Marketers raise awareness and start dialogues with fans on social media
Alcohol brands are naturally social companies, with marketing aimed at encouraging friends to spend time together. In keeping with this sociability, many companies are turning to Facebook to raise brand awareness and build community with fans.
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Party decorations that fuel the party.
HOOK-SHOT is a product that transforms a mini-liquor bottle into a party ornament. While displaying the mini bottles as an ornament at parties and events, the bottle can easily be removed from the red cap and consumed as a shot or added to a cocktail mix.
It is ideal for; Special Events, Office Parties, Christmas Parties or Birthdays, just to name a few possibilities. In addition there are thousands of individuals around the world who collect mini-liquor bottles and this product provides a simple and effective way for them to bring their bottles off the shelf and into the party or holiday event. (If you are interested just do a You Tube search for “Mini-Liquor Bottle Collectors” )
While we are providing what we refer to as “coils” in the packages, purchasers will be able to be creative and add an endless variety of other trinkets and adornments over the hook to create their own unique ornaments. Our coils will initially be available in red, gold and silver, and in both a square and spiral pattern.
The HOOK-SHOT is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart.
Inventor Don Brinkmann recently took time to talk to us about naming a unique invention, protecting his vision and selling a million widgets…
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WA |HH Quantum Sensations
A team of researchers claim to have come up with a spray that can make you instantly drunk – but wears off after a few seconds. The team, led by David Edwards and designer Philippe Starck, says it has created WA |HH Quantum Sensations, a spray canister that puffs a whiff of alcohol that mimics the effects of a martini for just a moment, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported.
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Using hand sanitizer to get drunk is similar to earlier get-wasted fads of young people downing mouthwash or cough syrup.
Teenagers are trying to get drunk by guzzling hand sanitizer in a troubling new trend. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles reports that six area teens have landed in emergency rooms with alcohol after drinking the cheap liquid.
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Cheers!
You are told before you reach 21 that drinking alcohol is bad for you . Then you’re suddenly told that, really, it’s drinking alcohol and driving that’s bad. The latter is definitely true. But the former? Scientists aren’t so sure.
Continue reading… “Drink beer and live longer: Study”
Europeans down the equivalent of 12.5 litres of pure alcohol a year or almost three glasses of wine a day.
People in Europe drink more alcohol than in any other part of the world. They down the equivalent of 12.5 liters of pure alcohol a year or almost three glasses of wine a day, according to report by the World Health Organization and the European Commission.
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Study reflects a dangerous trend toward the acceptance of marijuana and other substances compared to two years ago.
A growing number of teens do not see marijuana use as a distraction while driving. Nearly one in five (19%) say they have gotten behind the wheel after smoking pot, a study reported Wednesday. Thirteen percent of teens report driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Young teenagers who drink alcohol have typically been exposed to drinking on-screen.
Ten to 14 year old children who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol are twice as likely to drink, according to new research.
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Some 2.5 million people worldwide die each year from the harmful use of alcohol.
Up to 210,000 Britons will be killed prematurely by alcohol over the next 20 years, with a third of those preventable deaths due to liver disease alone, health experts warned Monday.
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Urges to keep on top of social networks and work were the hardest to resist.
It is more difficult to resist the urge to check social networking sites for updates than turning down a drink, according to a study of people’s everyday desires.
Employers need to take steps to reduce employee boredom and encourage healthy eating.
Are you reading this because you are bored at work? New research suggests that you are probably also munching on chocolate and guzzling coffee. And an after-work beer doesn’t sound bad either, does it?
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The study revealed that the changes were similar to brain alterations observed in people addicted to alcohol and cocaine.
Changes in the brains of people addicted to the internet are similar to that normally seen in people addicted to alcohol and drugs such as cocaine and cannabis, according to a new study.
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