Posted on April 19, 2010 by Nick
Tomorrow, there will be an empty chair in our office. A stray tumbleweed will gently play across a desk. Sands will slowly envelop the three-tier trays. For Eamonn, my Producer, is stranded in Chicago. Like several hundred thousand other people, the Icelandic volcaninc eruption and subsequent flight embargo means he’s going nowhere; most likely until [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by Nick
This week marked the culmination of what is, in my opinion, one of the finest turnarounds in brand/marketing history. The O2 Arena, nestled in the elbow of the River Thames in Greenwich, has become the most successful live events venue in the world. With over two million people scheduled to walk through its doors this [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by Nick
Well, given the unstable state of the economy, we should have expected a pretty bland budget, and that’s what we got. Darling was barracked the moment he got to his feet, using the phrase “Stability now, and in the future” to much laughter. But in my previous post I lamented this administration’s endless tinkering, and [...]
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