I have had a bit of a love affair with Insane Root and their theatrical productions ever since their brilliant Macbeth in Redcliff Caves. (I wrote about it for The Shakespeare Magazine in 2015). Run…
The people out there doing great things are too busy to create content, and the people who have time to create content haven’t got that much to say #rockandahardplace. Ok, so maybe this isn’t always…
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27 Easy Ways To Make Your Copy & Online Content Better: Copywriting Ideas
Words on websites can easily become a bit blah. You probably feel like you’ve heard it all before: “professional service”, “great customer service” and “contact us today”. It’s hard not to sound formulaic when writing…
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How to Pitch When Networking: Perfecting Your First Pitch
Going networking and drumming up new business is not something I have done for awhile, but I do remember the networking events I attended very vividly. As a fresh-faced business newbie, I feel I had…
The more I work and run an agency, the more I am coming to learn that: continued small ongoing actions = success. It’s not about the big fanfare moments (which themselves often come from smaller…
As an ex-Digital Copywriter turned Creative Director, here are some ‘pearls of wisdom’ on digital copywriting in the rather strict format of ‘rules’. Feel free to follow or totally ignore.
“The forest answers in the same way that we shout at it.” — Finnish proverb Is content marketing the answer? (And what, more importantly, was the question?). Content is becoming more and more fractured. Formats…
Today, I was struck by a notice I read in a toilet (of all places). It was just a generic notice about what to do in the loo. But actually, it wasn’t generic at all….
Another six months, another Brighton SEO. The April 2018 Brighton SEO was a whirlwind of talks, meetings, and whiskey cokes. Meetings and whiskey aside, I enjoyed the talks at the event. As usual, the speakers…
One of the best feelings I get when running a business? When people take the time to say something nice, and I realise that even though I might be feeling stressed, tired, or just generally…