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Smellavision, at Home

July 8, 2006

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In Spinning The Bottle, a book on wine PR by Harvey Posert and Paul Franson (which can be purchased by following the link on Tom Warks blog), there is an interesting case study on a “sniffer exhibit” that St. Supery in Napa installed in the entrance to their tasting room. The exhibit, dubbed Smellavision, allowed [...]

Behold: A New Wine Packaging Innovation

July 6, 2006

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A Japanese design firm has won some serious accolades for turning the ubiquitous UPC bar code into a design element. For larger producers who sell through Costco, Sam’s Club, BevMo etc. I think the idea makes a lot of sense. There is nothing more corporate than the UPC and any small effort to personalize and [...]