A while back the good people at Admap asked me, along with a bunch of other strategists to contribute to a bumper September issue on…
The work, the work, the work. That’s the mantra by which we live and die in advertising. Good agencies are measured by the work they…
Good news is thin on the ground right now but in the world of marketing, there is one massive benefit of the Referendum. Thanks to…
This is an article I wrote for the second edition of the New European. The New European is a fascinating publication, it was set up…
I guess it’s in the nature of our business that after years looking after other people’s brands you crave to have one of your own.…
Mumstock is the only marketing conference in the UK devoted to improving the woeful standard of marketing to mums. We have been at it for…
The closure of the Independent’s print edition at the end of March and the decision of its publishers to make it an online only news…
My life has many privileges. And without doubt one of the most extraordinary privileges I enjoyed last year was dinner with the Reverend Jesse…
The advertising industry has a serious problem with addiction. Addiction to awards. Everyone in adland loves a good award. Used recreationally they can be fun,…
The resurgent UK bookseller, Waterstones, recently stopped selling Amazon’s Kindle. For all Kindle’s convenience in accessing and consuming printed material it is a terrible way…
And so it begins, another year at the coal-face of global advertising. And a moment to reflect on why I keep at it after all…
I’ve been having a pop at digital advertising recently. About how ad blocking is the fault of all of us that create online advertising. No…
