Yesterday I had a meeting with our creative agency to discuss proposals for a gorilla marketing campaign – our company style! Gorilla marketing for the uninitiated is about targeting consumers in an unconventional way, often in unconventional circumstances. I think it’s the next big thing for our company’s marketing strategy. So what will the our…
It was announced recently that Boris Johnson is pledging to launch a £35m low-cost loan scheme to help small businesses in London, if he is re-elected in May. The money is set to come from the £70m allocated in last month’s budget to help boost ailing economic growth and boost capital development. The loans could…
As a Portuguese Water Dog I’m bred to help the fisherman in Portugal pull their nets onto their fishing boats, however living in Windsor and working in Richmond (to be honest i have no idea how i arrived in either of these places) i feel a little lost. I cannot even see the sea from…
We finally moved to the new house, further away from London, seeking the quiet life. In the previous place it sounded like we were living just across the road from the police station. Sirens were on all the time, morning, afternoon, night, you name it! This is not the main reason why we moved though,…
That’s how it seems sometimes. If I want to exercise my right as a purchaser and buy the green/ethical/morally upright option, I have to pay extra. Someone somewhere is taxing me for my beliefs. Maybe I’m being too sensitive about this. After all, if I go into my local supermarket, I’m presented with normal…
One of the delights of the internet is that no matter how obscure your interests, you’re likely to find somebody out there with the same interests as you. Whether river dancing, Eastern European gangster movies, or plate spinning interests you, you’ll find someone else who’s into it, too. It’s just one of the reasons…
The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings recently got me thinking about how I imagined the future would be then and how it actually turned out. One of the highlights of my childhood was the Apollo moon program. Whilst I am not actually old enough to remember President Kennedy pledging to put a…
As the London 2012 Olympics approach, we’re sure you are all as excited as our company, waiting with baited breath and expectation on team GB’s performance! For many a business however, ideas and preconceptions about how certain industries will be affected still remains a topic of hot debate. The most common misunderstanding is that, given…
It all started with Porn Star names: Name of childhood pet + mother’s maiden name = Twinkle du Feu for this author, I am particularly proud of that! Now I bring you ‘What’s Your Tory Candidate Name?’ Grandmother/Grandfather’s first name, street you grew up in double-barrelled with your head teachers last name….makes me Mary Sandymount…
Billed as the “budget for people aspiring to work hard and get on”, these were the immortal words uttered by George Osborne during his delivery of today’s budget. Inspired and full of hope, we were encouraged to hear of The Chancellor’s plans to help small businesses and innovation. A five fold increase in the value of government…
