Phil Coulson Has No Superpower Whilst binge watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this Easter, I realised that, no doubt, the greatest Avenger doesn’t have a traditional superpower. But Phil Coulson, played superbly by Clark Gregg, has something else. What? Phil has two other things that make him a true superhero. Mindset (or Heart) and […]
Category: Culture
Thoughts on a particular culture or global culture.
Building Brand One Ukiyo-e T-Shirt at a Time
Building Brand One Ukiyo-e T-Shirt at a Time The toughest question we face as marketers is, “How much should we spend on brand?” My issue with this question is that it shows the archaic mindset of the industrial age. You are dividing, not integrating your business divisions. As the old sales saying goes, […]
Controlling the Narrative… A Mugs Game
Controlling the Narrative… A Mugs Game History is written by the victors, as Winston Churchill once pointed out. The trouble is, the victors are eventually defeated. It is the inevitable, slow, irresistible force of cause and effect. The oppressed become the oppressors, the winners the losers, and we descend into endless cycles of tit-for-tat […]
Online Education…Not
Online Education…Not Warning, as Seth Godin would say, ‘this is a rant.’ Due to COVID we saw a massive rise in online lectures and education, out of necessity. In some cases, really great, in others, not so much. I do believe the rapid delivery of much needed skills and new ways of […]
What if you had no name?
What if you had no name? What if you had no name? How would you define yourself? How would others define you? The serious implications of having no name are clearly demonstrated by the story of ‘Sixty-Six Garage’, the Mexican migrant who lay in a permanently vegetative state in a Houston hospital […]
Almond Milk Wallpaper
Almond, Oat, Coconut, Rice and Soy Wallpaper We as consumers are lazy. You may, at work, bemoan the supplier or colleague who never reads their emails properly, as I do. But then I go to the supermarket and purchase the wrong box of milk, because I don’t read labels once I’ve chosen a brand […]
Fool for Truth
Fool for Truth or Fool for a Fix As April Fool’s Day whizzes past us once more, I find myself pondering on the role of the Fool. I’ve done comedy as performer on stage, in ads, for voice overs and as writer, and I even tried stand up…once. I may try it again, at […]