It's time for Greener Marketing
Thanks to John Grant for the chance to have an advance read of his new book Greener Marketing. A vital subject, and one very close to my...
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Good Reads: There Is No Planet B by Mike Berners-Lee
As well as being the brother of Tim Berners-Lee (he who invented the WWW), Mike Berners-Lee is a professor and fellow of the Institute...
Is Augmented Reality really the new normal for brands and advertisers?
I seem to be getting a least one email an hour at the moment inviting me to a different webinar promising the path to success in a (post)...
How to produce great creative content under lockdown conditions
'Went' to a really good webinar yesterday from Born Social on producing great creative content under lockdown conditions. Lots of...
Two thirds of Britons believe Climate Change as serious as Coronavirus
So says new research from Ipsos Mori. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Particularly as we're a long way down the...
Devs: quantum theory exploring sci-fi
If you're looking for some lockdown viewing, I would recommend Devs' quantum theory exploring sci-fi on the BBC. Quite serious and...
John Krasinski recreates Hamilton via Zoom
Brighten up you day with Some Good News. If John Krasinski's recreation of Hamilton via Zoom for the 9 year old who couldn’t go doesn’t...
New music: Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles
Really wasn't expecting to like this. In my head Sam Fender was going to be yet another 10-a-penny, pop-folk Sheeran clone. But an...
Every Covid-19 commercial is exactly the same
Based on US ads, but the same is true in the UK as well. Every Covid-19 ad is essentially the same: a heap of identikit steaming...
HOW things WILL change after Covid-19 is the wrong question
We just can't know the answer, despite the claims of all the 'experts' who have suddenly arrived on the scene: you may as well read your...
New music: Billy Bragg - Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC
Billy Bragg is one of my musical heroes, and pretty central to my political education. So I couldn't miss out on this: the best of his...
Normal was the problem
"WE CAN'T RETURN TO NORMAL, BECAUSE THE NORMAL THAT WE HAD WAS PRECISELY THE PROBLEM" I can't vouch for the translation of this graffiti...
Building resilience in uncertain times: what we can learn from the natural world
"If one virus can wipe out the entire economy in a matter of weeks and shut down societies, then that is proof that our societies are not...
New music: A Winged Victory For The Sullen - The Undivided Five
With a name like A Winged Victory For The Sullen you've got to be expecting some Scandi death metal or similar. Particularly with titles...
The police enjoying some Haribo
A pitch perfect re-enactment of our most recent Kids' Voices ad for HARIBO, but this time with some real actual representatives of...
Thought for the day
When this is eventually all over, let's hope... there's (finally) an acceptance that the 'market' only benefits the few, and is...
Football clubs' Covid response
After playing and coaching staff at Leeds United Football Club look a wage deferral so that non-playing and casual staff could remain at...
Why Coke is freezing its marketing spend
Had a conversation with a client recently about Coke’s decision to freeze marketing spend, when evidence says you should maintain brand...
New music: The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
Jazz and I have a love/hate relationship. I want to love it but usually hate it. So some of the new music coming out of the London jazz...
So two weeks into WFH / social distancing and how am I finding it?
Not missing the daily commute at all. Enjoying having my own space. And more flex in how/when you work. But missing face to face contact...
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