Knowledge workers, the future of jobs and the Taylorism of management

We are at a fascinating point in the history of organisational development – probably more dynamic than the industrial revolution but equally critical for organisations to understand. A recent economist article put it beautifully, on clutter in management and how tiers of managers, meetings and emails and killing our productivity. Office politics, management dysfunctionality and complex…… Continue reading Knowledge workers, the future of jobs and the Taylorism of management

Digital Transformation – It’s about the people

It’s not about search, social or structure… it’s about the people – all the people, the human beings that need to transform and be transformed. I really enjoyed reading Altimeter’s latest research on digital transformation because in the simplest of terms it didn’t talk about technology and tools, but focussed on the people; the two…… Continue reading Digital Transformation – It’s about the people

Re-Inventing Brand Marketing

As I read through an article by Cédric Cauderlier (@cedricc_be) on the 12 digital winners that I might have missed from Cannes this year I was very disappointed with the maturity of the executions – on the one hand it feels like Cannes has become the centre for creative stunts that win awards but on the…… Continue reading Re-Inventing Brand Marketing

Social is going to be digital all over again for ad agencies

Whilst watching the Facebook Marketing Conference in New York the other day (you can catch up with all the talks on the LiveStream link here), I was enormously happy to hear Nigel Morris (@NigelDMorris) from Aegis’s comments on how ad agencies need to adapt for social. Watch the video below and listen particularly to Nigel’s…… Continue reading Social is going to be digital all over again for ad agencies

Learning to love big data

I love data, I get excited by datasets that have hidden meaning, data that is trying to deliver an insight and is just waiting for me to tabulate and cross-match, or plot it on a chart to ask the right question and weed out the insight behind the figures. But I’m a geek, and beyond…… Continue reading Learning to love big data

Marketing Predictions for 2012

At this time of year we see a multitude of articles about predictions for the year to come – some obvious and some less evident – I’ve tried to keep my list short and focussed this time around as we marketers have only a limited bandwidth to evolve our increasingly complex ecosystem. Some elements may…… Continue reading Marketing Predictions for 2012

Follow The Money – Focussing on Inputs or Outputs

Deep Throat said it to Bob Woodward in 1976, and it’s still true today – if you want to understand, if you want to really get to the truth, you need to follow the money. And this is is just as true in the advertising business as we try and evolve an ageing traditional, TV…… Continue reading Follow The Money – Focussing on Inputs or Outputs