Ten years ago I worked on the Dubai Marina project. It was fantastic. Probably one of the most exciting projects I’ve ever worked on. I hadn’t visited Dubai in the intervening ten years - and was overwhelmed by the place when I stopped off there a couple of weeks ago. Dubai Marina - is no longer a scale model. It’s more than lifesize. However, is it the city we thought it would be?  Read the rest of this entry »

Have a look - quickly - before someone decides to cull this site or the domain name expires … a Marconi website that gives a history of the company and the man from 1886 to 2000 has become frozen in time … the clock abruptly stopped for this site in 2001… Read the rest of this entry »

How come I never find funny, interesting or relevant 404 pages! Apparently they are out there. The number of times I stumble on a boring 404 page - and then forgot where I was going and what I was looking for…

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It doesn’t seem like that long ago that people didn’t know what twitter is. Today it is all over the media in the UK thanks to high-profile twitterers such as Stephen Fry who outed his habit on the new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show recently. 

Fry is certainly reaping the benefits of twittering - he gets it! Does it exceptionally well. And, he’s great with words - and so sounds authentic - which helps a lot. But will he ever be able to escape from the land of the perpetual dawn chorus? i wonder! Read the rest of this entry »

President Barack Obama

That was quite something … have just been watching the inauguration. Probably one of the most momentous days we will ever witness. President Barack Obama is an unbelievable orator - though think he has the toughest job ahead of him … Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve seen a rash of April Fools this year. Some better than others. But, one thing is sure, telling tall stories is a serious business. April Fools can be very good for business. However, it has to be exceptionally done well. And needs to follow the simple rules of communication. Read the rest of this entry »

Many years ago Peter Day of the BBC tracked down Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoon strip, for an interview. Scott made one serious point that successful companies consistently made the best products and services that people wanted to buy and also concentrated on the means of getting the product to the customer. He went on to comment how amazed he always was at the amount of resources companies would put into initiatives that had absolutely nothing to do with those basic objectives. Read the rest of this entry »

There a number of fundamental things you need to get right in business. Getting to know your customers is the No. 1 Business Essential. Having a clear understanding of who your customers are will help you communicate more effectively, connect with your market and drive more business and revenue. Read the rest of this entry »

I love creativity tools. Stumbled across this Divergent Thinking creativity tool, which I thought you may like to try out:  Read the rest of this entry »