Monoface
A friend sent me the link to this wonderful idea this morning. The concept is simple, and it’s brilliantly done, just click on the face, you’ll work it out.
Continue ReadingFifty People One Question
I first stumbled across this video a few months ago, and I can’t think why I didn’t post it here before. The concept is incredibly simple, stop 50 random passers by and ask them a simple single question, the video is beautifully shot and edited. And if the response at 3.23 doesn’t stop you in […]
Continue ReadingWhat In Dear God Is Microsoft Thinking!
Microsoft have surpassed themselves, as only Microsoft can. I never thought my nomination of their Songsmith advert for worst video of 2009 could be beaten… unbelievably, they’ve proven me wrong! The Windows 7 Launch House Party? At first I thought this was a parody, but no, it’s actually real! Just make sure your diary is […]
Continue ReadingGraphic Designer vs Client
This is pure f***king genius!! There isn’t a designer in the world that won’t relate to this! created using www.xtranormal.com
Continue ReadingSometimes, it’s what you don’t say
If you’re trying to sell sushi, you don’t market it as cold dead fish
Continue ReadingDid You Know, Shift Happens
As I’m a bit of a closet statistics junkie & as these videos have been bouncing around the web for the past 2-3 years, I thought I’d compile a post with some of the best. Did You Know? 3.0 (Official Video) -2009 Edition Did You Know 4.0 Did You Know 4.0 (Convergence) The Social Media […]
Continue ReadingInspiration
I saw this video posted on Mark Kragh’s (Founder of Know Your Planet) Facebook profile this morning and thought what a wonderful example for inspiration… proves that with the right motivation, mindset & determination, anything is possible! So next time you think something is too difficult or you’re getting frustrated with everything, remind yourself of […]
Continue ReadingLost Woman Remains Found
The importance of punctuation! Here’s another example (found on Unionversity)
Continue ReadingBreakdancing Babies
No this isn’t one of Evian’s Dancing Babies After posting an incredible break dancing video the other day I saw the one below on Phil’s Unionversity website, so had to share it, ouch!
Continue ReadingA Very British Contract
I always believed and pushed for a flat hierarchy in my business structure… and yes I realise that a flat hierarchy is an oxymoron, but it’s a great way to express my approach to organising my business structure, as the entire thing is built upon respect & trust and not meaningless job titles! (a pet […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s Not-So-Smart Phone
Thanks to Mary McKnight for posting this on her Facebook page!
Continue ReadingAssociated Media vs Social Media
I don’t think the term “Social Media” is applicable anymore, fair enough it evolved from the early online community sites, but the term now encompasses virtually all manner of web 2.0, blogs, data aggregation services etc, most of which have nothing to do with being social, so it’s much more than a way to connect […]
Continue ReadingThe Social Media Revolution Fad
As I’ve re-quoted before “Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital“ Aaron Levenstein This video makes compelling reading/watching, but read between the lines, there’s more to this than meets the eye, major changes are unfolding in the social media environment, information/data/ID aggregation is becoming the new hot […]
Continue ReadingTuts My Barreh
OMG Kim Dong Won is back! for more of his wonderful singing check out his xmas ditty
Continue ReadingOrganic Fusion Engineer
I dislike job titles (especially inflated ones), I never use one myself, your actions define what you do for a living, not your business card. If you excel at your work, you won’t require a job title, you probably won’t need business cards either, as everyone will already know what you do & who you […]
Continue ReadingI Guess The World Needs a Universal Blog Icon After All
Wow! I created a blog icon a few months ago and uploaded it to the web, then sort of forgot about it, but I was looking at the site stats yesterday and noticed that on average 20 people a day download the blog icon artwork… OK not exactly a huge number, but that’s still over […]
Continue ReadingSize Doesn’t Matter
Whether it be a grain of sand or a rock, in water they sink alike As I mentioned the other day, in What’s the f’in diffference the little things can be just as important as the big stuff
Continue ReadingYou Lucky Bastard!
Next time you think someone’s lucky, remember there’s no such thing as luck, it doesn’t exist. Of course there are those that are born into wealth, survive death defying accidents, born with good health etc, but that isn’t luck, that’s good fortune. If an opportunity arises and you take advantage of it, some will see […]
Continue ReadingI’ve never made a mistake in my life!
I was watching a film the other day and it had the following line… “A man learns nothing from winning, but the act of losing elicits great wisdom, not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win… it’s inevitable that you will lose from time to time, the trick is not […]
Continue ReadingBrands Build Character – Character Builds Brands
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. What branding expert said that? Abraham Lincoln of course???
Continue ReadingCrisis of Credit
The Credit Crisis explained in simple terminology By Jonathan Jarvis
Continue Readingwhat’s the f’in diffference?
here’s a great quote, unfortunately I don’t know who said it… “I wish to do something Great & Wonderful, but I must first start by doing the small things like they are great & wonderful” As I’ve posted previously, don’t become indifferent to your customers or clients, you could lose them not only because you […]
Continue ReadingLe Roi est Mort
In my Digital Brand Protection days, I had a presentation based around ROI, but it had a twist, as on the last slide I revealed I hadn’t been referring to “Return On Investment” as everybody thought, but “Risk Of Investment” that got their attention! Upon jumping back & going through the presentation again, the audience […]
Continue ReadingJust Say Yes
I like to think of myself as an opportunist, I’ve always taken risks with my career or livelihood, although I’m the opposite in my personal life, where I’ve usually played it safe. This is partly due to my personality type, INTJ’s know what they’re good at, but thankfully we’re astute at knowing what we’re no […]
Continue ReadingKeep Walking
Every now & then you get a real masterpiece of video production, so here’s an exceptional piece of advertising. For an interview with the creators check out Creativity Online
Continue ReadingI See Your Point But…
Having a strong opinion is fine, as long as you respect those of others, there’s no buts about it! I see your point and…
Continue ReadingOptimists, Pessimists, Opportunists
Is the glass half full or half empty? Optimists will say it’s half full Pessimists will say it’s half empty Whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, it makes no difference, you still have half a glass, and that’s all you’ll ever have, unless you take action to change things. If you’re not going to […]
Continue ReadingThere Are Some Twitter Followers You Don’t Want!
just saw this on Joystick Junkies Blog and it made me laugh.
Continue ReadingWave Goodbye to Closed Networks
Google said they’d have something interesting to demo at the Google IO Dev Conference, oh boy they weren’t kidding… Hello to Google Waves! The Video below is 1.5hrs long, but it’s worth a look, as this will change everything. I’ve been harping on for ages about data aggregation & building open platforms without walls, with […]
Continue ReadingNice to Meat You, Here’s My Card
Keeping with the meat theme, Phil emailed me this link to Meatcards… this is taking business card branding to a whole new level!
Continue ReadingA Road to Nowhere
I was in central London the other day, I was in no hurry to get to my next destination, but it started to rain, so I jumped on a bus. After a couple of stops I noticed a tourist having a hard time getting on the bus. His English was fine, he knew where he […]
Continue ReadingThe Impossible Man: RIP
I just read that one of my favourite authors, JG Ballard, has finally succumb to prostate cancer (15 Nov 1930 – 19 Apr 2009). Having written such greats as High Rise, Concrete Island & Empire of the Sun (with the last having been made into a film by Steven Spielberg). He wrote a huge amount […]
Continue ReadingYou talkin’ da me?
Have a meeting you need to get out of? Want to show off your new mobile or ring tone? Need to convince people that not only your mother & call centres have your mobile number? Have a blind date you just might need rescuing from? Or simply low self esteem & just want someone to […]
Continue ReadingAll Vegans Look Away Now!
OK, I have to ask why do this? even if you knew how to do this, why would you? and just think of all that lovely Prosciutto… but I bet it smells amazing! [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2408155&w=280&h=230&fv=] more info http://www.graysci.com/ original post on Boing Boing
Continue ReadingA Taste Sensation
OK let’s be honest here, the packaging Pot Noodle comes in tastes better than the contents, and I don’t think their new Kebab flavoured Pot Noodle is going to improve things, but the advert made me smile!
Continue ReadingDon’t Project Ideas, Reflect Solutions
If you’re a real consultant you appreciate that you’re clients are the experts in their area of business, not you. Listen to what they have to say, understand their needs, focus on their problems. That way, your solution will be a reflection of their needs, not a projection of your ideas.
Continue ReadingWatch Your Behaviour
‘Power’ is derived from position. ‘Authority’ is derived from title. ‘Leadership’ is derived from behavior. James R. Davis
Continue ReadingThe Genius of Being Lazy
If you have a hard task to do, give it to a lazy person, as they will always find the simplest way to do it with the least amount of effort… now that’s genius!
Continue ReadingStraplines: What’s the point?
It depends on your name, your offerings, your products & your services. Sometimes the name says it all ie: “Spit ‘n’ Polish Cleaning Services” doesn’t need much else, they’ve already said what they do in their name, while “Sparkle” would benefit from something like “Cleaning That Dazzles!” In the second example, you don’t know whether […]
Continue ReadingResigned To The Fact
This post was originally written on the 1st April, but I couldn’t post it until today, and believe me, it’s no April’s Fool. Today is the 1st of April… the dreaded “R” word raised it’s ugly head today, no not recession, the other one, redundancy. I heard from two more friends, that they were made […]
Continue ReadingYou 2.0
You can’t be in two places at the same time… but with social networks that’s not exactly true anymore, in fact, you can be in several places at once, but what happens when “You 1.0” no longer exists, what happens to “You 2.0” when you shuffle off this world for the next (if that’s your […]
Continue ReadingDecisions, decisions
Chilling out on a sofa with a cheap bottle of red & a good woman, or a good bottle of red & a cheap woman? Answers on a post card please ; )
Continue ReadingWhat would you say?
On Triiibes the other day Chris Hopf from Pricingwire.com asked a really good question… “If you had only two sentences to share your most valuable business advice, what would those two sentences be ?” my answer: “Do well by doing good… it’s not about doing the thing right, it’s about doing the right thing“, keep […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Evolution Baby
Revolution vs Evolution? Revolutions stand out, they get noticed, people talk about them, (they’re remarkable so to speak), but not everyone wants to be part of a revolution, they’re dangerous, noisy, violent places, where people get hurt… the old guard want to keep things the way they were, they’re happy, they’re comfortable with what they […]
Continue ReadingA Balancing Act
In a recent post on Triiibes someone wrote “You Suck” as the title then went into how you shouldn’t be complacent & that there’s always someone out there, bigger, better & faster than you. This may well be, but beating yourself up and thinking you’re a pile of crap, isn’t a good approach or that […]
Continue ReadingWelcome To The Party
We all use social networks in different ways, some for work, some for play, some for play while at work!? No matter how you use them, you’re going to meet someone that uses the same network differently. The two networks getting most press coverage currently are Twitter & Facebook, both of which have very different […]
Continue ReadingYou Looking For Trouble?
Concentrate on the problem, not the solution, when you fully understand the problem, the solution will come. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be thinking about the solution or perfecting it, but unless you really understand the problem you’re trying to solve, how can you perfect a solution? you could be working on the wrong stuff. […]
Continue ReadingAll Those That Say Aye
We’ve all been there, sitting in a meeting wondering “Why am I here exactly?” If you’re asking yourself, what’s the point of all this, what’s the outcome? Then your meeting will be a complete failure (for you at least), so stop now! Don’t confuse the purpose of an agenda, it isn’t there as a check […]
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