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18 August 2010 0 Comments

Would you really hire a rockstar?

Social Media consultancy we are social are one the look out for “Rockstar Account Directors“. Sounds great right but as a client would you really put a rockstar in charge of your multi-million dollar brand that you’ve invested years nurturing?  Rockstars are the bad boys of the music industry: trashing hotel rooms, enjoying lines of cocaine [...]

19 October 2009 0 Comments

The Scottish Café and Restaurant

Last post I talked a little about a cafe and restaurant called Centotre and how awesome they are.  Well, from the people who brought you Centotre and Zanzero comes The Scottish Café and Restaurant at the National Gallery.

6 October 2009 3 Comments

Five words I live for

Honesty, integrity, transparency.  Enthusiasm and passion. Five simple works.  Five words that are of increasing importance to me.  These words make up my brand philosophy.  These words are important to me.

12 April 2009 1 Comment

Meeting Ariane Sherine

Meeting Ariane Sherine

No, I’ve not met Ariane Sherine (blog).  But I do dream about meeting her.  And with your help, I’m gonna!  Rather simple really, she owes me a cake/tea/hot beverage and in these tough economic times the calling in of any notes of credit is necessitated. On a serious note however, Ariane is just a lovely [...]

12 April 2009 2 Comments

The Official Secrets Act and me, and you and (well…) everyone!

The Official Secrets Act and me, and you and (well…) everyone!

Signing the Official Secrets Act is a joke. No, really! I was thinking over the documents I signed when I started work with my current employer and one stands out as being nothing more than complete bureaucratic nonsense: the declaration of confidentiality – often referred to in popular culture as ‘signing the Official Secrets Act’.