Category Archives: Blog posts
Social Media 2010 Legacy 2 – Transparency and Privacy.
I already had Transparency and Privacy down as a discussion point but the recent torrent of media comment about Wikileaks has left me completely out of my depth. The implications are just so immense. After all, how can the … Continue reading
Social Media 2010 Legacy 1 – Connectivity and Isolation.
So, it is December 2010. Christmas is coming. And, as a load of snow is dumped on us, I have been reflecting on how the world has changed in 2010. For I do think that, although 1984 and 2001 … Continue reading
Galaxy chocolate makes me sick
Now, from the start, I have to own up to two vested interests. First, I am a plain chocolate, not a milk chocolate person. Give me Bournville over Dairy Milk anyday – or, preferably, Co-op Fairtrade dark chocolate. Yummy. … Continue reading
M&S and IDS – two for the price of one!
1. Marks & Spencer (M&S) This week Marc Bolland, the new CEO of M&S, unveiled his strategic plan, including a target to grow internet sales from £500m now to between £800m and £1bn in 2014. I’m sure you can … Continue reading
A breath of fresh air for Health Clubs and Gyms
It is a truth universally acknowledged that getting dressed is best on a dry floor. This applies more to health clubs and gyms than it would in your home. I know this because I undertook a quantitative research study … Continue reading
The Conservatives may be doing the right thing, but in the wrong way
With all these massive changes in the our social welfare system going on, I wonder if they are being communicated with honesty and, in particular, if the Conservative element of the Coalition couldn’t be transmitting their message in a … Continue reading
Ryanair and the human importance of customer service
Earlier this year, my family and I moved home. We didn’t move far. Just one side of Clapham Common to the other (and still in Battersea, of course). At our old house, where we had lived for nearly 20 … Continue reading
Sainsbury’s Justin King slams retail skills shortage
Last week, Justin King, CEO of Sainsbury complained that: “The British education system is leaving supermarkets short of potential employees with appropriate specialist skills …. and that the supermarket sector in general does not receive the recognition it deserves as … Continue reading
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announces new tax avoidance opportunity!
For better or worse, the central theme of this blog is that we would live in a better world if the talents and skills that lie in the marketing, media and communications businesses were applied to society as a … Continue reading
Being English, British and European
We are a sporting nation. Or are we? Sport, unlike Christianity (unless the Pope is here – see last post last week), benefits from ubiquitous media coverage. The lives of our sports stars are ruthlessly exposed (unless they can … Continue reading