Is the Olympics 2012 brand a winner?

Posted by on Jun 4, 2007 in updates | 21 comments Is the Olympics 2012 logo really as  hideous as people make out? Some furious protesters have already launched an online petition against it. And there are some really critical comments on Iain’s post about it, though I must admit that rabbits did not instantly spring to my mind! I asked my teenage son what he thought, wondering if the objectors were simply not hip...
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Celebrity endorsement doesn’t always work

Posted by on Jun 4, 2007 in updates | 5 comments You need to be more than a celebrity with a pretty face and nice figure to get a serious message across. The government sponsored national Recycle Now Week, with Denise Van Outen as its leading lady, has been strongly criticised for failing to deliver a message that supports sustainable recycling. The Waste and Resources Action Programme has been accused of wasting a real opportunity by not...
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How does it feel to give up the booze?

Posted by on Jun 4, 2007 in updates | 0 comments What does it feel like to give up the booze if you are addicted to it? Veronica Callanan, a recovered alcoholic, compares the early days of recovery as feeling like “flying to Barbados”: Wake up! Your life is happening right now, it’s not going to start when you find the right job, house, partner, lose 10 pounds. These precious seconds right now are your life – are you going...
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The missing – Melissa Rondan

Posted by on Jun 4, 2007 in updates | 10 comments  I understand my daily ”missing” posts were mentioned (read comments from link)) on 18 Doughty Street the other night, how every other post I write is on this subject.  And yes, jailhouse lawyer is right, it’s true, my traffic has slightly gone down since I started writing them. But I do, nevertheless, feel it is important to...
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