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Need some help with that, love?

Team Eleven comment in The Telegraph from Client Partner, Sophie Gibson, on how to respond to patronising comments at work. “Being patronised is often the result of an unconscious bias, so wherever possible, it’s important to address the issue or it could become a barrier to progress or collaboration,”  Sophie Gibson, founder of marketing firm TeamContinueContinue reading “Need some help with that, love?”

How do convenience stores attract students? Think laterally.

Commenting in The Grocer on how convenience stores can attract students. (Membership required for the link – see images above). The challenge for convenience stores with students is to dissuade them from the established and new ‘metro style’ convenience supermarkets and also, crucially, online shopping. A simple search for ‘student food shopping’ will bring upContinueContinue reading “How do convenience stores attract students? Think laterally.”

postcards from the beach

I haven’t been to any conferences or networking events for some time. Partly because of agency learning and development starvation but also partly because I had become tired of them becoming endless sales pitches or regurgitation of statistics or campaigns. I also detest networking events. Silicon Beach is unlike any of this. Curated by MattContinueContinue reading “postcards from the beach”

Vertical ambition welcome here

We’re now in our 8th month since starting Team Eleven. We started with just us two, two desks and two chairs in a two-person office. In that time we’ve grown rapidly, in a way that completely exceeded all our own expectations and ambitions. We’re humbled by the clients who wanted to partner with us asContinueContinue reading “Vertical ambition welcome here”

amazon’s deal with top gear trio indicative of global trend

Article in M&M Global I penned on the content streaming trends and the impact of Amazon Prime signing the former Top Gear trio Clarkson, Hammond and May. The former Top Gear presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, signing up with Amazon is a real coup. Not only does it make a firm statementContinueContinue reading “amazon’s deal with top gear trio indicative of global trend”

say hello to your little friend – travel light

I’ve been doing a lot of business travel recently and one of the major pains is carrying all the leads and power cables for your various devices. So it was pretty timely that the guys at Nomad asked me to try out their new Nomadkey – a USB cable that’s well, key sized. It’s small (yes,ContinueContinue reading “say hello to your little friend – travel light”

Distraction and the Internet

65% of us get distracted by the Internet. Distracted form doing stuff by doing more stuff like emails, general web surfing and of course, social media. 53% also admitted that the reduction in productivity caused them dissatisfaction and unhappiness. I can empathise. I’m far too easily distracted at present. I need to switch off. And now youContinueContinue reading “Distraction and the Internet”

Soundbites from MediaPost OMMA London Panel: Channels, channels and more channels.

I was invited to be a panellist at Mediapost’s OMMA London conference on 2 April. The panel was Channels, Channels and More Channels with a large focus on mobile and video content. Although you’re welcome to watch the 45 minutes in full here, I’ve done a little deck of the soundbites from me just forContinueContinue reading “Soundbites from MediaPost OMMA London Panel: Channels, channels and more channels.”

never lose your stuff again

I get sent a lot of press releases, seemingly at random and often with content that is is so wildly removed from anything I do that I often want to send made up press releases back. And then there are the gems. The ones that actually make me go, “oooh, I’d like that”.  Things thatContinueContinue reading “never lose your stuff again”