“Oh, this is bad, this is really bad! You work, and you slave, and you steal just enough for a sweet lick of that shiny brass ring… don’t I get a lick? Doesn’t Gil get a lick?” This question is posed by perhaps one of the most deeply satirical characters in The Simpsons, Gil Gunderson.ContinueContinue reading ““Doesn’t Gil get a lick?” – Sales tips from a Simpsons standout”
Author Archives: Gabriel Burrow
Monopoly Empire – Brands and billboards
Everyone knows Monopoly: the game with the potential to destroy relationships and ruin perfectly pleasant rainy afternoons. There is, however, something timeless about the real-estate peddling simulator. The colourful banknotes (that are inevitably embezzled by a corrupt banker), navigating the board as a Scottie dog, and the smug feeling of having won second prize inContinueContinue reading “Monopoly Empire – Brands and billboards”
Smart usage: Two productivity application trends to get you thinking
In recent years more and more people have been succumbing to smart-device procrastination. eMarketer found that on average US mobile users now spend as many as 4 hours on their phones every day, with other studies substantiating their findings. Alarming? Maybe a little. A host of productivity applications have set their sights on this emergent mobile culture.ContinueContinue reading “Smart usage: Two productivity application trends to get you thinking”
iWay or the highway – has Apple gone stale?
Switch. A simple message that has done Nintendo a lot of favours in the past year. So why does it fall short of the mark as the cornerstone of Apple’s new ad campaign for the iPhone? We are faced with an image split in two. On one side there is “your phone”, the other “iPhone”.ContinueContinue reading “iWay or the highway – has Apple gone stale?”
Google’s Digital Garage – a beginner’s toolkit for marketing success
I recently ended my time working as a social media marketing manager for a Nottingham based estate agent. To facilitate the handover I had a number of meetings with my successor and they got me thinking – what’s the best way to get started with digital marketing? My colleague was a beginner in the field,ContinueContinue reading “Google’s Digital Garage – a beginner’s toolkit for marketing success”
Show don’t tell – Dark Souls and the value of content marketing
Whether a consumer is presented with a masked figure with a penchant for existential dread or an incisive piece of analysis on the current real estate market, you can be sure that thought and conviction were requisite components in the creation of their experience. “Show don’t tell” has become something of a mantra for gameContinueContinue reading “Show don’t tell – Dark Souls and the value of content marketing “
Web Design for Everybody
Web design is something that almost everyone interacts with on a daily basis, but it seems that surprisingly few people get to grips with what goes into a fully functional site. It’s something that I’ve grown increasingly interested in, both on the SEO / PPC side of things (what makes your website crop up whenContinueContinue reading “Web Design for Everybody”
“The ironic voice”
NB: Since 2017, I’ve changed my mind on this. That’s what happens. People change their mind about things. In an essay critiquing the cynicism, self-reference, and black humour that had gained prominence in America David Foster Wallace famously wrote that irony was “ruining our culture”. In Dave’s eyes there was a time and a placeContinueContinue reading ““The ironic voice””
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