Grow? Throw A Party For Your Best Users!

Inc.com has an interesting read on yelp.com's rise to success. One of the most interesting observations is yelp's exponential growth started after they began inviting their top reviewer's to a frequent open bar party. They encouraged the expansion of their content, and thus relevancy, by responding to the most basic uniting factor of their user base: the desire to go out and be social.


What Happens In Vegas...

Cuker joined over 120,000 tech aficionados in the City of Sin for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 7th - 10th. CES is the the largest consumer electronic trade show in America, showcasing the latest innovations in wireless communications, digital video, Web development, and other technologies. In a sea of digital eye-candy, 2500 companies exhibited over 20,000 products that competed to wow the crowd. Though what happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, there was lots of great information to take home. The three biggest trends for 2010, according to the buzz? Mobile, mobile, and mobile...

CES Trade Show
CES Las Vegas 2010
CES Las Vegas 2010
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)



A Photo Finish

We welcomed renowned triathletes Linsey Corbin and Chris Lieto to the studio yesterday for a day-long photoshoot for client Xterra Wetsuits. Working with photographer extraordinaire Tim Tadder, we got some great shots of the 2010 collection for the Xterra site that we'll launch in mid-February. Keep an eye out for the new site, and check out some behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot.

Chris Lieto in the spotlight.
Xterra Wetsuits photoshoot.
Linsey Corbin models an Xterra wetsuit.
Making decisions at the Xterra photoshoot.
Behind the scenes at Xterra Wetsuits photoshoot.