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404 inspiration

Wed, 21 October 2009 12:00 GMT

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...

April Fools Marketing

Thu, 17 April 2008 12:00 GMT

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. Your Apil Fools' campaign needs to:

April's for fools >

Fri, 1 April 2011 12:00 GMT

One of the best April Fool's I've seen this year ...

Divergent Thinking

Fri, 22 September 2006 12:00 GMT

I love creativity tools. Stumbled across this Divergent Thinking creativity tool, which I thought you may like to try out: Convergent thinking is all about logical, linear and left-brained thinking, while divergent thinking is about associative and right-brained thinking.

Find creative inspiration

Mon, 16 October 2006 12:00 GMT

Where do you find creative inspiration? No matter what jobs we do - it is our thinking and creativity that makes us stand out from the crowd. And, creativity isn't just for arty types. If you're stuck, use creativity tools such as:

Global Service Jammin' in Leeds

Wed, 16 March 2011 12:00 GMT

Just 48 hours to change the world? If you had 48 hours to design a service that could transform your community - your city - the world - what would you do?

How do I create a great CV : stealing ideas from marketing

Tue, 12 April 2011 12:00 GMT

Want to create a great CV that gets read and people take notice of? You can, using some very simple marketing techniques. We've helped a few friends to hone their CVs and land fabulous jobs, by using common-sense marketing techniques.

Thought we'd share some of that learning here.

NewCo to ?? : How to launch a new business in three months

Sun, 8 January 2012 12:00 GMT

It has been quite a week for aardmaan.

We celebrated our tenth year in business, supported the World Record attempt to get a record number of comments on a blog post in 24 hours (see #comment24 on twitter) in support of RNLI.

Completed finishing touches to website in time for launch of a new company and worked on a major web project.

(However, the 5:30 to 22:30 (Monday to Saturday) these last few weeks, aren't our usual hours!)

The art of storytelling

Thu, 24 January 2008 12:00 GMT

Storytelling is the most powerful tool we have as communicators. It is the most ancient of art forms and goes right to the heart of what makes us human.