Archive for August, 2010

Special price for YOU

The addition of Darwin’s Territory FM to the Australian Traffic Network means coverage is now national, with stations in all states and territories. We are experiencing very strong demand at present; you can book W.A. or national packages on 9388 7844. Ask for Dave or Mark. Toss a coin. While Australians are spending more time [...]

In Australia they just had an election

Here’s what happened: And you thought the Chaser was out there.

Zombo.com

One of the big time-wasters at Media Tonic. Zombo.com.

Red vs Blue

I’m sorry, we’ve run out of acrylic paint. Just see what you can do with a red biro and a blue biro. Art by L.A. based Vanessa Prager via Cool Hunting. And from the same site, Victorians will be happy to hear that Melbourne is “fast catching up with Sydney as a hotspot for cutting-edge [...]

On the big screen, on the little screen

One of the best Australian examples of mashing big screens and application development; the sort of thing we have the capacity to assist agencies with. VicRoads and JWT took gold at the 2010 Clios with this; they also got their message across powerfully and reached a large youth demographic. Congrats to all involved. Give Dave [...]

What motivates us?

Not what motivates Media Tonic, what motivates people generally. Dan Pink’s ten minute lecture on the latest scientific research into incentives and motivation. The bottom line? It ain’t money. Apart from the content, the video is worth a look because of the powerful communication style used; in this case by Matthew Taylor of RSAnimate. Makes [...]

Something missing in Aus. politics

Passion. And on the other hand; Democrat Anthony Weiner from New York. Here he responds to delaying tactics used by Republicans on the legislation to provide health care benefits to people poisoned in the 9/11 clean-up. Something else missing from Australian politics: humour. Yes, it’s Angela Merkel. The ad says, ‘the country needs new undies’. [...]