(This was originally posted on 28th December 2021 but is republished each day of January 2022 to stay at the front of this blog) Having just read Dale Vince’s excellent Manifesto, I decided that maybe I should make an effort to reduce my red meat intake this next year. Part autobiography, part business biography and • Read More »
Digital marketing; what is it? SEO? PPC? Social media? Paid social? Programmatic? It’s all of the above. Digital marketing is also a lot more. When you’ve learned HTML, CSS, been a researcher, a web designer, a web developer, worked in a digital marketing agency, twenty years ago, before “digital marketing agency” became a term and • Read More »
Someone today said, in answer to the question “Did you have a good Christmas?” “I discovered the joys of the fire pit and mulled wine” Wow, waiting 50 years to appreciate such simple things in life! Mulled wine is great, it’s been a staple of my family for many years, especially with the German connections • Read More »
Whilst the prime minister is embroiled in yet another controversy, his government has set out to throw “red meat” out to its voter base and back benchers. For one thing, saying the military should be in charge of handling migrant boats in the English Channel is just ridiculous. There are not enough Royal Navy vessels • Read More »
As has been mentioned before on here, the metaverse has been around for over 30 years. It all started, at least in name, in Neal Stephenson’s book Snow Crash, go read it if you haven’t already and be ready for a televised version. The metaverse is also a great fixed focus name for the world • Read More »
Whilst it’s making the mainstream headlines right now, the Theranos story has actually been rumbling on for a number of years. Formed way back in 2003, Theranos’ unique selling point (USP) was that it could analyse just a few drops of patients’ blood and produce results. It claimed that, backed by its innovative technology, it • Read More »
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I did smile today when someone sent me an email explaining SMART goals. It’s always so interesting to see such a mature business tool being realised by a new audience. SMART, the acronym for Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound (or Timely), has been doing the rounds since it was first published in Management Review • Read More »