Why Bodyform’s advertising strategy isn’t working.I obviously wasn’t the only person to notice this poster opposite Kingston train station in the suburbs of London. It’s a bizarre execution for Bodyform, which parodies a Conservative Party election poster...

The hired gun can’t fire blanksOnce in a while, I’m going to use these pages for a little reflection on the whole process of creativity. Perhaps it’s a little self-indulgent, but the more that I teach copywriting and creative writing, the more I find myself...

Breaking the language barrier: Alex Woodruff and Vanessa Cisz in englishtalk’s Stuttgart offices.Interesting discussions in the land of wild boarWhat separates true entrepreneurs from the wannabes? I suspect it’s an uncanny ability to spot an opportunity or...

Where’s the proposition? How cars, fries and bras have been defying conventionI was preparing a lecture recently on the theme of propaganda and advertising for the University of Westminster in London and it got me thinking about the way in which major...