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Welcome to local heroes - where the little brands are king !

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Welcome to " Local Heroes " where the quiet unsung so called little brands specific to a region , country , city or town can shine !

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osmosis

Goodbye Citi - Hello Citi !

Started by osmosis Nov 9, 2009.

osmosis

Why VW will always be a local hero & BMW wont ! 2 Replies

Started by osmosis. Last reply by osmosis Aug 15, 2009.

osmosis

IS THERE SUCH A THING AS BRAND APARTHEID !

Started by osmosis Jun 22, 2009.

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mariza osorio

What is RENEWABLE ENERGY?

Renewable energy is energy derived from sources that are being replaced by nature, such as water, wind, solar, biomass or geothermal. Renewable sources will always be available (within the limits set by nature’s capacity to replenish them) and are essentially non-polluting if applied correctly.



Key renewable energy sources



Hydro Power ranges from hydro-electric power stations, to tidal power and wave power.



Wind power is becoming… Continue

Posted by mariza osorio on July 10, 2009 at 3:54pm

mariza osorio

Quotes

Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself.
If you are unhappy with anything - whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it.
Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out."


Tina Turner

Posted by mariza osorio on July 10, 2009 at 12:29pm

Kate Atkinson

Bashews - Keeping Cape Town cool

If you are truly a real Cape Tonian, you will nod your heads in total agreement for my other Local Hero . And when I say "truly" I am not talking about sipping Vida Coffees on Kloof Street or cocktails in Camps Bay. I am talking about downing an ice cold Bashews soda outside on the grimy pavement, and then returning it for your deposit back.( I could of equally of chosen Double-O, which is just as fantastic).



Cape Town's soda solution! Every well known corner shop in Cape Town stocks… Continue

Posted by Kate Atkinson on June 30, 2009 at 6:00pm

osmosis

Liberia's Analogue Tweeter - how twitter works off line !

Meet Alfred Sirleaf the world's first analogue tweeter with over 10 thousand followers.

He runs the " Daily News - @dailynews " a news hut by the side of a major

road in the middle of Monrovia.

Alfred works from a tiny newsroom where he tweets " composes " the days

headlines on his blackboard , a meticulous process that can take a couple of hours.

He carefully draws lines on the board with light-coloured chalk to ensure that

the tweets are written in a straight… Continue

Posted by osmosis on June 29, 2009 at 4:27am

osmosis

Local Hero Milo Yiannopoulos Moon Walks for Jacko into history with twitter !

Local Hero Milo Yiannopoulos invited Londoners through

Social Networking sites Facebook & Twitter to moonwalk as a

tribute to Michael Jackson .

It all started when " Somebody said it as a joke on twitter at 9.30 this morning

that we should do this mass thing in Liverpool Street Station "

" I thought that's funny , and then a couple of minutes later , I thought let's

actually do it ! "

He later paid tribute to Michael Jackson and said " Well obviously… Continue

Posted by osmosis on June 27, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

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Yahya Adam is now a member of Local Heroes ! Mar 17, 2010
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Goodbye Citi - Hello Citi !

So the Citi Golf finally bites the dust , here's to a great cosmetic job and the revival of a tired brand , here's to Jeni Button , Brian Plimsole , here's to Mel Miller and the great creative team at Rightford , Searelle , Trip & Makin who came up with the magic !Here's to David Feldman & Mandy Shermaly great client service people who worked on the brand , here's to Volkswagen a great client , here's to a true " local hero "Ogilvy Cape Town are bidding the city farewell , great stuff…See More
Discussion posted by osmosis Nov 9, 2009
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Chris Rawlinson replied to osmosis's discussion 'Why VW will always be a local hero & BMW wont !'
Or maybe its because most of you guys and girls in SA have a VW as a first car when you're young and having fun, therefore leaving a happy memory embedded in your mind. A BMW though is often out of reach and so seen with a jealous dislike. If…
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