Couture Cakes-I Dream of Cake
May 31, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Gorgeous shoes, couture purses and fine art, I Dream of Cakes has been deemed the world`s first gallery and has Read more
Oh! It`s in her writing-Graphologist Dacia West
May 27, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Can you hide anything these days? From Forensic Computer Scientist who can find the email you wrote three years ago, to lie detection test-I don`t care what you think, you can only beat them if you believe your own lies-, graphologists can do the same with handwriting analysis.
Widely used in France and through out Europe, applicants provide writing samples and from these, a decision is made on whether or not this person is qualified. Read more
Gratitude Friday
May 23, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
I love Fridays! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and I am packing my bags three weeks in advance! I am way to excited to even sleep for 8 hours. So much has transpired and many lessons learned. Read more
Start Spreading the News… New York, New York
May 22, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Oh, yes! Besides Paris, New York City is a pretty romantic city. I have not been there since 96 and I am really looking forward to going. I have family in Brooklyn-I have no clue where they live, but I will figure it out. Read more
Write it Down, Make it Happen-One Book I Recommend
May 20, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
What if you, having found yourself in a situation that may seem endless, to the point where desperation may set in, suddenly someone says: “You can have have anything you want. Nothing is impossible.” Read more
Web 2.0
May 17, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Gaining blog readership has never been so easy! You can maximize and and monetize your blog and site with the power of you. Read more
Gratitude Friday
May 17, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Ooh la la! What a week! Raining so intensely here. I love the rain though. It`s good scary movie weather. Read more
Moving Day
Ahhh, home sweet home! After deciding on a catchy, packing and unpacking the new blog is up. Girly up the Web will forever live in my heart but I have out grown it.
Enjoy my new blog!
Love,
Elaine B.
Epitome of Originality
May 14, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Fashion fades, but style is eternal.- Alex Canel
I recently visited a cake`s designer website after a client had mentioned she is her friend. I was so moved by her work and originality, I had to talk to her. This woman was in the middle of her process humbly rolling out fondant. I have rolled out fondant before and it`s not easy.
This woman, draws inspiration from real life. She followed very little trends. Her fondant designs sometimes are closer to furniture than cake. Yet, that is what made her original. Read more
The Girly Craze-Giving Brand it to Your Angle
May 14, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
After doing some mindless browsing on the web, I could not help but notice all the new web designers out there. I also could not help but notice how girly and hip and chic they all are or at least claim to be.
Is like we all just discovered the toilet paper and how wonderful an invention it is, so we are all trying to market with different angles. Pink toilet paper, Toilet paper with sparkles, toilet paper with cute print on it, with pink skulls, pink poodles… arrgg!!!
Ok so I did this to prove a point. One item or service can be marketed in all different ways, even in one genre-girly. It only hurts the others when the same colors or concepts are used. It dilutes the branding. Same goes with names.
Oddly enough, you could have Nemo`s Pizza and Tony`s Pizza using the same colors and everyone would know the difference. On the web, visuals are everything and would in fact dilute branding. Having two that share the same name or look can really hurt the one that was here first.
I realize some similarities are coincidental, but once you are aware, the best thing to do is to remain as original as possible. Protecting your brand is the game, being original wins it.
