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  • It really is the little things

    markmaking* ◦ February 20, 2018

    We live in a world where you can have loo roll delivered on subscription and get approved for a bank …
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    • brand strategy
    • Canary Care
    • helpfulness
  • B2B financial services: the opportunity in complexity

    Alastair Williams ◦ January 12, 2018

    Complex products. Confusing features. More jargon and acronyms that you can SASA. Throw in frequent and often incomprehensible regulatory changes …
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  • Arts and culture: How to handle the new

    Nicola Edginton ◦ November 22, 2017

    All arts and culture organisations have to evolve to thrive. When you plan a new offering and get the funding …
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    • arts & culture
    • brand strategy
    • campaigns
    • communications
  • B2B financial services: survival of the nimblest

    Alastair Williams ◦ November 16, 2017

      The world’s getting faster. We move through life at an increasingly rapid pace, compounding everyday stresses. It’s one of …
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  • Emotion is energy

    Zoe March ◦ November 3, 2017

    Emotion is energy. Embrace it, channel it, but please don’t crush it. I was recently reading the November issue of …
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    • marketing
    • thought leadership
  • B2B financial services: the hard art of standing apart

    Alastair Williams ◦ October 5, 2017

    No two ways about it, the B2B financial services sector is a fiercely competitive and challenging one. It’s awash with …
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  • GDPR and email marketing

    markmaking* ◦ September 26, 2017

    The General Data Protection Act (GDPR) came into effect in May 2018. The original directive for EU Data Protection is …
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    • GDPR
    • thought leadership
  • Freely given: community by design

    Nicola Edginton ◦ June 14, 2017

    Chatting with my Nan recently, I got to thinking about how much the world has changed since she was young …
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    • community
    • Non-profit
    • PROJECT:PLEDGE
  • To tease or not to tease?

    Alastair Williams ◦ April 28, 2016

    A client asked me to lay it out for them recently: why should they run a campaign to launch their …
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    • teaser
  • Looking Part V: Beyond the idea

    Alastair Williams ◦ February 11, 2015

    Over the course of this series, a number of my fellow mark-makers have provided some terrific insights into the art …
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    • Looking
  • Looking part III – Several different hats

    markmaking* ◦ October 14, 2014

    Lisa Davies – Account Director (Above, far right) I started working in print many moons ago, so my career has …
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  • A quick guide to writing in plain English

    markmaking* ◦ August 26, 2014

    Fitness for purpose When writing for any particular purpose, the aim is to meet an objective. To meet the objective, …
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    • writing
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