Image via Wikipedia I worked with Jeremy and Clive at Howard / Baines last year to build a strategy for their business development. At the time they had a unique positioning being equally comfortable working on Mac and PC. I thought this was worth exploiting – a rare talent and track record to prove it. [...]
In the good old days every company and every salesman had a card index file of contacts. Rolodex ruled and nobody's desk was complete without one. As the electronic database grew, the complexity of fields increased – I remember my first database [run on Smart integrated software, sigh...] when I wanted to introduce a new [...]
Image via Wikipedia Aviva is trying to get its hands on a shedload of cash called a 'landed estate' made up of retained profits from some of its investment policies over the past 20 plus years. A long process of negotiating how much to give to policy holders; how much to give to shareholders and [...]
I am back in touch with the lovely Carol Alayne, who runs Tailoring For Women . she is based in London but will basically go anywhere for her clients. Carol made me some great trousers and we're cooking up some ideas for summer shirts. Read her great post about using check and striped fabrics . [...]
Image by Hamed Saber via Flickr Tessa Finlev writing on the Institute for the Future site about the top 10 workplace skills identified by Bob Johansen Ping Quotient Excellent responsiveness to other people's requests for engagement; strong propensity and ability to reach out to others in a network Great for bizdev hiring skill. Longbroading Seeing [...]
Image via Wikipedia Sitting in #amp09 east with @dougald , @richardhare and @sleepydog Collapsonomics Collapsonomics – sustainability – how to sustain our way of living while managing the problem of not breaking down our current way of living. how do we find a livable way' of riding out the changes – this should be the [...]
Image via Wikipedia Sean O'Halloran over on the Hoop blog has written a great post on how Design industry insiders can get involved in telling the Government (UK only so far, sorry!) how they thinkg Design and creative should be purchased. UK Government wants your views on how design & innovation can be bought and [...]
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