I was talking to someone the other day about the brilliance of the Internet. If any agency professional was really, really honest, they’d tell you that they never know 100% how well something will work. With the Internet, you can try lots of stuff without a big enough, see what works and then ramp it…

I’m sitting on a train en-route to London. Last time I mananged to swing first class, and demonstrated that I was anything but by trying to pay for the free tea, and after realising everything was gratis, troughed free sandwiches and made myself ever so slightly jittery after over-dosing on the caffeine in all the…

Someone from Brazil emailed me recently wanted a head up on planning and stuff. I deleted it by mistake (are you sure you want to take anything I say seriously?). Do get in touch, and sorry if I appeared rude, I’m just an idiot.

According to Adam Smith, suddenly achieving blazing success can actually be the route to misery. Not is the praise from your peers less than sincere, as the green eyed monster takes hold, the established players in the elite you’ve just joined do not always welcome upstarts. Now, this is of course true, envy is intrinsic…

I’m sitting alone the Breakfast Club in Soho.It’s the first time I’ve been in here without the coffee morning/planning cabal type people, which feels a little strange, but good strange, it’s quiet and, on your own, this is a good place to sit think and reflect (the carrot cake is beyond reproach too). Soon I’m…

I’m a fan of Jeremy Bullmore – not least his agony column in Campaign. His ‘why is an insight like a refrigerator is pure classic genius. But I did disagree with something last week. The subject matter was proprietary brand models, good/bad/how do you manage do get good thinking when you’re wedded to a process…

Mark Foster will be swimming at the Olympics at the grand old age of 38. As someone beginning to grudgingly give in to the gradual, inexorable decline of his body, I find this inspiring. Not least his assertion that you should stick to what you’re best at. On the other hand, this is an article…

Nike and Federer do Kato v Clouseau.

If you haven’t seen this film, hire the DVD, buy it, you need to see it. Too many reasons to go into, the acting, the taught script, the way Havier Bardem manages to become a human Terminator – you believe he can’t be stopped. But the thing that most grabs me about this film is…