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My SXSW Diary
Friday I’m sure you’ve already noticed that half of your digital department is missing this week. And you probably already know that the reason for that is a certain SXSW event taking place in the US....
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My SXSW Diary: Days 3 and 4 – Pinterest, Segways and Al Gore
Monday Monday kicked off with Ray Kurzweil’s keynote: “Expanding Our Intelligence Without Limit”, which was full of mind-blowing predictions. Among other things, he posited that within 25 years, what...
View ArticleMy SXSW Diary: Heading Home
The Flight Home: Reflecting on Key Themes I’ve landed back at Heathrow this morning. The SXSW Guantlet is over. On the flight home I finally had a chance to begin collecting my thoughts, digest a...
View ArticleMWC 2013: What to Expect
It’s that time again, where the entire mobile industry descends upon Barcelona for the four days of innovation that is Mobile World Congress. Last year we came back buzzing about how mobile is now the...
View ArticleLive from #MWC2013
The new venue is the NEC of Barcelona, a soulless collection of large sheds. Last year, the venue at least had some outdoor space and majestic fountains. This is just grim - Cannes and SXSW without a...
View ArticleLooking Back on #MWC2013
I’ve been back from Barcelona for a couple days now. A few things are sticking with me. First of all, what’s with the new location for MWC? It may be beyond massive – gargantuan, really – but it was...
View ArticleWhat we Expect from SXSW 2013
I’m flying to Austin today and I’m already looking forward to landing at getting out into the city. The vibe in Austin is excellent – half the fun of being there that your constantly surrounded by the...
View ArticleSXSW: Weekend Inspirations
Friday morning I caught a session called Is Mobile Really a branding vehicle? featuring Dennis Maloney, VP of Multi-media Marketing at Dominos, Rich Lesperance, Head of Digital Wallet / Emerging Media...
View ArticleFantasy cars, 3D printing, robots and Google Glass
If you gave Henry ford the Internet in 1909 he probably would have made cars differently. Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, certainly believes this as demonstrated in probably the most-inspiring session...
View ArticleWhat I hope to see at Cannes.
So Cannes is sixty. In those sixty years there’s been “changing of the guard” many times over and I am hoping to see a new seminal shift once again this year. I hope this year we see those that...
View ArticleRIP “advertising”?
I’ve stopped counting the times I’ve heard the term “storytelling” or now even “story whispering” at Cannes. In contrast I have hardly even heard anyone use that good old fashion term “advertising”. At...
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