Twice I took the DVD from the shelf to the counter where one of the staff would then have to run back upstairs only to return five minutes later to tell me that they were “sorry, but we don’t have that DVD”. I tried my best to...
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There are a whole lot of people who valiantly start a blog , religiously add to it every day - yet nobody comes visiting, says Martin Jordan. . In evitably, they throw in the towel when they realise they're presenting to an empty theatre. But...
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Turnover is now a hot potato in the accounting world. No longer does turnover equal the total of the sales invoices raised in the accounting year. Instead accountants look at contracts and activity levels. So you need to know exactly what the...
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When a multinational brand like Coca-Cola starts to talk about social media then most other brands tend to listen and from the social media policy that Coca-Cola has published to keep all of its worldwide employees in check the business has...
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Writer/actor/director/erstwhile web developer… Brian Limond – a co-founder of Glaswegian digital agency Chunk – has many strings to his bow. As his alter-ego Limmy makes the leap from internet notoriety to eponymous show on BBC...
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The question we asked was: So, who is listening to what?. We also asked those who submitted their playlists to write a sentence or two as to why or how it suits the mood in the office
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Few businesses sound like a Lotus as soon as they open their doors for business. That guttural roar of power and acceleration often takes a while to develop, no matter how hard the pedal is pushed to the floor in the formative years of any...
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In an outspoken speech, far removed from the 2011troubles of News International, James Murdoch had this to say of Britain's newspapers, "Yes, the free press is fairly near the knuckle on occasion – it is noisy, disrespectful, raucous and quite...
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Celebrity and advertising go hand in hand. You know you’ve made it as a celeb when you front the latest denim, makeup, drinks or erm, frozen foods range.Yet, celebrity endorsed advertising has often been suggested as a sign that the creative...
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Printing companies on the front-line during this transitional time are having to adapt to this pace of change, or risk going out of business – but tough trading conditions and a lack of capital to instigate change means many have fallen...
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So, what does your card say about you? We asked creative agencies to explain the thinking behind their business cards.
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Here is something you may never have probably considered, if you have sound as part of the story telling process you are going to be massively more successful in your campaign.. and your clients will reward you for it. We know this is...
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How many movies have you watched in which a shady character utters the immortal line: “this is business, it’s not personal”? Probably hundreds, no doubt. It’s a great phrase which loosely translated means: “I’m...
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Today there is no shortage of ‘food on the go’ outlets to choose from on UK high streets as the tempting aromas of Subway, Pret A Manger, McDonalds, Burger King etc invade your nostrils aiming to entice you zombie-like into their...
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Ogilvy believed that by simple answers to these 35 questions, you could evaluate your place on the greatness scale. He sent out this memo to his staff in New York more than 30 years ago. Has he still got it right? Has technology overtaken the...
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Uber tells The Drum why difficult times are breeding creativity for web designers.
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As head of marketing for Manchester's 2002 Commonwealth Games, Tony Hill has been there, seen that, done that. He talked to The Drum four years ago and handed out lots of helpful advice to Glasgow for the challenges that lay ahead. How have we...
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