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Inspiration comes in all sizes. Big, small, wide, short, old, tall, fat, young, thin, medium build. It can be distant, detached, a piece of art, close, emotional, a book, a song, a passing comment, an idea, an experience, it can also be expected, and even better unexpected. My daughter went into hospital last week for an operation on both of her eyes. I know, it sounds dramatic. She is only 4 1/2. Her name is Daisy. She is quite a character and a little bit feisty, like her mummy. We didn’t wa… Continue

This was written for printers - but it is relevant for exhibitors, producers and exhibition contractors. It is a crazy, beautiful world we live in. It is full of contradictions. On the one hand governments and the EU want us to be entrepreneurial and dynamic and on the other hand we are expected to be socially responsible and environmentally friendly. But I, like most modern people, am a believer in positive aspects of environmental best practice. The biggest problem I have with the whole thin… Continue

There are plenty of excellent books about marketing. They are great expansive works that derive from minds of great academics and practitioners and provide value for students and theorizers. There are degrees you can take, post graduates diplomas, majors and minors, the list goes on and on. Now the principle of this is good and I do not think that the…

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I don’t always know what I want! Rant number 2…

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This year I managed to get to the Exhibiting Show. As a visitor, and what a great show it is. The vision, integrity and passion for exhibitions is here for all to see. But most exhibitors, in my book, just don't get it. I am now in an industry that is not vastly disimilar to that of the exhibition industry in that some of the interpersonal and communication skills need improving. It is as simple as that. But surely, a company that makes money out of the exhibition industry and actually invests t… Continue