Comments for The Elusive Fish -- Creative Services http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles Articles and Discussion Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:55:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on The First Mover Advantage by Dana Blankenhorn http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/02/05/the-first-mover-advantage/#comment-72518 Dana Blankenhorn Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:57:42 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/02/05/the-first-mover-advantage/#comment-72518 Great point, great cartoon. I used it at http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=3303 But I noticed after I posted that the pioneer is dressed female. The caption should say "tell my husband." Great point, great cartoon. I used it at http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=3303 But I noticed after I posted that the pioneer is dressed female. The caption should say “tell my husband.”

]]> Comment on The First Mover Advantage by ZDNet Healthcare mobile edition http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/02/05/the-first-mover-advantage/#comment-72512 ZDNet Healthcare mobile edition Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/02/05/the-first-mover-advantage/#comment-72512 [...] giving Kaiser Permanente its annual InfoSec award today. That message is yes, you can. (Image from The Elusive Fish, a creative services company based in Canada.) Yes, you can create a complete Electronic Health [...] […] giving Kaiser Permanente its annual InfoSec award today. That message is yes, you can. (Image from The Elusive Fish, a creative services company based in Canada.) Yes, you can create a complete Electronic Health […]

]]> Comment on Saatchi and Saatchi’s Creative Folgers Ad by Judson L Moore | Event Manager | Logistics Engineer :: News :: 15 Creative Ads in Unusual Places - Oddee.com http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/04/25/saatchi-and-saatchis-creative-folgers-ad/#comment-53620 Judson L Moore | Event Manager | Logistics Engineer :: News :: 15 Creative Ads in Unusual Places - Oddee.com Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:39:01 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/04/25/saatchi-and-saatchis-creative-folgers-ad/#comment-53620 [...] print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole covers in New York City, USA. Wordings around the cup reads [...] […] print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole covers in New York City, USA. Wordings around the cup reads […]

]]> Comment on Walking the tightrope by ADAIDM http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/10/14/walking-the-tightrope/#comment-53608 ADAIDM Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/10/14/walking-the-tightrope/#comment-53608 You are right on - most products are all the same, it is how we market them that makes one sell better than the next. Someone like a dentist might want to advertise a dental patient reward like getting the girl with a bright white smile rather than focus on how what he does is the same as what every other dentist does. I've found this works really well. You are right on - most products are all the same, it is how we market them that makes one sell better than the next. Someone like a dentist might want to advertise a dental patient reward like getting the girl with a bright white smile rather than focus on how what he does is the same as what every other dentist does. I’ve found this works really well.

]]> Comment on Saatchi and Saatchi’s Creative Folgers Ad by WORLD'S MOST BIZARRE ADS! | http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/04/25/saatchi-and-saatchis-creative-folgers-ad/#comment-52164 WORLD'S MOST BIZARRE ADS! | Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:59:09 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/04/25/saatchi-and-saatchis-creative-folgers-ad/#comment-52164 [...] print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole covers in New York City, USA. Wordings around the cup reads [...] […] print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole covers in New York City, USA. Wordings around the cup reads […]

]]> Comment on A Translator’s Musings by Jill http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/07/01/a-translators-musings/#comment-49117 Jill Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:12:32 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/07/01/a-translators-musings/#comment-49117 lol lol

]]> Comment on Dunkin’ Donuts: ReBranding Case Study in the Making by Calorie laws & growing pains » House of Naked http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/04/12/dunkin-donuts-rebranding-case-study-in-the-making/#comment-33624 Calorie laws & growing pains » House of Naked Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:46:46 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2006/04/12/dunkin-donuts-rebranding-case-study-in-the-making/#comment-33624 [...] other. Let me caveat quickly: I’m a Dunkin’ Donuts fan. I like their coffee, I like the strategy they took to bring themselves back into relevancy with people. But come on, it’s not like they made a [...] […] other. Let me caveat quickly: I’m a Dunkin’ Donuts fan. I like their coffee, I like the strategy they took to bring themselves back into relevancy with people. But come on, it’s not like they made a […]

]]> Comment on Twitter Updates for 2008-04-13 by robclark http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2008/04/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-04-13/#comment-28853 robclark Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:24:49 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2008/04/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-04-13/#comment-28853 Hi James, In my opinion, SEO should be focused on the last letter of the acronymn: Optimization. It should be about ensuring the design of the site is not impinging upon the search tools, but rather clearly communicating what the site is about. It's role should be in keeping the design side from tripping up the functional side. Sadly, too many take SEO to mean 'how do I force my site to the front of the line whether it deserves to be ther or not'. At best, they see visitors as something to be bought, at worst, try to cheat their way to visitors. I suspect someone will buy that Twitter account just to have some 100 sites blog about them, and those 100 blog reactions bump their site in PageRank. As for Calvin's father... <a href="http://www.uffen.org/calvin/dadtells.gif" rel="lightbox" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://images.wikia.com/candh/images/0/0c/Ch870418panel.GIF" /></a> pretty well says it. Hi James,
In my opinion, SEO should be focused on the last letter of the acronymn: Optimization. It should be about ensuring the design of the site is not impinging upon the search tools, but rather clearly communicating what the site is about. It’s role should be in keeping the design side from tripping up the functional side.

Sadly, too many take SEO to mean ‘how do I force my site to the front of the line whether it deserves to be ther or not’. At best, they see visitors as something to be bought, at worst, try to cheat their way to visitors. I suspect someone will buy that Twitter account just to have some 100 sites blog about them, and those 100 blog reactions bump their site in PageRank.

As for Calvin’s father…
pretty well says it.

]]> Comment on Twitter Updates for 2008-04-13 by hybridlab http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2008/04/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-04-13/#comment-28847 hybridlab Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:00:27 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2008/04/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-04-13/#comment-28847 i would also like to say that where did yo get this from "When it comes to explaining things to children, I’m more in line with the father from Calvin & Hobbes. Fear for my offspring..."? i would also like to say that where did yo get this from “When it comes to explaining things to children, I’m more in line with the father from Calvin & Hobbes. Fear for my offspring…”?

]]> Comment on Twitter Updates for 2008-04-13 by hybridlab http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2008/04/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-04-13/#comment-28846 hybridlab Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:58:45 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2008/04/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-04-13/#comment-28846 Twitter is an ace little or large site theelusivefish but i think that google and perhaps even yahoo are ones that will own it change it and make it theirs. i would like to get theelusivefish opinions on creative seo and that seo types should be more respectful of design etc? Twitter is an ace little or large site theelusivefish but i think that google and perhaps even yahoo are ones that will own it change it and make it theirs. i would like to get theelusivefish opinions on creative seo and that seo types should be more respectful of design etc?

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