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Here I write about marketing, research, design, technology and anything else that comes to mind. Feel free to comment (moderated, I’m afraid).

I’ve been known to dabble in a bit of PR and I’ve come to the conclusion that sales people have a terrible nose for a story. I was involved in one of those marketing by committee (let’s cc everyone not in marketing for their marketing input) regarding a request for editorial submissions and to be quite …

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Less than one week to go before Web Summit opens its doors for the first time outside Dublin.  Late last year three generations of my family took a city break to Portugal’s capital and here’s what I learned: Lisbon is a vast city with pockets of splendor and seediness in equal measure. The guidebook told …

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I interview at least one person per working day and I’m not a recruiter. A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “Research your Research Options” where I forbid you to limit your research activities to the humble survey.  Today, I’m asking you to consider using the not so humble interview for way more …

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Here is a short film I made as part of the Gap Arts Festival Mobile Device Filmmaking Project – funded and supported …