https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/technology/office-furniture-tech-companies.html You have to have an eye for it. There’s so much. Is it quality or some old tat that no-one’s going to pay for. Some of it’s generic: see it anywhere. That’s OK, you can get it in bulk and sell it on as a job lot to a start-up looking to get their … [Read more…]
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141144.htm I’ve spent a long time working my way up this company. I served my time in the pool, the open plan fields of hot desks with their formula formica and generic plush chairs. How many times did I brush past those vertical carpet dividers, feeling the static? In many ways the meta-office was even … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/21/clarkesworld-ai-generated-submissions/ Curating took work. He knew he had to do it. If he was going to get the job he wanted, he needed to tend his profile. He knew the theory – the power of networking, the need to engage, comment, connect. He knew this all took work. He’d sat through the workshop. He knew … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/havas-media-group-uk-appoints-cto-coo/1813849 It had always sounded a little geeky but I quite liked it. As a job title, it sounded, well relevant I suppose. When I attended meetings people looked at me as though I was, I don’t know… important, a foundation, a basic building block of the business. Colleagues turned to me in meetings, just … [Read more…]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-metas-push-to-solve-the-noisy-office-ba43042 He looked around and smiled. This wasn’t a bad place to work. The company had got its energy back since the pandemic. To his right, a spirited argument about a design. Over on the left Chris and Sam were playing with post it notes. He turned around, Charlie was making a coffee, humming that … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/fear-of-greenwashing-is-forcing-brands-into-greenhushing/ So glad you’ve joined us. You really impressed in the interview. Your passion and commitment really came through. You’ll be a great fit, I’m sure. Now we’ve got all the admin stuff out of the way, you’ve got your equipment to take home, you’re ready to get set up…. There’s just one more thing … [Read more…]
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/11/super-bowl-ad-commercial-cost I can remember as though it was yesterday. You don’t forget experiences like that. It’s why you work in this industry. Not just the chance to work on things that will carry on long after you’re done but are part of culture. Big, water-cooler, event work. And the chance to work with a great … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/adland-increasingly-struggling-mental-health-nabs-says/1812435 He needed to get the stats down. Breathe. That’s it. Look, they’re moving. Focus. He’d done it before, he knew he could could get there. What had he been picturing that time? he thought. No, don’t struggle to remember. Blue sky. Breathe. He glanced again at the wearable, waiting for the hue to shift. … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/advertising-first-union-why-marketers-should-worry/ We’re not going to back down. We can’t. We’ve come to far now. We know management stockpiled in preparation. They knew we were going to strike. They wanted us to. The government gave the police new powers and they had the trade press on their side: “enemy within”. But we can’t go back. This … [Read more…]
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a42626684/artificial-intelligence-can-decode-your-braninwaves/ I get what you’re saying but you’re missing the point. We already share best practice. We have intranets, AI-enabled project tools. We have away days and team-building days. We pay consultants to come in and do speculation workshops to get people to share and improvise: be more creative. We’re already networking our creativity. This … [Read more…]