• Two words immediately struck me this morning as I did my usual trawl of news sites – they were “brand” and [...]

  So what is “brand Britain” these days?

  March 23, 2010
• Some intriguing little stories around, including: The Happy Map of the UK shows that Powys is the place with the most smiles, whilst Edinburgh [...]

  My happy place, spamming, Dragons and Consumer 2.0

  August 28, 2008
• A round-up to end an interesting first week back after a welcome break: Even though we’re not supposed to use the term chav, apparently, [...]

  Chav-baiting, our secret shame, snoring and rebranding a second city

  August 22, 2008
• Apart from researching and writing a couple of newspaper features, my mind has been wandering to adverts over the last few days. It started with [...]

  Dress like a Mad Man

  July 8, 2008

• An interesting Q&A on Eyecube with Rob Walker, prolific marketing writer and commentator for the likes of the New York Times Magazine. The [...]

  The art of murketing

  May 21, 2008