… I will go into financial marketing and become a giant in no time. Almost all of it is staggeringly bad. An ad for Societe Generale in Money Week is headed NEW SUPER 10s. Just right for introducing a new …
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Jam yesterday – shit tomorrow … the trouble with democracy
“For this relief much thanks” – Hamlet. I had an uneasy feeling that you might find not hearing from me for over a week is rather like a holiday, but a friend wrote asking what had happened. Well, I’ve been …
Read MoreIs it free or isn’t it? To me it reads exactly like a big fat lie. And other things that don’t seem right
“Why pay for Wi-FI when you can get it for free?” said the message that appeared on my screen. It was there because my connection with the BT Home Hub – God, how I hate these names – had vanished. …
Read MoreOne of the great mysteries of the universe – and what it costs. Plus an opportunity if you are a charity
Two weeks ago I was interviewed by bvo.com – the bv stands for business visions, or in my case nightmares. Actually it was a rather good interview, but it’s not up yet – I think they’re still removing the bad …
Read MoreThe cloud of unknowing – more damn “creativity” than I need, thank you kindly. Plus Call Centre Frolics
I would be astounded if you hadn’t seen umpteen references to The Cloud. There have been ads and posters promoting it all over the place. I have actually been benefiting from it unknowingly. But the one thing I have never …
Read MoreIsn’t it time your dog had his own wristwatch? And how about Stink-o-vision?
Don’t laugh. I’m fairly serious. Last week I went with my beloved to a splendid restaurant near us in Bristol that was running a Portuguese evening, and this is one of the useful ideas we picked up. The wristwatch in …
Read MoreSold out – and a mystery that never fails to astonish: the paradox of the clueless
I was going to write again about the appalling Berlusconi, because my last piece only gave a faint idea of what a shameless crook he is, but it’s hard work trying to explain the complexities of politics, mafioso style. However, …
Read MoreNew marketing jargon to mystify your friends, a regret – and some laughs for Sunday
Yesterday someone wrote asking if I could recommend a book about “brand activation”. “WTF is that?” I asked myself, with my uncanny mastery of internet lingo. So I replied suggesting my friend James Hammond’s book – but asking “what is …
Read MoreGod, the tears were streaming down my face as I received this heart-rending message. Then I threw up
Well, I’m sitting here in the humid heat of Brooklyn banging out the odd syllable, but here’s something from someone I’ve never met, never spoken to, never bought off. I just read their stuff because I collect this kind of …
Read MoreBerlusconi: if he weren’t a criminal and a menace to democracy it would be funny
Groucho Marx’s most famous joke was “I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members”. Well, I don’t care to belong to a club that has someone like Silvio Berlusconi as part of the …
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