A few years ago I did a seminar for Kendall-Jackson, the big wine-maker. The attendee who paid most attention was Jess Jackson, the firm’s 70 plus billionaire boss. Before that, in my first board meeting at the Ogilvy group, I …
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The Bliar’s friend does it again
I must apologise. I was going to write about the £12 million the great Bliar has earned from making speeches since he left this country in the shit and in the gentle care of the Prudent Haggis. I was thinking …
Read MoreNouns into verbs … good enough for Shakespeare
Here’s a bit of trivia for you. My partner was just taking the piss out of something she was reading, which ran: “When I chaired my first session, I tabled a resolution ….” Then she burst out laughing and said, …
Read MoreNouns into verbs … strange stuff
My partner was juts taking the opiss out of something she read, which read; “When I chaired my first session, I tabled a resolution ….”
Read More“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”
That is from Emerson, and occurred to me because after being so rude about religion, I found something a month or so ago, by a bishop whose name, I shamefacedly admit I did not note. But The Church of England …
Read MoreWill this idiocy ever stop?
If you’re in the marketing/advertising game, you’re probably familiar with the expression “beauty parade”. It’s applied to something called pitching – one of the most stupid ideas of all in a business that’s not short of them. Nonetheless, almost every …
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Quite a few readers get my helpful marketing ideas, I know Helpful idea No 90. Don’t rely on a beauty parade, Bill. Again I must apologise for pointing out something childishly obvious … but it is clearly necessary, as almost …
Read MoreI feel such a fool, Gordon . You’re a financial genius really
The great economist Keynes said, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?” I remembered this when Gordon B, with one bound, saved the world. All the experts who’d been saying he was bloody useless suddenly …
Read MoreWhy the markets crashed – the truth
If you want the real explanation (and the funniest) watch this. These two men have been making me laugh for over 40 years. Try to ignore the extremely posh English accents if you’re not from here; just listen carefully. You …
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