This appeared in ‘The Drum’ today – trade press for agencies outside London. Nothing new, you might think, but as I found out last week, it’s dangerous to assume everyone thinks like you – as a cursory read of ‘The Drum’ would show. By the way, they heavilly edited this which is a tad annoying,…

..thanks to one drink too many when the The Northern Planners met in Leeds last night. Hope I didn’t say anything too untoward. James had to give it a miss to look after his ill son, but Rob, Gemma and Simon made for great company. Simon onced freelanced at my place, I used to work…

It’s amazing when you really get to see the weather changing.  Last night I got one of those rare opportunities to view the final end of the clouds. Breathtaking. Oddly enough, most people only get views like this when driving.

Genius article on the effects of noise pollution in our lives. How many places can you go that are genuinely quiet?

Dave Armano’s putting his considerable influence behind the Sausage/Lamb saga with this natty sausage badge. Wear it with pride (but don’t forget the lowly bacon).

I’m still mourning for bacon, but you’ve got to hand it to Scoop Brown (as I think he’s now called), that was a well run campaign. Despite the bullying and the ungracious way they embraced victory, Andy, Rob and Famous Rob deserve their day in the sun too. Next up, sausage takes on Lamb and…

It takes proper weather to stop Northeners, but we had to give in last time and cancel the Northern Planning Summit. Plucky optimists that we are, we’re trying again this Thursday at Arts Cafe Leeds. People will start wandering in at about 7.30, If you’re around we’d love to see you. Sausages are off the…

I was at a CIM breakfast seminar on ‘The value of blogging’ this morning. I learned two things: 1. Marketing folk are terrified of new stuff and blogs scare them witless. Blogs represent ‘loss of control’ and at best, a new way to get valuable feedback. The idea of being authentic, interesting and talking to…

The British Social Attitudes Survey was out this week. While facts are nothing without ideas to bring them to life, or understanding ‘why’, stuff like this is still useful: Work life balance is getting harder as 84% of women and 77% of men would like to spend more time with family and friends. Only 8%…

Some thoughts on how to change things from Bulb Magazine. I like especially like ‘hate the sin, love the sinner’. It’s easy to  berate people for not getting your point of view, it’s hard to  figure out how to be more persuasive (I exclude sausages from this) Recipe for a change  Maker: Ingredients A simple…