quirky

The French love their books. I realise this because I learn they have around 2,000 literary prizes. Yet something is rotten in the state of Les Gaulois. It appears they feel new stories ain’t what they used to be. Apparently, they nowadays tend to ‘sag in the middle’

The Slow Movement continues its spread. I first came across it a decade ago. Wonderful, seemingly impromptu – the then new term was popup – small markets with chef-manned stalls grouped together inbetween London office space. Local, artisanal lunchtime snacks I, along with many others, were happy to support in preference to

General management best-practice discovery. I deliberately try to avoid writing a blog on such. As salespeople that aim for chief execship, I feel today I can make a rare exception. It emerges following the passing of Beatles producer, George Martin. An unlikely beacon of managerial wisdom you’d think. But

The things that creep into your feed… How to say ‘yes!’ to sex [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/04/how-to-say-yes-to-sex-and-not-just-ok-only-if-you-shut-up-about-it] seemed a cheap shot. Yet I couldn’t help mull how the want-it-now-now-now salesperson and the million-other-things-on-my-plate buyer ever get it together. The original Aussie writing title perhaps

Waterkant. Fairly central Cape Town. One of the many over-styled new eateries there. Yet a real-life example to flow the juices of menu engineers. On occasion I blog on the crossover between food retailing and b2b solution price lists. Here’s another idea. This place had a menu without headings

Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs. Not a great flick, but does look slick. Kate Winslet enjoyed award season. Her turn as Apple’s Marketing chief was both Golden Globe and BAFTA winner. Oscar-nominated too. If you’re feeling ballsy, or simply like trying something new a few times, then how

A misfiring water pitch tapped me onto Adam Shaw’s blog the other day. Specifically his recounting of the incredible story of Jack Andraka [https://adamshawbiz.com/2015/11/03/saving-lives/]. Here’s a teenager that, driven by the loss of a loved one, invented an early spot for the

I caught the 400th edition of S Africa’s weekly brand and journalism magazine show. Maggs on Media went to London. Interviewing the publicly funded Brand London CMO, here’s the host’s final question; > “What’s the one undiscovered place to go to in London?” The interviewee was

> “Brightness is a metaphor for happiness.” So I discovered from a study finding listening to happy music makes us feel better. And people are paid to test this? What is perhaps of interest to Sales, is why this is so. It heightens our “brightness judgement”. We associate bright with