For those that don’t know, I’m fortunate enough to manage the marketing, communications and PR for a successful outdoor, multi day, music, arts and lifestyle festival that’s recognisedas one of the best “transformational festivals” in the world. The event was held successfully in January (2013), but...
What do you do when you have no time on your hands and 1001 things in your inbox? Start an irregular marketing podcast with a friend from ye olde motherland… that’s what! Marketing Gravy is a podcast presented by Tim Harvey (moi) & Damion Brown (not...
I’m the first to admit I don’t deal the best with death. It’s not that I don’t feel comfortable acknowledging the final great riddle and I’m certainly not squeamish about being in the same room with a cadaver. My anxiety derives from a concern that I’m not...
Nothing lasts forever but I’m sure Skype fans were hoping Microsoft took a little longer to pillage what has been for years, an excellent advertising free service. On Wednesday the company announced, in typically PR spun upbeat copy, that it is “excited” to introduce a new...
One of the perks of working on music festivals is getting to chat with legendary DJ’s and producers. Just the other day I got to catch up with German techno master Christian “D-Nox” Wedekind via Skype for a podcast I was producing for the Eclipse2012...
came back today from a meeting with a prospective client and to be completely honest I was pleasantly surprised to find a progressive retail company with a real willingness to embrace new techniques for building their brand AND improving their business. Too often these days I...
