by Tim Girvin | General, Motion Pictures | Jul 8, 2007
Probably the wrong wave, I’d imagine. But that’s the point of the story to be told. And let’s tell that story. I’d propose that the notion of banning a film because of some ongoing promulgation by Tom Cruise, about his personal...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, General, Luxury, Storytelling | Jun 23, 2007
Tom Ford | The hand speaks Tom Ford sees, feels and creates what’s right for him. I went back to Tom Ford, on Madison Avenue. This time, to meet with Shirin Von Wulffen; I’d worked with her at Yves Saint Laurent. Now she’s the publicist for Tom Ford...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Jun 20, 2007
LIGHTS OUT LONDON! – June 21st (article link) Tomorrow, that is. Worth considering, the idea of a silent and lightless reflection. Personally, I’m one of those people that savors working by candlelight, or virtually no light — so the concept of an...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Trends | Jun 18, 2007
I was talking to these girls this morning, on the way to the office — and while I couldn’t take pictures of them, since they are pitching this concept for a TV Series, I did take pictures anyway. Love those pink gloves, I sez. They weren’t doing...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Jun 18, 2007
Happy Monday. I’m sure you know all about Brian Eno. But I wonder if you’ve seen one of his installations? I think that I talked to you about sound in environment. How people can experience space in the context of sound. Maybe I’d mentioned seeing...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Jun 11, 2007
There’s an interesting positioning here — to the concept of the elevator pitch. And while I don’t have a elevator pitch, or a request for money, I do have a modeling that relates to your premise. So, a framing. Brands are about people. And we know...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Marketing 2.0 | Jun 8, 2007
What about personality, to brand, to trend, to direction? Every time I connect with a brand, there’s a person involved. Funny, isn’t that? I believe sometimes, that we forget about that. We think about the business proposition; there’s a personality,...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Human brands | Jun 6, 2007
There are brands; and there are brands behind brands. The rippling of connections between brands and supporting brand relationships vibrate inwards and outwardly. When there’s a story connected to a brand; it’s part of the legacy, there are connections...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Jun 1, 2007
Tom Peters made some sequence of offerings wrapped around the space of human branding. That is the idea that you are a brand, worth telling your story, and that people will be paying attention to you. And surely there are plenty of people worth paying attention to....
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands, Interior Design, Luxury, Retail | May 31, 2007
NY Magazine Article, “Tom Ford After Sex” —- While I didn’t get an appointment, for a tour and fitting…I did have the chance to check out the retail design of Tom Ford’s new story. Store, I mean. The skin of the store is quiet,...
