http://www.redneckbank.com/ My friend George Machun, pillar of San Francisco State University sent it to me – and it’s a a real bank. Check it out. I’ve seen many banks try to seem human – and nearly all have failed – …
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So why IS McToad so useless? A guide for the nonplussed
This morning I read this from the late Adolf Hitler, patron saint of the BNP. “The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence”. The Lost Sporran is not an evil man, like Hitler. …
Read MoreMr. Smug smirks again
Who is Mr. Smug – even though he doesn’t deserve to be? No, it’s not David Cameron, hugging himself as he sees the Bloated Toad’s government and party fall apart. It’s meeeeeeee. It’s because our little business school, EADIM, looks …
Read MoreHow come all these marketing chancers thrive?
As I said, I’m writing a book – and now, it turns out, doing some Masterclasses – on marketing for the legal profession. Thank you to everyone who offered help. I hope you all got my replies, which brings me …
Read MoreBest joke of the day from slime-bag Vaz and not-as-good-as-a-wank Jacqui
I read this morning a funny piece about a crook called Keith Vaz. (“Crook” is a euphemism often used here when we mean “Member of Parliament”). Anyhow, the reptile Vaz, who ripped us all off for over £75,500 for a …
Read MoreGreat pizza, really stupid marketing
The late Gary Halbert was “introduced” to me by David Ogilvy, shortly after Ogilvy and Mather bought my ramshackle agency on the grounds that no matter how clueless we were, their London direct agency was ten times worse. (The certainly …
Read MoreBe ye never so high, the law is above you ” – Lord Justice Denning
The antics in parliament brought that to my mind. I know he said it, but I can’t find the reference anywhere. He also said: “The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled …
Read MoreI just like this one
Somehow it epitomises a characteristic all employees of large corporations should painstakingly nurture, cultivate and cherish.
Read MoreEndless drivel about branding from the intellectually impoverished
The other day I read two things whose almost ludicrous contrast was so revealing I had to write to you about it. The first was a paper by an Italian surgeon about some highly complex heart operations. The second was …
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