However his initial search to contact Ms. Maier uncovered a Chicago obituary- revealing she had died a year before at age 83. While disappointed that the talented photographer had passed, Mr. Maloof has continued to search for more information on Ms. Maier and is creating a documentary film chronicling his journey. The trailer for 'Finding Vivian Maier' can be viewed here and the film will be released later in 2013.

The former 19th century municipal bathhouse is scheduled to be demolished in several days but in the meantime the Magda Danysz Gallery has curated "Un Jour, Un Artiste", treating the building as a temporary art gallery. Check out the blog here for daily photos and artist write-ups (in French of course).

http://www.redpeakgroup.com/blog/view/red-peak-named-to-the-new-york-festivals-2013-shortlist#When:14:59:29Z The Lisa Sanders Public Relations brand identity has earned Red Peak a place on the 2013 New York Festivals shortlist. The NYF International Advertising Awards are scheduled to take place this Thursday, May 2nd at the New York Public Library with the Red Peak team in attendance. Check out the work and our competition here.

James Fox, CEO Red Peak:  The Key to Brand Success in China

James took us through an informative, thrilling and sometimes frightening look at China as it quickly evolves as the world’s super power.  He deconstructed the incredible contradictions in Chinese culture and how that is reflected in consumerism and the Chinese consumer’s relationship with brands. Ruralism has moved to urbanism, with a great percentage of China living in cities that have just been built, cities with no history. Isolationism moves to globalism with China looking outside its boarders to model its behavior. Regiment and governmental restrictions have caused the need for individual expression.  And collectivism under Mao has moves to ambition. There is a tremendous disparity between the rich and poor but now there is a growing middle class. This is mirrored in consumer behavior.
Brands are seen as a reflection of the owner’s success.  Specifically luxury brands.  The one child policy has created a unique group of Gen Y consumers who are referred to as “little emperors”. The great majority of these youths are male. All are dramatically over indulged and over worked.  They are regimented and yet seek individual expression.   They are China’s next wave of consumers.  Figure out how to market to them and brands will have dramatic success.  How? Market brand that resolve their conflicts and alleviate their tension and stress.

While most are generally happy at their home-base, farther travels where one may encounter a new and novel experience often elicited the most positive of communications ("great", "amazing", "LOL"). Tweets from within a one-kilometer radius of home however, featured the most grumbling- likely because users were going about their boring, daily routines. Researchers expect that more in-depth studies will help to analyze specific locations (restaurants, bars, public transport stations, etc) and offer valuable insight to marketers as well.

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http://www.redpeakgroup.com/blog/view/pork-no-longer-the-other-white-meat-looks-to-beef-for-rebranding#When:18:07:22Z While beef offers a rich nomenclature of chuck, brisket, tenderloins, sirloins, shanks and more- a pork chop is a pork chop is a pork chop. In order to cut through the monotony, pork retailers are now taking cues from their darker cousin to upgrade pork in both reputation and sales.

Retailers argue that  new pork labels will not only bring some new attention to "the other white meat" but will help to educate otherwise intimidated consumers on correct cooking methods and appropriate occasions. Plans to revamp veal and lamb nomenclature are expected to follow as well. Check out the full updates to the Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards and decide if you will be grilling a newfangled "Porterhouse Chop" this summer.

In a preliminary trials, measuring nutrition levels with exercise has made a real behavioral impact on diners. Those exposed to the walking distance needed to burn off a meal ordered significantly less than those given only the caloric content. Using a similar exercise scale on sugary beverages in a convenience store also yielded the same results in adolescents. The UNC team is currently expanding testing to the university cafeteria and hopes to further the real-world application of the new scale.

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While you may never feel alone in the supermarket again, the latest and greatest in-store tech can ensure that your trip is quick and relatively painless.

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http://www.redpeakgroup.com/blog/view/nyc-basic-tips-and-etiquette#When:20:04:09Z TV producer and illustrator Nathan Pyles has created a set of NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette for New York newcomers. The illustrations give simple and humorous directives for newbies and tourists- from how to avoid the wrong subway to exiting a taxi cab. Check out the ongoing project here and you may even learn a thing or two.

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"This technology could be the start of a whole new generation of interfaces which make interacting with a computer much more like talking to another human being. It took us days to create Zoe, because we had to start from scratch and teach the system to understand language and expression. Now that it already understands those things, it shouldn’t be too hard to transfer the same blueprint to a different voice and face."

– Professor Roberto Cipolla, from the University of Cambridge

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