Archive for November, 2009

Biggin’ it up: verb – (slang) Giving significant respect or acclaim

Monday, November 30th, 2009
RESPECT

RESPECT

Not too long ago, whilst checking out the Lynx Australia Party across the Internet campaign, I noticed that Lynx has a Facebook page.  Not unusual nowadays; Gorilla’s on Facebook, Redbull and Quiksilver are on Facebook, even my local Sainsbury’s (a Supermarket in the UK) is joining the party.  But what does having a Facebook (or any other social network) presence give a company or organisation?  The answer … we can BIG them up!

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Gorilla’s New Offices

Thursday, November 26th, 2009
We're a little worried about altitude sickness in our new offices...

We're a little worried about altitude sickness in our new offices...

It seems 2009 has been a tough year all round, and everyone seems to be feeling the pinch. Retrenchments, foreclosures, cutbacks and bankruptcies seemed to be everywhere, but the good news is that 2010 is looking up…

Aside from 2010 being an even numbered year (don’t we all hate odd years?!) there’s a lot of positive happenings and things are seriously looking up. And this isn’t just true for the world and specifically South Africa, everyone’s favourite primates have also got some exciting prospects on the horizon. Aside from a very exciting new media channel that we’ve patented and are in the process of launching to the world, we also have some very cool projects rolling out for some pretty big brands. Yup, we build brand love, and right now it seems a lot brands are loving us…

In fact things are looking so good we’re even looking at new premises. Apparently there’s a bit of a demand for them, but we simply doubled the nearest offer and scooped them. Sweet. Dorin’s the most stoked out of all of us and is planning to BASE jump down to his car every evening. We decided not to tell our company insurers that.

A Jolly Good Afternoon from Old Blighty

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
King Kong's Country Cousins

King Kong's Country Cousins

Whilst I gaze out of my window over the meandering River Severn, I can’t help but wish for a few Gorillas on my horizon … (more…)

Do we look like we need Viagra?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Gonzo

Gonzo

Ok now before the cocky comments start flying, that’s a rhetorical question… I mean other than Dorin’s new haircut, we’re clearly all virile, young primates that are still a few decades off needing the little blue sergeant major to help us stand to attention. So when I logged on to our blog this morning to find we had 8151 new comments, my first reaction was one of happiness, but my second was one of suspicion…

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Ran Dumb

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

noworkMy mac has gone in for some TLC from the good people at iComputing and I have discovered something wonderful. For all those FOMO suffering Mac owners who get stomach cramps every time they see the price tag on a new model and ulcers every time they think about how shockingly out of date their 6 month old machine is, apparently some dealers let you Trade in.

Yes!

Glass multi touch track pad and edge to edge screem here i come. In theory.

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