As the relentless march of web commerce quickens pace, sticking to what you know is not an option for retailers. They ‘ll have to to find new ways to create experiences as opposed to just selling stuff. Nothing new in this line of thinking of course, but I’ve been having a look at ‘Instore Magazine’…

I know we’re supposed to be grumpy at Christmas starting as early as November, but I was in Leeds this week and just loved seeing the lights. A bus drove through this one but I kind of like what it’s produced. Mum and Dad live in Cornwall, so we usually spend Christmas with my in-laws…

As opposed to the "Real Thing (r)".

For Stan Lee😉

Before you go any further, this is another coffee/tea related post, sorry. I had an afternoon cuppa with JamesB yesterday and he pointed out this website. Coffedate.com is just that, a place where you can meet someone in a relaxed environment. I like the idea of a more relaxed, no pressure, antidote to speed dating,…

This is an article about record companies searching for formulas and equations to work out what will be a hit or not. Interesting that one outfit seems to have a system that does okay. That’s my problem with it though – ‘okay’. Reducing music down to a safe bet reminds me of the formulaic ads…

Knowing our place in the universe dents your confidence a bit. Ever since we proved that the Earth revolves around the Sun and not the other way around our place in the universe has seemed more and more marginal. We’re on a spec of rock and metal, orbiting an ordinary star on the outskirts of…

Scott has kindly given me this Cool Brands book to have a look at. My first reaction is to reject it immediately, since I reckon calling something cool makes it anything but… I had a read anyway and the case studies are quite good. Especially the titles, which describe the brand in sentence. It’s quite…

There’s a texture and a language British pubs that never get’s expressed very often, a culture around ordering a drink that might be very alien to someone from another country. You must attract the attention of the barman without making any sound or waving cash at him, never ever jump the invisible queue at the…