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There are so many marketing messages directed at consumers these days it’s easy to forget that some of them are actually pretty good. The above ad for Epuron energy, which was created by the Nordpol+Hamburg agency, won the coveted “Golden Lion” at the international advertising awards in Cannes.
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There are three dogs that spend their days with us here at Wend HQ, and each of them has a special way of reminding us of its presence. Porkchop, the eldest of the bunch, is a stubborn old land shark who likes to whimper his way into staff members’ lunch… Read the rest
It’s the dead of winter, the time when your thoughts turn to warm sunny days drinking cold beer on a boat while watching your buddies get flung around on an inner tube at mach speeds. Hopefully you don’t drink too much before your turn on the tube.
From Brandon: (It’s… Read the rest
Every August, residents of one small Minnesota farming town come together to throw a really, really big party – a shin dig so big it is not uncommon for 16,000 tourists to flock from around the world to join in the revelry. And the reason for the season? Potatoes.
Often… Read the rest
In the 2001 Discovery Channel special Jesus: The Complete Story,… Read the rest archaeological, forensic and historical scholars pooled their expertise to create what they believe to be a historically accurate model of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. Instead of being a tall drink-of-water with flowing surfer’s hair and sea-blue eyes
Throughout the years Chuck Lennon, communications director at Explore Minnesota Tourism, has fielded some pretty strange questions regarding his state – the most outrageous of which he would add to his annual year-in-review report. Then, in a stroke of marketing genius, he decided to make the list public.
Minnesota’s “Quirkiest… Read the rest
Before purchasing a sleeping bag there are three important questions you should ask your friendly retail employee:
1. What is the warmth-to-weight ratio?
2. What material is the shell made out of?
3. Will this bag protect me from bears?
The employee will jump to answer the first two questions,… Read the rest
Want to experience living like a hamster? A hotel in France gives you the chance to live like a domestic rodent – you’ll be able to eat grain, run in a giant wheel and sleep on hay.
This “Hamster Villa” is located in the town of Nantes and is run… Read the rest
What ever happened to tennis shoes?
Merri-go-bike gets old fast.
Tandem bikes are creepy by nature. A new design won’t change that.
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Here at Wend we seem to come across a lot of activities involving hawks. I’m not entirely sure why this is. Maybe it’s because Hawk is the nickname of the lady we pay to ride around the country flying a gigantic Wend banner behind her Harley. Or maybe it’s just… Read the rest
Look out belooooooow!
Sometimes when you travel, sitting on a toilet can be a pretty extreme experience. Take, for example, the new bathroom stalls in select Georgia Max Coffee shops featured in ski resorts across Japan that have been redesigned to give the occupier the 360-degree sensation that they are… Read the rest
God bless The Adventure Blog for digging up this video (from Get Outdoors via The Piton) that pokes fun at some of the more ridiculous marketing tactics of the gear industry over the years.
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While you were watching the inauguration today you may have missed a startling story that is of concern to cyclists everywhere. In our continuing coverage of strange encounters between beasts and bikes I am happy to bring you bovine vs. bicyclist.
A Casual Encounter
After noticing a cow on the… Read the rest
The worldwide movement towards sustainability is a good thing, there’s no doubt about that; but sometimes in the rush and flurry to satisfy green consumerism a product of dubious necessity will slip through the natural market filtration system and end up on shelves where faithful customers, assuming its very existence… Read the rest
