Month: June 2007

  • Grin and bear it with Vodafone roaming costs

    During the coming week, I’m travelling in Belgium and The Netherlands. First stop is speaking at the European Communication Summit in Brussels followed by a client meeting in The Hague. Just checking on a few things as part of my…

  • The M&S iSuit (don’t let Apple know you call it that)

    Marks and Spencer has a long-standing reputation for making good clothes at affordable prices. Men’s suits, for instance. I have one of their sharp Italian-design suits that I bought in 1999. I don’t wear suits that often, perhaps one reason…

  • A dozen tips on brand-building with blogs

    There’s a great post by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger with advice on how to build your personal brand with a blog. Darren offers seven specific tips (read his post for the details on each one): Build trust Be personal Use story…

  • Fleeting encounters and cementing connections

    Reflecting on two conferences in London I’ve been involved with during the past week, I’m reminded that conferences are all about connecting with people. That will seem pretty obvious. What I mean is to do with the small, personal connections…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #247: June 7, 2007

    Content summary: Live from the Engagement & Social Media conference in London; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; interviews with John Smythe, Mark Ragan, Niall Cook, Marc Wright, Gerry McGovern, Steve Crescenzo; discussion: the controversy over the London 2012 Olympics…