Would sir like a book to go with his blog?

Hear that? Shhh. Listen. There it is again. A creeping, stealthy, resurgence of print formats. Silently returning to laugh in the face of online. Or more likely, hold hands and form a union towards cooperative working. Maybe I’ve had my head turned by digital too...

Brevity is the soul of wit

I’m reminded of the sticker by Glasgow artist, David Shrigley. Simply says: ‘You can’t help looking at this’ Or a sign on a cake display ‘Remember fly pies? Eccles cakes £2.99’. Sometimes less is more: Stop being polite. Get to the point. Put the main point first when...

Teeth whitening, nail bars and Zumba listen up

This article first appeared on: Bitsy – the friendliest B2B marketplace on the web For various reasons I get to see a lot of website for starts ups – laser teeth whitening, nail bars, salsa and Zumba classes pepper my waking hours. And I’m usually trying to help...

How opinions can help your business

This article first appeared on: Bitsy – the friendliest B2B marketplace on the web In sub zero weather I stood outside an old Prussian public toilet on a traffic island under a railway bridge eating a burger. Complete strangers had led me, a woman in a foreign...

Dumb dos and don’ts of smartphones

Today’s phones enable people to do most of the things they used to use computers for. It’s therefore worth considering how this affects communication. Here are 5 issues to bear in mind when communicating with smartphones. Quick Response (QR) codes. Black and white...