September 19th, 2008 by Alasdair | 5 Comments
I would first like to thank Max Gladwell for his blog entitled, Ten Ways that Social Media and Sustainability Align, which sparked the idea for this blog post.
At face value, social media and sustainability are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Social media is inherently intangible and lives online, while sustainability is concerned with the very [...]
September 10th, 2008 by Alasdair | 2 Comments
Sustainable Life Media has a great article about Tesco’s (UK’s largest supermarket chain) CEO Sir Terry Leahy wanting to “create a mass movement in green consumption” by making it easier and more affordable for customers to buy green products.
A few years ago I would have put this down to a publicity stunt. I was verging [...]
May 15th, 2008 by Alasdair | 1 Comment
“I want it all and I want it now,” written by Queen and released in the late 1980’s, sums up where we are today in the US. We relate everything to self. “What does it mean to me?” “What can I get out of it?”
We apply this mantra to our lives with gusto. This same [...]
April 21st, 2008 by clare | 3 Comments
To put it in clear terms, ad: tech San Francisco appeared to do what I wished: Motivate.
But first, here’s a little background. Last Thursday, April 17th, I led an Exchange Series panel at the SF ad:tech Conference entitled Green Marketing in the Digital Age - Establishing Credentials While Sidestepping the Landmines. Focusing on [...]
April 16th, 2008 by clare | 1 Comment
It’s actually not that difficult to begin being green.
One of the things that tcg, an agency full of multifaceted, complicated people, does best is simplify a client’s green story. Yes, we’re all unique and complex here, yet we have the same goal when it comes to green: That it’s a simple methodology and [...]