Two pitches, one tracking study, one U&A to make sense of, ongoing being the new boy…. No posting ’till Monday. See you then. (and I turned up to the right hotel today)

They cana make us behave differently and be aware of what we do. A cup isn’t just for gettin liquid inside us. Take tea (of course tea). It started as a medicine and became a drink, in China first, five thousand years ago. By the 8th century, it had become very rarified (Imperial tea was…

It seems that blogging has reached some sort of critical mass – naming people named after their blog. The favoured method of adressing me at work has become, "Hey Northern.". Which, I must admit I quite like. They could have chosen ‘Planner’, but since that’s actually my job it doesn’t work so well. There’s a…

When I was young, I used to love Greek mythology. Of course, at that age the stuff I read never included the sex, the incest or the jealous, petty cruelty. It’s actually racy stuff. The Guardian has published some free booklets, with a summary of the best bits. It’s fun to read them as an…

Okay, so this morning I was supposed to meet a very important client, along with my CEO in the Radisson Manchester. The good news is that I turned up to a Radisson Manchester on time with no problems. I get there early, I take a seat in reception. I see Piers Morgan sweep by, pose…

It’s now 7.30am Monday morning. It’s a very different atmosphere to Friday. There’s only three people in, it’s quiet. I’m on my first tea, which I’ve just found was made with bloody off milk. Curses. I like this time of day, chance to think, get ahead. There’s a comforting sound of the radio from the…

So it’s 5ish and I’m sat at my desk, thinking about a presentation structure. I need a quick break and decide to do a 5 minute post.. It’s been a hell of week – mostly great, but with some of those teething troubles you always get when you’re trying to learn lots of new things…

How did that happen?

Contagious Magazine asked me to post their Most Contagious 2007 thingy. So I have. Enjoy. Download mostcontagious2007.pdf