https://blog.immersed.team/working-from-orbit-39bf95a6d385 Working From Orbit: VR Productivity In (or Above) a WFA World I guess it was inevitable. The company’s been going downhill for years. You’ve only got to look at the turnover on the 12th floor. No-one’s stayed longer than 18 months for ages. Those of us who have been here for a long time … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/sliding-door-moments-how-will-hybrid-working-trend-affect-office-romances/ ‘Sliding door moments’: How will hybrid working trend affect office romances? How did I meet your mother? It was during The Fourth Great Lockdown. It was all new then. In The Before people had travelled to buildings to work but then the First Great Pandemic hit and everything changed. I worked in a first … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/key-ad-trends-driving-in-car-commerce-boom/1726545 The key ad trends driving the in-car commerce boom Today, he wasn’t bothered. The nudge points would have been nice to have, they always were. This week’s ‘partner’ seemed to have a great offer on but, no, he needed to put his foot down. The display said he was going faster than 80% of … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/merkle-launches-uk-tech-consulting-practice/1725478 Merkle launches UK tech consulting practice We are delighted to announce a new consulting practice and a new member of our team. We pride ourselves on the depths of our technological expertise and our data practice has been at the forefront of our offer for a number of years. We are keenly aware however … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/this-is-the-equivalent-of-free-beer-confessions-of-a-strategist-on-how-wellness-platitudes-arent-enough-to-curb-burnout/ ‘This is the equivalent of free beer’: Confessions of a strategist on how wellness platitudes aren’t enough to curb burnout It just won’t budge. I’ve tried opening more windows; joining more Slack channels. I’ve tried thinking about my mortgage. I’ve even tried holding my breath. It just won’t move. I’ve got to get it … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22629942/facebook-workrooms-horizon-oculus-vr Inside Facebook’s metaverse for work It was a fairly balanced meeting. Fifty-fifty bods and bots. He chose to send me. I don’t mind. My colleagues and I have a far more useful meeting running at the same time. We call it it ‘parallel processing’. We like that joke. Bot humour. He hoped they wouldn’t … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/deep-nostalgia-can-now-make-old-photos-of-your-relati-1846620089 I didn’t mind when she smiled. We’d been apart for so long, catching her smile was a reminder of The Before. She’d always been there, her quiet hint of a smile was an acknowledgement, an encouragement. Having her picture on the shelf wasn’t the same as having her here but those little signals, they … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/a41b34e7-a8fc-4bce-92e4-508cd1c83ba9 I’d always wanted to get a job in advertising. Well alright “always”, when i was a kid I didn’t know what it was and wanted to be an influencer but later… When The Great Compression happened and ad jobs disappeared, I thought my dream was dead but then I saw an ad about how … [Read more…]
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/11/16/why-linkedin-put-real-people-its-ads Colleagues. It’s been another successful quarter particularly in terms of productivity. Well done. The number of ads we are now producing is at an all time high. Clients know we can turn work around faster – and of course cheaper – than our competitors, still failing (in my opinion) to embrace the potential of … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/utmost-support-future-talent-during-pandemic/1699162 The networks were rough. Gangs patrolled the feeds, claiming territory, defending their corners. Things got nasty very quickly. Resources were scarce. Opportunities few and far between. Everyone knew someone who had been caught up in something. A skirmish or a full on battle. Since The Collapse, the feeds were no place for the timid … [Read more…]