Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
Friday, August 22, 2014
Pattern Crush 'n' Crushed - Street Fashion Sydney by Night.
What can I say; if you got it CRUSH IT with tribal geometry and abstracted animal print with a Pom Pom scarf to go and asymmetric ear-ring wearing. Winter I see you and you ARE defeated! All happily done in a nice monochromatic manner; I wonder who her lecturers are? Spotted at the opening of LANDSEASKY at NAS, the National Art School Sydney, the last independent art school..
http://www.nas.edu.au/
Monday, August 18, 2014
OMEGA launch Westfield Bondi Junction with OMEGA President Mr Stephen Urquhart.
Yes it is always nice to be invited to a launch, and its nice to shake the hand of OMEGA President Mr Stephen Urquhart who has himself shook the hand of brand ambassador George Clooney, and to meet the Australian team. The Westfield Bondi Junction launch last Thursday was an early morning breakfast affair with all hands as shiny and helpful as the hands on an OMEGA watch. I had quite a long and informative discussion with Shannon from Australian head office about the merits of the OMEGA watches above and beyond status timepieces; which was refreshing as you realise OMEGA have a massive investment not only in the manufacture and selling of watches but a massive investment in their people too; its all about quality all the way, which everyone understands - I was even complimented on my Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera! Of course everyone wants to know which watch is your favourite; I settled on the Speedmaster - Spacemaster Z-33 which I re-christened the 'Funkmeister' when I posted a shot on my Instagram. Great watches, great staff, now I just need to set aside the money..
http://www.omegawatches.com/spacemaster-z-33/
http://www.omegawatches.com/
http://www.omegawatches.com/
Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Black is Back - Street Fashion and Gallium Sky..
Nice to see some black on black and even better to see some black on black against the blocked colours of David Serisier's Gallium Sky installation at Liverpool Street Gallery. No that is not David immediately below but it quite possibly is one of his students from NAS. You can see David below between the 2nd and 3rd 'oval magenta' works with the short blond hair in-conversation. Great show and on until 04 September 2014 at Liverpool Street Gallery.
http://www.liverpoolstgallery.com.au
http://www.liverpoolstgallery.com.au
Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
Friday, August 15, 2014
LYNX Expression - #LYNXMAN ReLaunch at WIP BAR Sydney
Lynx relaunched the LYNX Men's Range of be-clean-&-smell-good products at WIP BAR in King Street Sydney last Wednesday night. A feel-good laid-back 'school night' of beats provided by Hayden James AND Purple Sneaker DJs, hosted by MTV VJ Krit Schmidt. great to see so many hats, hats are back as is the Barber Shop, well done Rudys Barber, well done LYNX!
#lynxman #wipbar #Lynxpeace #lynx
@purplesneakersdjs
@haydenj_music
@mrhaggarty
@merivale
@lynxaustralia
@Kritmtv
http://lynxexpression.com
http://rudysbarbershop.com/
WWW.LIQUIDIDEAS.COM.AU
@purplesneakersdjs
@haydenj_music
@mrhaggarty
@merivale
@lynxaustralia
@Kritmtv
http://lynxexpression.com
http://rudysbarbershop.com/
WWW.LIQUIDIDEAS.COM.AU
Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
Monday, August 11, 2014
How many LIKES does it take to make a sale? - Breaking the Unbreakable Social Media Code.. Alphatise.
Last Tuesday I dragged myself out of my sick bed and off to the preview launch of the all-new Australian Online-Retail/Social/Wishes-Fulfilment website or "social commerce marketplace" Alphatise "Find any store or product - Alphatise". Yes I really was ill having been mugged by a particularly nasty cold just 12 or so hours earlier but I did want to attend one of the Alphatise media-orientation sessions as the advance press release promised something very new and different "..lets consumers have a say in what they pay"!
I liked the sound of that.
One of the things I have noticed in the world of Social Media is that the programs that DO become runaway successes have something quite unique, although not always obvious, about the way they work. I tend to think about this via my own online history from pre-social-web 2.0; having my own website, to discovering the sharing and truly social aspects of Flickr; then onto Facebook (that took a while, why would I need it..), of course Blogging as well, and if you Blog (or even if you don't) you will be needing a Twitter account, then Tumbler (well maybe not), Pintrest, Instagram - boy I left that one too late perhaps.. and now I have social media sharing buttons ON my website; oh how the world has changed and it just keeps on changing.
Every Social Media Site that succeeds has something maybe just a little different on the surface about it; but when you begin using it, then reveals that small difference to be all-the-difference-in-the-world! What if Flickr had discovered the #Tag before Instagram? Would we be be looking at a different Social Universe? Too late now! Every successful social tool occupies a unique networking position in the Social Networking Universe.
All of which brings me back to Alphatise a new retail platform that seems to encompass not one but a number of unique web positions; the most unique may well turn out to be the ability to BREAK the unbreakable social code of LIKES. In a nutshell the site is a space that connects Buyers with Sellers (nothing new there) by creating an open and scalable fulfilment -Wishes channel. You join the site, you find a product or store; by using the 'unique' sliding scale YOU choose how much you would like to pay. OK, that's the consumer end of the fulfilment pipe. On the other end are retailers and manufactures of the products you Wish you could own. Between you both is the Alphatise Social Engine connecting and OPENLY showing all the Wishes (Likes) that a product has and enabling cross-sharing of accepted offers. It's this sliding scale of payment attached to a highly visible-social-likes/wishes core that should breath some serious life into the Alphatise business model.
If as I think is the plan, Alphatise wants to have pretty much everything your heart desires on the site and a HUGE user base, then the desires of marketers for real-world online consumer metrics should be satisfied to a previously unprecedented level as should the desire of consumers for the best possible deal. There is certainly a lot more going on than just connecting consumers with sellers. The projected product numbers goal for items on the site were I believe (I had a cold and it was a week ago) were around 100 000 000, going to 400 000 000 over time; now that is a lot of items requiring a lot of connectivity but then we do buy an awful lot of stuff..
Of course there are issues that will need addressing or ironing out along the way such as shipping, that pesky expense that can kill a discount unless shipping is free or under the cost of the discount. The authentic nature of items if you are shopping for a Brand item but not always through the Brands Store.. I am sure the people at Alphatise are already addressing these issues including the STILL one week later lack of an Android App! Disturbingly I was told at the launch that Australia was mostly using iPhones; which was news to me as iOS has only about 35% of the Australian market, I would love to know where that advice came from. My advice to Alphatise is get the Android App up as quick as you can; even with what looks like a great product that could become a market leader; you don't want to leave well over half your market out of the picture.
Now where's some Johnnie Black Label for $38.00 a bottle and what do you mean "it is uncertain that you will get your wish"!
At the end of the day that Social Engine may just be the Golden Fleece of consumer information..
Via Patty Huntington - Fellt Industry..
"We’ve challenged most of our clients, saying, ‘When you’ve worked out how many ‘Likes’ make a sale, we’ll be happy to put it in the metrics of measurement’. Nobody actually knows" - Steve Allen, Fusion Strategy.
http://fellt.com/industry/2014/07/the-analyst-steve-allen-fusion-strategy
https://www.alphatise.com/
I liked the sound of that.
One of the things I have noticed in the world of Social Media is that the programs that DO become runaway successes have something quite unique, although not always obvious, about the way they work. I tend to think about this via my own online history from pre-social-web 2.0; having my own website, to discovering the sharing and truly social aspects of Flickr; then onto Facebook (that took a while, why would I need it..), of course Blogging as well, and if you Blog (or even if you don't) you will be needing a Twitter account, then Tumbler (well maybe not), Pintrest, Instagram - boy I left that one too late perhaps.. and now I have social media sharing buttons ON my website; oh how the world has changed and it just keeps on changing.
Every Social Media Site that succeeds has something maybe just a little different on the surface about it; but when you begin using it, then reveals that small difference to be all-the-difference-in-the-world! What if Flickr had discovered the #Tag before Instagram? Would we be be looking at a different Social Universe? Too late now! Every successful social tool occupies a unique networking position in the Social Networking Universe.
All of which brings me back to Alphatise a new retail platform that seems to encompass not one but a number of unique web positions; the most unique may well turn out to be the ability to BREAK the unbreakable social code of LIKES. In a nutshell the site is a space that connects Buyers with Sellers (nothing new there) by creating an open and scalable fulfilment -Wishes channel. You join the site, you find a product or store; by using the 'unique' sliding scale YOU choose how much you would like to pay. OK, that's the consumer end of the fulfilment pipe. On the other end are retailers and manufactures of the products you Wish you could own. Between you both is the Alphatise Social Engine connecting and OPENLY showing all the Wishes (Likes) that a product has and enabling cross-sharing of accepted offers. It's this sliding scale of payment attached to a highly visible-social-likes/wishes core that should breath some serious life into the Alphatise business model.
If as I think is the plan, Alphatise wants to have pretty much everything your heart desires on the site and a HUGE user base, then the desires of marketers for real-world online consumer metrics should be satisfied to a previously unprecedented level as should the desire of consumers for the best possible deal. There is certainly a lot more going on than just connecting consumers with sellers. The projected product numbers goal for items on the site were I believe (I had a cold and it was a week ago) were around 100 000 000, going to 400 000 000 over time; now that is a lot of items requiring a lot of connectivity but then we do buy an awful lot of stuff..
Of course there are issues that will need addressing or ironing out along the way such as shipping, that pesky expense that can kill a discount unless shipping is free or under the cost of the discount. The authentic nature of items if you are shopping for a Brand item but not always through the Brands Store.. I am sure the people at Alphatise are already addressing these issues including the STILL one week later lack of an Android App! Disturbingly I was told at the launch that Australia was mostly using iPhones; which was news to me as iOS has only about 35% of the Australian market, I would love to know where that advice came from. My advice to Alphatise is get the Android App up as quick as you can; even with what looks like a great product that could become a market leader; you don't want to leave well over half your market out of the picture.
Now where's some Johnnie Black Label for $38.00 a bottle and what do you mean "it is uncertain that you will get your wish"!
At the end of the day that Social Engine may just be the Golden Fleece of consumer information..
Via Patty Huntington - Fellt Industry..
"We’ve challenged most of our clients, saying, ‘When you’ve worked out how many ‘Likes’ make a sale, we’ll be happy to put it in the metrics of measurement’. Nobody actually knows" - Steve Allen, Fusion Strategy.
http://fellt.com/industry/2014/07/the-analyst-steve-allen-fusion-strategy
https://www.alphatise.com/
Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Yellow Colour Splash and a Wax Tipped Moustache.
Block colour patterned shirt, yellow cable knit style jumper, blue jeans and a wax tipped moustache, men's crepe sole shoes. Seen at M contemporary , Woollahra Sydney. Thank you Sam.
Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Winter in Sydney - Eat Your Heart Out World..
Yes it is still Winter in Sydney and it is the coldest time of the year. So what do you wear? Well you wear as much as you need and that's enough. By the way, I think he's probably wearing socks with those Blundstone boots, or are they soft sole RM Williams.. it's all good and its not too cold. Love you Sydney!
Kent Johnson
0433 796 863
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