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Soundings: sites and sound…does music matter?
Sites and Sound – Andrew Peggie revisits the corporate web environment. Does music matter? – Michael Spencer argues the case. Sound...
Michael Spencer
Jul 7, 20175 min read
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Soundings: Gastrosonics?
Gastrosonics? Sound Strategies is not the first company to investigate the relationship between sound and eating – that honour probably...
Michael Spencer
Oct 6, 20163 min read
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Soundings: The Leonardo European Corporate Learning Awards
It’s interesting how connections are made, and how far back they sometimes reach. In 2010 I spoke at the Academy of Business in Society...
Michael Spencer
Nov 12, 20123 min read
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Soundings: Patterns, music and architecture
We were delighted to be asked to contribute to the Balmond Studio’s newsletter recently.  Cecil Balmond is deputy chairman of Arup and...
Michael Spencer
Sep 22, 20113 min read
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Soundings: Music isn’t (just) a language
Music isn’t (just) a language A phrase to beware of: ‘Music is a universal language’. It usually gets trotted out by someone at a...
Michael Spencer
Jun 23, 20112 min read
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Soundings: Did you know that…
Did you know that… … there are around 25 different ways that music can function in a film or video? Understanding these puts you at an...
Michael Spencer
May 1, 20113 min read
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Soundings: What sniffer dogs can tell us about brand identity
Days after studying a recent paper by Warren Brodsky, Director of Music Science Research at Ben-Gurion University, I came across by...
Michael Spencer
Mar 2, 20115 min read
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Soundings: Climb every mountain
Dame Evelyn Glennie, a musical colleague and one-time collaborator with Sound Strategies consultants Michael Spencer and Andrew Peggie....
Michael Spencer
Oct 31, 20103 min read
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Soundings: Sonic deities in Japan
Sonic deities in Japan In Japanese culture, appreciation of nature is very important. The Japanese believe there is a god for each...
Michael Spencer
Aug 23, 20103 min read
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Soundings: The sound of a Leaf moving
The sound of a Leaf moving Two cheers for Nissan for beginning to understand the significance of sound for machines. The web is a-buzz...
Michael Spencer
May 1, 20103 min read
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Soundings: Emotional transfer – does it exist?
Emotional transfer – does it exist? Transferable skills have been in the news recently. Volunteers being tested for the BBC TV science...
Michael Spencer
Apr 1, 20102 min read
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Soundings: Martin Lindstrom discovers Pavlov
Martin Lindstrom Discovers Pavlov – SHOCK REVELATIONS! Marketing guru Lindstrom recently revealed that he had discovered a hitherto...
Michael Spencer
Feb 4, 20102 min read
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Soundings: Four ways that sound can affect the bottom line
Four ways that sound can affect the bottom line • The most effective TV advertising links emotional engagement to brand identity. A well...
Michael Spencer
Jan 1, 20101 min read
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Soundings: sonic health check…pay attention at the back
Sonic health check – Michael Spencer contemplates the possibility of ‘organic’ use of sound. Pay attention at the back – and Andrew...
Michael Spencer
Sep 30, 20096 min read
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Soundings: Happy holidays
Happy Holidays – Andrew Peggie is tempted (or not) by UK holiday resort videos. Sound Strategies News – Sound Strategies’ work written up...
Michael Spencer
Sep 1, 20095 min read
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Soundings: how was it for you…sonic logos and the recession
How was it for you? – Michael Spencer on the assumptions that can plague music in advertising. How sonic logos can beat the effects of...
Michael Spencer
May 6, 20096 min read
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Soundings: oiling the wheels…jingles in the TV jungle
Oiling the wheels – Andrew Peggie on music as an essential lubricant. Jingles in the TV jungle – the traditional format still has much to...
Michael Spencer
Apr 2, 20096 min read
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Soundings: our hidden side…bleeps and burps
Our Hidden Side – What we do elsewhere. Michael Spencer Bleeps and Burps – The art of noise and what it tells us. Andrew Peggie Sound...
Michael Spencer
Mar 1, 20095 min read
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Soundings: talking about music…music in Japan and travel, tourism, and bodily functions
Talking about music – Michael Spencer on Sound Strategies’ plan to ensure you’re never lost for words. How music in Japan assists in...
Michael Spencer
Jan 31, 20096 min read
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Soundings: predicting the future…brand-music’s ethical dimensions
Predicting the future – Michael Spencer on the changes lurking behind the current financial crisis. Should brand-music tie-ins have an...
Michael Spencer
Dec 29, 20086 min read
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