Details matter. Be more useful. I went to the O2 in London recently (well, pre Xmas now – this has been in my drafts a while) to see Paul McCartney. It’s the first time I’ve ever used my American Express priority tickets. I queued diligently and then bought two tickets. Easy. (If not eye-wateringly expensive).ContinueContinue reading “Details matter. Be more useful.”
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Huh! and Huh? What to expect when you read Stuff and Things
Remember that friend who starts telling a story, gets distracted halfway through, then ends up somewhere completely different? That’s basically this book, but in written form. You can buy now in print or digital formats on Amazon. And for a limited time, it’s free on Kindle Unlimited.
Some lovely people have said some rather lovely things
Some lovely people have said some rather lovely things about Stuff and Things. Real people who I admire and am grateful for their kind words for my ramblings.Thank you Chris Baréz-Brown for continuing to be an inspiration and a wonderful human. Andi Catt for always being someone to talk openly and honestly to and forContinueContinue reading “Some lovely people have said some rather lovely things”
Stuff and Things – I wrote a book
It’s everyone else’s fault really. They kept telling me to write a book. So I did. Here it is. https://youtu.be/f0mVgzUZ81E Stuff and Things. The title pretty much self-completed when I started this blog thing many moons and 568 posts ago in 2007 and called it “[bluurb] stuff and things i thought you might like toContinueContinue reading “Stuff and Things – I wrote a book”
Coming soon…
I’ve sliced, smashed, squished and crushed me. Some weird stuff coming soon. Stuff and things. https://youtu.be/rUAq5gr9jyY
Look up, look ahead
While the headlines have softened a little and the rhetoric is more of a ‘soft’ recession than the self-inflicted imminent implosion of the Truss/Kwarteng aftermath, the mood music out there is still not that upbeat. Brands are still wanting to spend less. Agencies still fighting to get their share of the even smaller pie. WithContinueContinue reading “Look up, look ahead”
From driveway envy to driveway curiosity
We’ve been doing a bit of consultancy work into the high net worth (HNWI) and the ultra HNWIs in the second half of this year. One of the areas that always comes up is ownership and role of cars. It used to be quite easy, but change is happening fast. Here’s some thoughts. Oh andContinueContinue reading “From driveway envy to driveway curiosity”
the new code of elegance
My Dad had a Lancia in the 70s. It could have been a Fulvia. I’m not completely sure. What I do know is that it was dark green and that he wrapped it around a lamp post on an icy road. My Mum banned him from getting another – and any other car that wasContinueContinue reading “the new code of elegance”
Growth outlook: Winter is coming. Should I get my coat?
About this time of year everyone gets their crystal balls out and we all know most of it is made up and hoping rather than knowing. But what feels different this year is that universally every agency person has the same level of optimism around new business. And that level is pretty bloody low. SittingContinueContinue reading “Growth outlook: Winter is coming. Should I get my coat?”
we don’t like clients
We had a meeting last week. We were hosting, not actually part of the meeting. Just lending the Bank of Brilliant Ideas to a client to have an off-site. Much coffee and croissants prepped, we also gave each person our new notebook that has ‘we don’t like clients’ on it. It had the effect weContinueContinue reading “we don’t like clients”
