I like working in a smaller place ‘Up North’. While it’s true that you sometimes lose out on clients that like the comfort of huge international networks, and ‘London’, theres a lot to be said for working with a smaller bunch of nice people. 1. You get to be media neutral. There’s not enough people…

I Every client relationship is different, but you won’t find many like this one. The budget’s tight, we need models to humiliate themselves in ill fitting 80’s gear. "No problem we’ll do it" (a bit too readilly by the way). With them it’s not a job, it’s simply what they do. There are no suppliers,…

Thanks to Open to Everyone,  my wife will be watching every move I make. After seeing me passing on Russell Davies’ advice that successful people are  getting up early , they’ve posted this article which suggests why. Since I am neither a genius or creative (and I’m definitely not a success) my conscious is clear.…

…it’s cool for a change so I should be happy shouldn’t I? Happiness is everywhere, it’s easy to find and it’s a perfectly normal state for the human condition isn’t it? You only only have to look at the optimism in some of the coolest brands around, or see the bookshelves crammed with self help…

Scientists are grappling with juicy enigma at the moment. There isn’t enough stuff in the universe. Seriously, there isn’t enough matter in the cosmos to account for all the gravity, there’s 10% unnacounted for, so they’ve decided there must be some strange invisible stuff out there that we can’t see. Now this is the bit…

This is great example of little mistakes that make a big difference.

The Observer has a fascinating article about the launch of new Coke. If you’ve seen the ads, it will come as no surprise to you that it’s aimed at young calorie conscious males who don’t want effiminate diet products. Probably the same ones that buy face fitness cream instead of moisturiser. Nothing wrong with that,…

Madonna has always been the epitome of reinvention. Around the world, different generations have cited her as a definitive role model. How has she lasted so long? The answer is a useful guide for planning as well as lesson in celebrity. She started selling donuts on Times Square and went on to be, at different…

One of the best parts of being a planner is that every job really is different. I think this is a problem for organisations that stick to rigid processes and models- if you do everything a certain way, it all ends up a little similar. Each project has specific problem, with specific group of people…