Brands are fundamentally misunderstood. The more that the brand concept has become popular and part of everyday conversation, the less clarity there is about it.…
“Without passion, all the skill in the world won’t lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager…
“No one died of stench in Victorian London. But tens of thousands died because the fear of stench blinded then to the true perils of…
I am a big fan of Twyla Tharp. She is one of America’s greatest choreographers, creating over 130 dances for herself alongside work for Paris…
I’m a big fan of crying. And laughing for that matter. They are raw and overt demonstrations of the intensity of our emotions. Of course,…
This is a love letter. To the most enduring love of my life. I first came across the object of my affection a little over…
Our countryside has taken a bit of a hammering this summer, or at least parts and parcels of our countryside. As lockdown has eased and…
Winston Churchill once described democracy as the worst form of government except all the others. When it comes to our economy, the same might be…
Why did Facebook acquire WhatsApp for $19bn? For the same reason dog’s lick their balls, because they can. There are few organisations on earth that…
Image courtesy of Identity in Newcastle. We have finished the Summer Scholarship for 2012 at Saatchi & Saatchi. It’s a programme where we take ten…
After seven years of the original adliterate I have given it a bit of spit and polish. Although I had a fondness its ‘held together…
Late last year I was asked to give a talk at the IPA, along with the brilliant Rachel Barrie (from sister agency Fallon), about content…
