The Future Starts Here: An Optimistic Guide To What Comes Next – John Higgs
At what point did the future stop being shiny and bright – full of hoverboards and flying cars? When did it become the dark dysfunctional and dystopian future we now recognise from countless science fiction films and dramas like Charlie Brooker’s brilliant ‘Black Mirror’ series on Netflix? Author John Higgs feels passionately that our […]
Back to nature with My Green Pod’s Nature TV
On Wednesday 3 Feb 2021 the My Green Pod Nature TV campaign went live, inviting you to temporarily throw off the shackles of ‘COVID lockdown’ and welcome hours of nature back into your life – for free – wherever you are – thanks to My Green Pod Nature TV. The campaign is the fruition of […]
“Never hate your enemies, it affects your judgment” Michael Corleone, The Godfather
This pearl of wisdom may well be from the mouth of Mario Puzo’s fictitious Mafia gangster – but viewed through a business development lens – it has real weight to it. We all have competitors in our respective industries. Most of us are time-poor and with our energy being in finite supply: one should never […]
Traction by Gino Wickman
Gino’s super-informative book is a mandatory read for any founder of a growing company: identify and attend to these core components and you should optimise operations and facilitate business success. The book comes accompanied by (free) online worksheets. The core components: Vision: Is everyone in your team rowing the same direction, different directions or are […]
Ultimate virtual conference solutions
Shaun Hunter’s event production experience includes touring with bands, multiple stints at Glastonbury and his position as head of sound and lighting at Envision Festival, Costa Rica, among others. As COVID-19 set in and the physical event world paused across the world, a deft career pivot in March 2020 led to Shaun’s re-positioning as a […]
1 million trees: rewilding Broughton Hall
My work this month involved a fascinating workshop and discussions with Broughton Hall’s current custodian Roger Tempest and his team. His ancestors were given the land almost 1000 years ago by William the Conqueror. In the 25 years since Roger took on running the estate, he has launched the over-subscribed rural business park, the inspirational […]
Measure What Matters – OKRS – The Simple Idea That Drives 10 x Growth – John Doerr
Sustainable films for a more sustainable world
Director Mark Downes’ THE GREEN EYED MONSTER film and animation company brings together a wealth of multi-disciplined talent to deliver engaging and finely crafted films with one goal in mind: to build a much equitable, greener and sustainable future. GEM only choose to work with brands and organisations that have sustainability as part of their […]
Living and breathing design solutions
Martin Hughes’ M3H design agency draw on their years of expertise in digital platforms and traditional marketing in order to give their clients the competitive edge by applying strategic thinking and innovation to any design solution. The full-service design agency provides branding, web design and digital content services to support companies as they grow and […]
Email marketing love: the laser focus of optimised CRM
Email marketing certainly isn’t dead. Customer Relationship Management systems have become infinitely smarter, allowing you to send out carefully curated emails that respond to the behaviour of your customers. Getting your CRM system optimised so that you reap the benefits of highly targeted marketing emails to your segmented customer base should be the foundation of […]