Go Visual Whether it's an email newsletter, social media post, the newspaper or your web site, the key to all marketing is to offer something worth being seen, read, heard and commented on. Let your content tell a story. Make people feel, experience or respond to your message. Reassure them and reinforce the message, even as you take them along the journey. Have you read … [Read more...] about Words matter, pixels enhance words
Literary tourism has become a mass pursuit
Literary tourism has become a mass pursuit. Statue of Giovanni Formisano, a famous Poet in Catania, Sicily Tourism continues to be a key economic driver for Catania, and we are pleased to see travel demand return. Overall in August, Market Research Media indicates visitors spent nearly $64 million and generated more than $5.2 million in tax revenues. As a result, … [Read more...] about Literary tourism has become a mass pursuit
Sanctions Bite: Russian Oligarchs Feel the Squeeze
This shot of Titan, a $100 million yacht, owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Abramov, was taken three years ago at Syracuse, Sicily. European holidays on yacht, a favorite pastime of Russian oligarchs, are over. The last time Titan was seen passing through the Suez Canal on the way to Turkey. No more Côte d'Azur for Russian oligarchs. … [Read more...] about Sanctions Bite: Russian Oligarchs Feel the Squeeze
AI-image editor Claid launches next-gen API to enhance user-generated content for marketplaces
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2022 - Claid.ai, an AI company that helps marketplaces improve user-generated images, today launched an end-to-end image processing platform, Claid API 2.0. Claid’s technology automatically enhances photos, removes backgrounds, aligns products on the canvas, and fixes lighting. Claid has already optimized over 100M user-generated photos for some of the … [Read more...] about AI-image editor Claid launches next-gen API to enhance user-generated content for marketplaces
Tugboats Go Electric
"Tugboats, the workhorses and unsung heroes of port industry, represent the sweet spot for concept testing and early adoption of all-electric powertrain." Source: Carbon-Free Shipping: All-Electric Powertrain Tugboats Powered By Battery and Hydrogen Fuel Cell "Ports of Auckland are today welcoming an exciting addition to their fleet, with the highly-anticipated arrival of … [Read more...] about Tugboats Go Electric
Today is World Refugee Day
Today is World Refugee Day Refugee Services of Texas Releases One-of-a-Kind Cookbook on World Refugee Day, Featuring Unique Refugee Recipes Spanning Four Continents 21 refugees, asylum seekers, and trafficking survivors share their stories and favorite dishes in new book with proceeds going to resettlement efforts DALLAS, June 20, 2022 - Refugee Services of … [Read more...] about Today is World Refugee Day
International Art Fair Munich 2021, October 13 – 31, 2021, Munich Residenz
The art marketplace fair took place at the magnificent Munich Residenz Palace. … [Read more...] about International Art Fair Munich 2021, October 13 – 31, 2021, Munich Residenz
Pride Parade: Inflation is hitting LBGTQ+ people harder, LGBT-Friendly Businesses Are More Profitable
Inflation is hitting LBGTQ+ people harder – smart employers can help https://t.co/Ytz6wGuRO2— The Guardian (@guardian) June 19, 2022 Pride Pays: LGBT-Friendly Businesses Are More Profitable, Research Shows https://t.co/UVx00I6iP7 #Pride pic.twitter.com/cxvBzRHa4O— Forbes (@Forbes) June 19, 2022 Here are 5 LGBTQ pride flags and what they mean … [Read more...] about Pride Parade: Inflation is hitting LBGTQ+ people harder, LGBT-Friendly Businesses Are More Profitable
Wild hogs in the city
In Memory of Mishmish
R.I.P. Mishmish. Your cat died. How to cope with grief? When my cat died I found it so devastating, so painful to comprehend, that I was unable to leave the house for a while, and spent a whole month at home with nobody but my own thoughts and grief. Many people suffer a huge sense of guilt after someone they know dies, and for my cats I felt the same. … [Read more...] about In Memory of Mishmish