December 22, 2015 Applying the 80-20 Pareto Principle to Writing a Creative Brief [Image Credit: Robert Couse-Baker] An advertising agency account manager friend and ex-colleague recently contacted me to ask for some advice to improve the…
December 20, 2015 Creating New Restaurant Concepts with Michelin star Chefs Omar Romero and Björn van der Horst [Subscribe to the podcast: on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, RSS feed. Please give the show a rating and a review if you…
December 16, 2015 What Strategists Can Learn From Tabletop Games – EPC 2015 Talk [Subscribe to the podcast: on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, RSS feed. Please give the show a rating and a review if you…
December 3, 2015 Happy in Vienna I thought I’d add a theme music to this post, Röyksopp’s Happy up Here so you can listen while reading. I took the train…
November 29, 2015 In Prague for the European Planning Conference I just had a fantastic week attending the 2nd edition of the European Planning Conference in Prague this week. I was able to arrive…
November 19, 2015 Back to Back Planning & Strategy Nights at Google I’ve spent the past two evenings at the now familiar Google UK large meeting room for planning & strategy focused evenings of talks….
November 13, 2015 Brain Surfing & Strategist Survey Image Credit: Afu007 After a hiatus for a couple of years, the Strategist Survey (formerly Planner Survey) is back! If you’re a strategist,…
November 5, 2015 In the Shipping Business I read this article from Dave Trott in Campaign yesterday. He writes about content and makes excellent points about the advertising & marketing’s current obsession with…
October 21, 2015 Welcome to the Future Happy Back to the Future day! It’s finally (or already) here! Back to the Future Part II is one of the first films I…
October 15, 2015 A Few Things I Learned From My Sister on Her Vineyard In the past year I’ve had the chance to spend more time with my sister Saskia on her vineyard, Les Arabesques. She owns a…