Most of the world now lives in city, so it would be very easy to look for some connections between the brand you’re working on and the oppression of too much noise. That’s why I like this article from The Observer. It tells us that some city sounds are actually welcome, comforting and soothing. Like…

Sometimes you do take the easy route, take the short cut. Who will know? It will turn out okay, so what’s the point? But sometimes it’s worth doing it right. Like when you make tea, quick boil of the kettle, swill the bag in the mug with water, dash of milk. Done. Easy. So much…

A friend of mine was moaning about the inevitable victory of Boney M over the Smiths. He made a good point about how bad is really good. The Smiths should lose, it’s what they were about. If they won, they’d be popular which would be plain wrong. So a vote for Boney M is actually…

You can’t move for people helping you control time these days. From phones that have the internet to ready drinkable fruit, from TV you can pause to grab and go coffee shops. But no one talks about speed very much. And no wonder since improvements in that area seem to be long gone – and…

Sergiu asked me to do a question and answer section for his blog. A Yorkshireman through and through I couldn’t resist the chance to throw my useless opinions around. I presume he’ll be posting soon, here’s what I wrote: 1. What is the latest piece of thinking that you consider pure genius and why? And…

The darkness will be lifting soon, but before it does, I just wanted to moan about the folly of this industry’s self absorption. I read an article in Friday’s Campaign about long term relationships. That’s right Friday. While the cool kids in London get to look at the moody black and white photos and hand…

The Smiths are a band worshiped across the globe by legions of black clad angsty teenage misfits. And despised by everyone else. Or at least that’s what the Bony M lot will tell you. Miserableist, hypersensitive, whiny and self- absorbed. Boney M stands for empowerment and fun. That’s what they’ll say. But it’s the other…

My the measliest of margins Boney M have won the first round. By the force of the Kaisers’ argument, the joy of irony or pure bad taste I just don’t know. But it was close. Since no one can deny the superiority of the music, or it’s influence, I’m still confident Kaiser will be singing…

To make matters worse, David Mortimer’s week proved a bit humbling. He’s one of these annoying people for whom ideas tumble out at will. Good job he’s such a pleasure to have around, or I’d be seriously peeved. He did a strategy for reducing teenage smoking. Read it here, and if you’re a planner, be…

Round 1 of Smiths V Boney M is neck and neck. After a surge for the Smiths, the optimists have gained ground. You know what you must do. And don’t forget, a vote for Boney M is a vote for everything Simon Cowell stands for. Vote Smiths, vote now. And even if you want to…