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Trust: bank account or currency?

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 28 October 2011 Posted in Marketing No Comments Tagged with cash flow, communication, language, liquidity, mobile phone, money, Stephen Fry, words

On my new mobile phone there was an interesting 90 minute video of Stephen Fry talking about language and words. In fact he described this as a podgram. Fascinating ideas. It got me thinking more about how, with a common …

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Trains delayed

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 6 January 2011 Posted in Marketing No Comments Tagged with communication, DfT, London, Network Rail, railway, Reading, roadworks, train is cancelled, travel delays

You know how we all feel when a train is cancelled, or there are roadworks or other travel delays? Well here is a fine example of simple communication that helps the public understand the work that is going on. With …

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S is for simple creativity

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 27 April 2010 Posted in Consumer marketing, Marketing No Comments Tagged with childcare vouchers, communication, creative, Hunterlodge

I like it when a new agency gets into gear. Sometimes the benefits of this comes through with some really simple, clean communications. We’ve been working with Hunterlodge for a while now. One of the things they have recently delivered …

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Online shouting

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 7 September 2009 Posted in Marketing No Comments Tagged with communication, department of typography and graphic communication, online, University if Reading

Well, I never knew there was a department of typography and graphic communication at the University of Reading … fantastic. And they have been joining in with one of my pet subjects: ONLINE SHOUTING. Most people know that excessive use …

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Ryanair web 0.2 attitude

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 28 February 2009 Posted in Marketing 1 Comment Tagged with blogging, communication, easyJet, Ryanair

See this: Ryanair can confirm that a Ryanair staff member did engage in a blog discussion. It is Ryanair policy not to waste time and energy in corresponding with idiot bloggers and Ryanair can confirm that it won’t be happening …

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Marketing basketball

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 11 January 2009 Posted in Marketing No Comments Tagged with basketball, communication, Marketing, Reading, Reading Rockets, sport

Reading Rockets have set a fine example to sports clubs with their recent marketing activity. Via local schools they distributed flyers for a home match that gave the pupils free tickets. Accompanying adults got a £1 discount against the full £7 …

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I love you, Dad

By Kevin Harrington Posted on 9 September 2008 Posted in Marketing 1 Comment Tagged with assumptions, communication, email, media, Outlook, text speak

We make all sorts of assumptions about communication media for different age groups. Recent examples that help me keep a broad focus: 1. Charlie, my 6 year old son, not only now uses Outlook for his personal email account he …

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