Tag: Clients
The telephonist and Harry Potter
I was once introduced to a visitor by one of the senior folks in our company as ‘the telephonist’.
Gina Hollands
A professional people-pleaser
There's a pattern: getting caught up in other people’s hype and mistaking external validation for self-worth.
Rachael Simpson
A single client
It’s always great to have a steady supply of work when you’re freelance. If you have someone offering you 20-30 hours of steady work, you’re obviously going to take it.
Beth Townsend
Selling dreams rather than deliverables
Buzzword-driven strategies that lack substance take away from creating value for clients through meaningful connections with their audience.
Atem Mbeboh
Your identity isn’t your job
Of course, it’s great to love what you do. But if you change paths or fall out of love with something - that’s ok.
Meghan Downs
Give it a year and you'll be advising the United Nations
Juiced up on my own self-importance, I had an air of invincibility. I was untouchable.
Matt Desmier
Wear sunscreen
We need to learn how to respond, rather than react to other people online.
Jo Watson
Presenteeism
The 9-5 mindset is so outdated. Measuring someone’s performance based on how many hours they’ve been in the office, will get you nowhere.
Katie Thompson
Marketing has no barrier to entry
The sheer amount of blagging and bullshit in the digital marketing world has been pissing me off on a daily basis for nearly 20 years.
Gareth Morgan
A death-threat-inducing fuck up
Although 10 years on, and since the death threats have stopped, there’s part of me that is secretly pleased to have this anecdote. So here goes…
Nick Ellis