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There’s something very sad happening in the creative industry. I’ve hesitated to talk about, because I hate to sound bitter. But here goes. It’s about the hiring strategy of ad agencies. And before you assume this is all about me, … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, communication, copywriter, creative, life, thoughts, work, writing
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Word Whore
I am writing poetic pieces on the fleeting joys of family life. Whilst missing out on my own family. And being a moaning haggard harridan when I do see them. I am prostituting my craft and soul for people to … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, communication, creative, life, marketing, musings, poet, poetry, sadness, thinking, thoughts, words, work, writing
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Have you’re writting proffesionally revued.
This ad has made me a bit angry today. Not just the fact that it shows the arrogance of a company (person?) who doesn’t care enough about the written word to check spellings. But because somewhere, some place, some poor uncertain, … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, copywriter, creative, life, marketing, musings, reviews, thinking, thoughts, work, writing
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Write for pleasure and for profit
I suppose I ought to write something. Just so it looks like I am still around. So. Here it is. This. Also. This. When I’m feeling suitably writerly miserable, when all avenues to creativity seem blocked, when hard-fought written words … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, creative, life, musings, thinking, thoughts, words, work, writing
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Life on Mars
So that’s Christmas over. That means no wine. The above is quite a crisp and refreshing experience for me. I’m feeling cool and deliciously smooth, with a hint of tropical fruits (mainly because I’m eating a lot of tropical fruits). … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, copywriter, creative, culture, film, life, marketing, musings, science fiction, thinking, thoughts, work, writing
Tagged advertising, copywriter, creative, film, life, marketing, musings, science fiction, thinking, thoughts, work, writing
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Merry Christma’s (or Deck The Halls With Sloughs of Folly)
Christmas, eh. It’s all well and good if you are in a happy place. But when you’re not, Christmas is something that can push you over the tinsel-bedecked edge. “Joy to the World!” pipes the tinny supermarket muzak as you … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, christmas, copywriter, creative, life, marketing, musings, thinking, thoughts, writing
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Meow!
Apprentice fever has hit our house again. I hate it (well, I love to hate it). It’s a guilty pleasure. Jeering at the candidates’ mistakes that all seem so obvious from the safety of your sofa, arguing with Lord Sugarpuff’s boardroom decisions and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, creative, culture, growing up, life, motherhood, musings, society, Starting out, thinking, thoughts, TV, women, work
Tagged advertising, culture, growing up, life, musings, older women, parenting, society, starting out, thinking, thoughts, tv, women, work
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You say you want an evolution?
I hate feeling that I’m ‘past it’. That maybe, just maybe, I’m now considered ‘too old’ to be a writer in advertising and marketing. This insecurity is all in my own head. Probably. But I’ve been mulling (ooh I love a good … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 1990s, advertising, ageing, change, copywriter, creative, growing up, musings, thinking, thoughts, work, writing
Tagged 1980s, 1990s, advertising, ageing, ageism, boomer, change, copywriter, creative, growing up, life, marketing, musings, older women, thinking, thoughts, words, work
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The Frail Heart of Paper
I am in one of those stupid defeatist moods where I keep typing stuff then deleting it. The Inner-Critic is on my shoulder poking and laughing at my blog entries and calling me a pretentious twat. Or else he’s yawning and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, copywriter, creative, life, musings, self esteem, Starting out, thinking, thoughts, work, writing
Tagged advertising, confidence, copywriter, creative, criticism, life, musings, thinking, thoughts, words, work, writing
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“Save one life, save the world.”
Sir Nicholas Winton died this week. If you want to know who he was and what he did, read a bit about him at The Power of Good. He rescued around 669 children from the Nazi death camps. It was only … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, belief, change, copywriter, difference, life, musings, people, perspective, society, thinking, thoughts, words, writing
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