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Entertainment / Insights
Jan 26 - 2023
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Unsolicited advice

Look through all the Netflix shows and movies, scroll through your Kindle, search all you want: there always comes a time when you can’t find anything good to watch or read. And you give up. You decide to listen to music, but even your own playlists have started to sound ho-hum. It happens to all of us.
So here is a quick little selection of things that deserve to be seen, read, and listened to. Unsolicited advice, sometimes haphazard and perhaps questionable, but valid for one fundamental reason: they’ve left an impression on us. And, who knows? They may leave one on you too.

The technique and creativity of true innovators

Strictly unsolicited advice about things we’ve seen, heard, read or listened to since the start of 2023. Creative challenges that have led to unconventional techniques. Original ideas that have evolved into something amazing.

For those looking for inspiration, here is our short and practical list of things that deserve a “Wow!”.

MOVIE
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022

Elusive and powerful. A drama-adventure slash science-fiction comedy with existential urges that kept us on the edge of our seat minute after minute as it transported us from a laundromat to the Alphaverse. Written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (pseudonym: Daniels) this jewel of a film seems to say that, if life has no meaning, then every moment is surely significant. Released last year, the film returns to the cinema in February 2023 thanks to its recent victory at the Golden Globes, Oscar nominations and other awards. A must-see!

GRAPHIC NOVEL
Asterios Polyp
2009

A professor, a fire, the choices of a lifetime in question. David Mazzucchelli’s first graphic novel is a masterpiece. The story begins when a lightning strike pierces the night on Asterios Polyp’s 50th birthday. From then on, it’s a journey toward destiny. To be devoured.

TV SERIES
Kaleidoscope
2023

Even if the plot is nothing extraordinary, this experiment produced by Netflix merits watching. It’s the first series consisting of eight episodes that can be viewed in random order. The title of each one is a color and, just like in a kaleidoscope, the colors can be combined every which way. Creativity for the viewer (there are 5,040 possible ways to discover the story!) and a remarkable technical-stylistic exercise. To study.

VIDEOGAME
The Last of Us
2013

While awaiting the release of the entire HBO TV series (January and February 2023), we highly recommend the original videogame: one of the best of all time (and one of the most awarded too). Plot, music, design: everything about its release in 2013 was a revelation. And everything remains, even today, practically unsurpassed. To play or re-play.

BOOK
The Extended Mind
2022

Rather than using your head to find creative solutions, at times, it might be more useful to use your body. Or at least, this is the advice of Annie Murphy Paul, a renowned science writer whose book explains how, to think better, sometimes you need to use your brain less. A must-read.
Translated by ROI Edizioni.

Oct 14 - 2025
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Blossom for Chanteclair: how can responsibilty and effectiveness speak together?

BRANDING AND STRATEGIC RESTYLING

Vert is the line of eco-detergents under the Chanteclair brand. Known for its focus on
sustainability, the range was at risk of being identified with an image that didn’t fully
communicate the strength and performance consumers expect. Blossom stepped in to lead a
strategic restyling: reinforcing the sustainable positioning while making the products’
powerful effectiveness immediately clear. The outcome is a visual identity that moves past the
compromise between green aesthetics and proven performance.

FROM GENERIC CODES TO A DISTINCTIVE MARK

A process of structured dialogue with the Real Chimica team led to a redesign, with a bolder
green palette and a visual hierarchy that highlights the product name and key benefits. The
goal: to overcome the widespread perception that “green” means less effective compared to
traditional cleaners. In this context, Vert’s new image was shaped to make its dual strength
sustainability and cleaning power—instantly visible.

Hero Vert
Global Issues / News
Oct 1 - 2025
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This Way to Social Justice: Blossom for ILO at the Global Citizen Festival in New York

For the third consecutive year, ILO has chosen Blossom to give voice—through an official video presented at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park—to its vision of social justice and decent work. This event brings together activism, institutions, and civil society, shining a light on the crucial issues of work, rights, and sustainability.

The ongoing partnership between ILO and Blossom is built on strategic and creative dialogue, transforming values and priorities into impactful global communication tools. The video challenges us to rethink the role of work: not just a paycheck, but the foundation of dignity, social cohesion, and inclusive development. Data, vision, and a direct call to action: renew the social contract to build a fairer future.

Watch the video and see how partnership can transform the global conversation.

Entertainment / Insights
Feb 26 - 2025
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Shifting perspective. Every day.

From Karate to Boxing. Martina Caruso’s Rise to the Top.

Watch the latest episode of Transforming Perspectives.

July 2021. Heat, windows wide open, TVs on.
One year late, the Tokyo Olympics finally air.

Sitting in front of one of those screens is Martina Caruso. For years, she dominated karate mats around the world, collecting European and World Championship medals. Then, still at the top of her game, she walked away. Done. But watching the Olympics, she feels something is missing. Competition—that’s what. A few days later, she laces up a pair of boxing gloves. Four months later, she steps into the ring for her first professional match. With one goal in mind: becoming the greatest female boxer of all time.

She tells us about it in the gym where she trains every day, in Brianza. What started as a simple conversation turns into a sparring session. And what we thought was just a story about switching sports turns out to be something much bigger. Because Martina isn’t built for comfort zones. She doesn’t fear a challenge, whether it’s an opponent or herself. She’s been facing pain her whole life—inside and outside the ring. And when things are left unfinished, she doesn’t let them hang.
She closes the loop. But, most of all, she knows there’s only one way to get where she wants to be: shifting her perspective. Every single day.

Entertainment / Insights
Jan 28 - 2025
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A new perspective, a new life. A journey to L’Imprevisto.

Transforming Perspectives: Giorgia’s rebirth and the power of looking beyond.

Sometimes, it takes choosing to see things from a different angle to discover a new reality, a better possibility. That’s what we experienced at L’Imprevisto, a community in Pesaro that welcomes young people facing challenges, offering them a path to recovery and renewal.

Our work is about guiding people, brands, and organizations toward new ways of communicating and viewing the world. That’s why we went there—to hear their stories, to listen, but most importantly, to witness what it truly means to change perspectives. We asked Giorgia– who spent two years in the community – and the other young women: what does it mean to them to see—and live—life from a new point of view?

Their answers revealed the power of a shift in perspective: a vision that redefines the present and opens the door to the future. Just like Speed of Plight by Loyle Carner, the soundtrack of this video, which explores personal struggles, the search for balance, and the journey to find one’s place in the world. Transforming Perspectives is exactly this: acknowledging challenges, embracing them as part of the journey, and discovering new possibilities through a different lens.

Watch the first episode.

Innovation / News
Oct 3 - 2024
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Blossom and Illumia: a bootcamp to innovate together with AI

Two hands-on sessions that transformed perspectives and enhanced team skills

We conducted a bootcamp at the Illumia headquarters, our long-time client, as part of a training program aimed at their marketing, communications, digital, HR, and IT teams. Over two days of practical training, we shared tools and techniques we use daily, offering concrete knowledge on using AI for content creation – from text generation with ChatGPT to image creation with MidJourney and advanced research with Perplexity.

Two days in Bologna, four teams, four AI tools.
And one mission: shifting mindsets about AI.

This bootcamp marks an important milestone in our eight-year partnership with Illumia, built on mutual trust and a desire to grow together. With a creative and strategic approach, we supported the team in enhancing their skills, even encouraging those who were initially skeptical to explore new possibilities in the practical use of artificial intelligence.

We continue to share our expertise in communications and marketing, offering innovative and actionable solutions to transform the way companies work.

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