Love, love, love … and overwhelm
I attended my little sister’s ordination at the weekend and I found it deeply moving. I didn’t expect that, especially as I’m an atheist. I feel so joyful for her and joyful that I’m part of her life and by the end of the ceremony I was overwhelmed. I feel into floods of tears as […]
Using LinkedIn to ‘Show Up’ in your network
I’ve been doing some work with a client on generating awareness recently and we’ve chosen to use LinkedIn. I’ve been following the shift in usage of LinkedIn over the last few years or so with interest. I used to say of Twitter “think of it as like the office kitchen – you can bump into […]
Really listening: a poetry network
How often do you just listen to someone reading aloud something they love? Listening to another’s voice: tuning into their cadence, subtle shifts in tone and changing inflection is a lovely way to connect with another human being. I suspect many of us take it for granted much of the time. I know I do. […]
Marketing in the Wild #1: Chocolate Worm Cakes
I visited the Old Operating Theatre museum and, aside from a fantastically detailed and troubling account of Edwardian & Victorian operating theatre practices, this artefact caught my eye. Tapeworms and marketing: a heady mix.
Kindness sees, connects and forgives
Is there space for kindness in our digital lives and our professional lives? HINT: I believe it's a crucial part of our humanity, even if we need to start nudging behaviour a bit to make sure we create space to be kind and to see, connect with and forgive others. This TEDx talk from Lauren Hug is fantastic, please watch and let her know what you make of it.

Communicating should be easy, right?

Have you found that getting your message across can be really, really hard?

Have you ever avoided marketing because you don’t have time for it?

Ever spotted that your new website copy doesn’t actually appeal to anyone else?

Or the brilliant marketing idea that came out of your team meeting now feels way out of reach?

It’s one thing to have a brilliant passion for your business and the drive to make your ideas a reality.

It’s quite another to step out of your world and see it through the eyes of people who know nothing about you or your products.

And even then, you’ve still got to create the set of stories that persuades them to spend a bit of time finding out.

Love, love, love … and overwhelm

Using LinkedIn to ‘Show Up’ in your network

Really listening: a poetry network

Marketing in the Wild #1: Chocolate Worm Cakes

Kindness sees, connects and forgives

Communicating should be easy, right?

Have you found that getting your message across can be really, really hard?

My offer to you: you concentrate on what you love to do, I’ll do the same.

Along the way, we’ll do some great work together.