Why Your Change Programme Is Failing
I’m making a bit of a habit of working in transformational roles at present. Working with traditional media businesses in my case, and helping to steer them towards a digital mindset. It’s almost...
View ArticleIts Been A While…
TeamRock.com – The Worlds No 1 Rock and Metal Website! It’s been a while: A fantastic if obscure song by a band called Staind from 2001 yes, but also true of my blog! While I’ve been hanging around in...
View ArticleMore Inappropriate Ads!
One of my most popular posts is the one that features old school ads that today, well, they would never even be published! We are all familiar with the idea that things from long ago are no longer...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Facebook Organic Reach!
Great infographic here from the people at Quicksprout via Social Media Examiner! Courtesy of: Quick Sprout
View Article10 Ways To Get Started on Twitter When You Haven’t Tried It Before
Getting started on Twitter A very good friend of mine is keen to get started on Twitter. He isn’t very technically minded, having grown up in a different world, and so he’s a little nervous about my...
View ArticleWhat Politicians Should Learn From Business
© 2013 Simon Jones, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Please don’t worry, unlike a million others today I’m not going to use this blog to talk politics! This is a marketing and business blog, and I’m only...
View ArticleThe ‘Social’ Travel Agent!
Screen shot of Offonhols.com A Twitter friend of mine @ian_vaughan recently messaged me with his exciting new website and asked me to take a look. I’m not a web designer, and even hesitate to offer...
View ArticleHow to Fail at Advertising
View image | gettyimages.com I’ve had some nice feedback from the last post on this theme, How to fail in three easy steps. Its a nice format, a short and hopefully punchy few paragraphs of advice,...
View ArticleHow To Fail In Three Easy Steps
View image | gettyimages.com Over the years I’ve watched and learned from some of the best marketers, sales people, business men and women out there. I’ve read the books and watched the videos, and...
View ArticleConfidence on Tap!
My friend Sean’s new website I had a great letter from a good friend of mine the other day. He has been working on his business for a while now, and is really starting to make some head way. Over the...
View ArticleHow to get more customers
#154050297 / gettyimages.com I’ve had an email from a lovely lady called Christine who offers a very modern service. With more people working remotely and not wanting to get tied up in bricks and...
View ArticleThe Magic Ingredient
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. About culture, and change management especially. I’ve been asking myself if there is a single thing that’s really important to capture, to ingrain within...
View ArticleIt’s Too Late!
#104821201 / gettyimages.com I’ve heard a lot of people talk about change lately. I’m talking business and specifically marketing change of course. This isn’t a political blog… I’ve heard a lot of...
View ArticleWhy Your Exam Results Aren’t Nearly As Important As You Think
Tony Dowling:With today’s A level results about to be announced, I thought I’d reblog this form last year… I hope it helps someone Originally posted on @MrTonyDowling: A wall of “ema” votive plates...
View ArticleDear Twitter, I’m Breaking Up With You…
Pics of us together in happier days Its not you, its me.. I still love you. I’ll always love you. I’ve loved you since we first met all those years ago. Our eyes met over that crowed (even then)...
View ArticleSocial Media v. Being Social?
I’m talking about the difference between a company or brand or even a person being ‘social’ and simply using ‘social media’? Is there a difference? I think so. And I think that this is the lastest...
View ArticleExtending Your Reach and Influence
I was really lucky to be asked to speak at this years Lead on Wales event, Leadership in a digital age. I was asked to run a session on reach and influence, given my interest in social media! Before I...
View ArticleMore Great Ads!
A friend of mine has a brilliant Pinterest board dedicated to Creative Advertising! His name is Rob O’Shea and you can find the board here. Here are some great examples!
View ArticleGreat Ads Are Entertainment Too!
I love the idea of ‘Content Shock’ as Mark Schaefer describes it. Basically the idea that as the amount of content that is produced continues to expand, our attention spans stay at the same level. Our...
View ArticleLast Chance to Get Your Oiconf Tickets!
Date Thursday April 10th 2014 Venue Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff Those of you that know me know that I am pretty interested in social media! This resulted in the formation of a brilliant...
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