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Forget boxers vs. briefs. Forget chunky peanut butter vs. smooth peanut butter, dogs vs. cats, coffee vs. tea… If you want a real rivalry, look at the old cotton vs. polyester debate, which has been raging ever since the latter fabric burst onto the scene back in the 1940s. Touted as a miracle...

Picture this: you’re driving down the street looking for a place to eat when you spot two restaurants in the distance, one of them has a brown and yellow logo, and the other one has a green logo. Which would you guess was the healthy restaurant? And which would you guess was the home-cooking...

Summer can sometimes seem like an endless parade of events, with fun-runs, charity sporting events, food festivals, street festivals and family activities, to name just a few. This is great for local businesses because it offers up a multitude of chances to get out there, get involved and drum up...

A restaurant needs to be a well oiled machine, a chain of communication that works variously between the customer, the front of house, the kitchen and the management, all to achieve a single goal: to give the customer a great dining experience. Of course, the other more unspoken goal in the...

Summer is a prime season for most businesses. The warm weather pushes people out into the street, forcing them to interact with storefronts and promotions, and students – historically the pinnacle of disposable income – have a load of free time of their hands. It’s the perfect storm for...

The concept of a pop-up, for lack of a better term, “popped up” only about a few years ago, but the format has taken off like wildfire.

Branding a business is tricky stuff, whether that business is new or established. You have to catch people’s attention, hold their attention long enough to make an impression, and convey the right information. Done successfully, your brand will burn itself into the memory of those who see it, and,...

For many, this time of year marks the “end in sight” phase of school. Whether at university or in high school, exam season is approaching and, at around the same time, the anticipation of summer fun is reaching fever pitch. But while the end of school may be right around the corner, it doesn’t...

Competition has never been fiercer than it is at present. With businesses vying for consumer attention online, over social media, in-store and out in the streets, it’s important to be able to rise above that somehow and get your brand out there. And it’s not just that you need to get your brand...

You might be wondering why you’re reading a golf tournament article in the midst of winter – that’s understandable. But in order to successfully put on a golf tournament, you need to start with months of planning, countless hours spent cold calling sponsors, securing volunteers and schmoozing...