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Royal Wedding fever

The Royal Wedding is supposed to be boosting national pride and economic recovery. But rather than wedding fever, everyone in business seems to be getting hot under the collar about the run of short weeks. You just can’t have your wedding cake and eat it. Yes, it’s hard work fitting a week into three days but at least the weather’s good. And morale does seem to be buoyant.

If you haven’t seen the T Mobile spoof wedding ad here’s a link. It’s naff alright, but some of the lookalikes are dead ringers for the Royals. There’s also the link to the original wedding movie YouTube hit that inspired it. But which is best?

T Mobile wedding spoof

Original wedding entrance video

 

People’s Supermarket

The People's Supermarket

You may have seen it on TV. A social experiment, consumer champion, antidote to superstores? I love the idea – locally sourced produce, staffed by members/shoppers from the local community, recycled waste… It’s got a lot going for it. A brave new model that many businesses could potentially adopt.

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New colours discovered

Readers of The New Scientist Magazine will be aware of the way humans are evolving in the 21st century. A scientific study of children under 5 years old reveals that many can now see colours outside of the normal visible spectrum. Some adults are also developing this ability, but it’s rare.

Now, Milestone is working with a leading colour matching system to explore possibilities for these new colours.

new colours

Leading colour expert Professor Olaf Pirol says, “Milestone is really pushing the boundaries and creating the next generation of colours. Opportunities for the future of branding are unbelievable. The thing is, people are getting bored with the limited range of colours visible to the human eye. It’s about time we started exploring the applications for these new ‘invisible’ colours. I’m aware that many people will struggle to see these colours at their full vivid strength. But, try showing them to your kids. Good exercise and healthy eating can also really help to improve vision.”