by Gill Booles | Jan 27, 2013 | Marketing, social media
Well boo hoo, poor you. I didn’t realise you were finding giving to charity so hard. Of course I’d love to help. I’ll head over to Facebook right now and ‘like’ your page. Shall I peel you a grape while I’m there? Assuming you could you be bothered to eat it. This...
by Gill Booles | Jan 7, 2013 | Marketing
We’re used to leap years, but what about skip years? The general opinion is that 2013 is a year to skip – here in Scotland the plan seems to be to keep our heads down and get through the year with the focus on the build up to 2014 (Commonwealth Games, independence...
by Gill Booles | Dec 31, 2012 | Communication, Digital, Marketing, Print, Self-publishing, social media, Website
You look back. You look back to the start of the year when plans were being drawn up. Back when it all seemed so simple. It is simple. Well no perhaps that’s a tad simplistic, if ‘it’ is life. I’m not a lifestyle guru. There are many other blogs which will promise...
by Gill Booles | Dec 11, 2012 | advertising, Digital, Marketing
I have a confession to make. I have never prepared a Xmas dinner. I prefer cheese to chocolate. I only own a couple of pairs of shoes. My shopping trips consist of darting into a store to buy the item I’ve previously identified online. No, I am not a man. But at this...
by Gill Booles | Dec 5, 2012 | Communication, Marketing
At this time of year I feel like I’m being grabbed by the elbow and propelled towards the Christmas I am not yet ready for. Sainsbury’s ‘know Christmas is more than just one day. It’s about a whole season of days’. Apparently it’s not enough to panic buy for one day,...
by Gill Booles | Nov 5, 2012 | Communication, Design, Marketing, Print
No matter how bad things get, How to Worry Less About Money offers comfort, a book to sit and stroke as the bailiffs step over your prone body and carry the furniture onto the street. The series by PanMacmillan has the most strokeable covers you’ll meet. I was...
