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Carl Barron ~ Walking down the Street.

This guy is popular, have just checked out his schedule at A-List Entertainment and his shows at the Atheneaum are booked out, then he moves on to the Princess Theatre (better get in quick, can organise your tickets via A-List Entertainment, then off to Brisbane and Sydney next year. Rik, our PM, happened to get along to a show and said he was in pain for the first 20 mins, particularly enjoying his adlibbing introduction. I don’t think a lot of comedians are funny, I don’t find Seinfeld, Monty Python and Space Balls funny (I am gonna get into heaps for admitting this, these are John’s all time favourites, Space Balls, please), but I find all things French and Saunders funny, Little Britain really funny, Summer Heights High, Billy Connolly etc (maybe it’s a girl thing). I also find Carl Barron funny, really funny. The taylormadesigns team were lucky enough to see Carl a few years back. If I pinpoint my particular comedic fettish I think what I find funny is a comedian’s ability to make a joke of situations we’ve all been in ~ Carl Barron’s show ‘Walking Down The Street’ I imagine captures these situations well. The banner for this show (under awning) is a little eclipsed by mega star Shane Warne The Musical (this is the winter version of signage), we will soon be replacing this with the summer version (so stayed tuned). Shane Warne the Musical lands here in December.

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Walking Down the Street

with Carl Barron, is the latest comedy act at The Atheneaum via A-List Entertainment . John has had a long association with The Atheneaum through Glenn Elston who apart from directing and producing outdoor theatre for the last 22 years, has also been a big part of restorations at three different theatres in Melbourne, including The Atheneaum. In the summer months he directs The Wind in the Willows and Romeo & Juliet, at the Royal Botanic Gardens. This is how we get a lot of work via the entertainment groups staging productions at the Atheneaum. Often providing billboards and banners and being very familiar with the building itself makes for easy changeover productions and installations.

Client Information
Client A List Entertainment
Location Melbourne
Industry Entertainment
Website http://www.alist.com.au
Date Completed November 2008
Be Natural Troopy

I kinda like this car, it's a bit rugged, looks like a real four wheel drive, not the city slicker SUV variety. It's suits the Be Natural Campaign too; the colours, the style and it is a natural bar after all, filled with muesli goodness, nuts and a wee bit of sugar. Our kids have been well enjoying the samples, me too, particularly the ones with choc sprinkles on top. Anything with chocolate really, but it generally has to be good chocolate, not the cheap easter egg variety, just in case anyone out there wants to buy me a box; hard centres please, mix of dark and light good quality chocolate ~ Newman's ... Ignition Experience Marketing who have brought us this job and lots of samples are a new client of ours, and they seem pretty friendly too, Michael and his team ... we like nice clients, we shoo the "others" away! Nicely of course. We're here for a good time, not a long time!

Client Information
Client Ignition Experience Marketing
Location Richmond
Industry Marketing
Website http://www.ignitionexperience.com.au
Date Completed November 2008
Strike! It's nearly Christmas ...

Strike Bowling Bar started with 3 smart cars and have used them wisely across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane since Aug 07. Basically the same branding message and imagery appears on all cars bar the back window - which is differentiated by state; one advertises Melbourne, one Sydney and one Brisbane. Strike use these cars during the week for technicians moving between sites and then they are returned to be used for promotional purposes over the weekend. Now they have recycled these cars and brought them back to Melbourne to launch the opening of the new Strike Bowling Bar in Glen Waverley. Rebranding the same 3 cars to get the message out there in 3 directions for the opening. They have tied the opening of the new Glen Waverley Strike with a Christmas theme selling two points of interest at the same time. Again, and a lot of businesses are doing this, creating a uniform design across several advertising mediums to get their message out there in a succinct, design driven and repetitive way - street, mobile and online presence is unified by way of design and content. This alleviates confusion when customers arrive at your website or shop front. And then keep adding from here. An investment to begin with delivers lots of options down the track ... Strike Bowling is a good example of exploring and expanding their marketing options; of growing, changing and adapting simultaneously. It's worth measuring the effectiveness statistically (fun if you like figures and seeing results) and putting your time in creatively (even more fun) to make sure it delivers for your business.

Client Information
Client Strike Bowling Bar - Glen Waverley
Location Glen Waverley
Industry Entertainment
Website http://www.strikebowlingbar.com.au
Date Completed November 2008
Escape to a Beautiful Bathroom ...

Well if you saw our bathroom, it would leave you in no doubt that a renovation is well overdue ... let's just say 80's ensuite complete with ornamental wallpaper (not the current fashionable variety) & 60's bathroom complete with rust holes in the basin ... sad, very sad but a renovation is hopefully not too far away. Smarter Bathrooms must be doing something right, winning 3 HIA awards (2 for bathrooms, 1 for kitchen makeovers). We also won a 3M award for the design of this vehicle. It's a pretty full on background tile graphic with bathware imagery, simple web, logo and phone representation. It is eyecatching; lets you know at a glance what they do as does their business name - 'Smarter Bathrooms', web address = business name; uniform and integrated design for web, street presence and vehicle AutoSkin. This is the complete package - well thought out and executed!

Client Information
Client Smarter Bathrooms
Location Melbourne
Industry Renovations
Website http://www.smarterbathrooms.com.au
Date Completed November 2008
More affordable than you might think!

When selling cars is your business then using your fleet to deliver a message in all directions, 24/7 is great exposure for your brand and/or promotion. I'll bet most of you have seen this car on the road for that reason. From the Mercedes-Benz site .. "A Mercedes-Benz Van is often more affordable than many people realise. In fact, you can get behind the wheel of the van that sets the standard in its class from just $26 per day*. So, don't be misled by false economy. When you compare our fuel efficiency, safety equipment, standard features, competitive finance offers and strong resale values, Mercedes-Benz Vans are impressively on the money.'' *conditions apply ~ please visit the Mercedes-Benz site for more details here

Client Information
Client In Focus Communications
Location Mainland, Capital Cities
Industry Brand Promotion
Website http://www.mercedesbenz.com.au
Date Completed November 2008