Right click and 'save as' on the file at the bottom to download the podcast with Dan.
As I said earlier - there is some good bits on there about Innocent , and some other more random stuff. You can tell I haven't done it in a while. But I did my best. As did Dan.
As per usual let me know you thoughts (regarding the podcast).
(By the way, Harry C talks Innocent bottle hats over on Letsseewhathappens, here.)
That's it - here's the file...
I recorded a podcast with Richard Huntington of United London this afternoon.
Richard's legendary crankiness was partially in evidence, but mostly his sharp insights into the industry and provocative thoughts around branding dominated the proceedings.
What I found most interesting about talking to Richard was that he was prepared to let it all hang out, contradict himself, debate the point on the fly, before giving his conclusion; I found that really refreshing.
So thanks Richard. Stay provocative. Stay contradictory. Stay cranky. Stay interesting.
(Right click on link below and 'save as' to download.)
This is my uncle Jim (the one with hair). He lives in Youghal, near Cork, in Ireland. Whilst I was on holiday there for the last week I took some time to record a podcast with him about a few things, but mostly about his love of music, and opera in particular - we even play a couple of records, giving this the best ending of a 'Colmancast' (TM Ben) ever!
I'm now interested in opera. Thanks uncle Jim.
(For anyone who's interested in hearing more he has a local radio show that goes out over the internet, the link to streaming is here.)
Recorded the first non-marketing podcast yesterday with Alexis Demetriades, one of the founders, owners, and coaches of London Shootfighters gym. Alexis is a member of the GB Olympic wrestling squad, an expert in all aspects of mixed martial arts (boxing, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu / submissions), and a top bloke.
We cover off; the history of MMA (what it is / where it came from), the state of the sport today, the history of Londonshoot, pro training, self-defence, traditional martial arts, and Alexis's attitude to training.
I think MMA is a much misunderstood sport, I'd be interested to hear what everyone else thinks.
Only 30 mins or so in length and is, as per usual, unedited (and has the sound of tubes in the background).
(Right click and save as)
Went to listen to a talk about 'cool' internet stuff by Russell at W+K last night, Neil sums it up pretty well here.
Russell said that he wasn't sure it was the best way to present online stuff (in a room full of people watching him navigate around while he talked), but I'd disagree, I thought his commentary, the questions, and discussion made it an unusually team spirited venture - which is rare when doing online things.
Regardless, it was a good hour.
Grabbed a quick drink afterwards with Russell and Faris. Faris is a good bloke (bought me a beer) with an interesting blog, that you can read here.
After that caught up with Mark Hughes, mate of mine, self-proclaimed important man in media, and a miserable drunk.
We got rather pissed and decided in a moment of poor judgement to record an ad hoc podcast. I'm posting it for a number of reasons;
1. Mark wants to hear it.
2. I think there is some interesting stuff in there on the future of media agencies (Mark works at Carat).
3. It's quite funny (there's burping, a beggar requesting change, and Mark constantly trying to summarise).
Be warned though - no notes, no preparation, lots of liqor, and bad language.
Met up with (The) John Grant last week to record a blogcast.
John is a fascinating guy, smart as hell and a purveyor of the killer example - which makes for a great interview. He talks at length about his ideas, from their initial articulation in his first book The New Marketing Manifesto, their more detailed application for the knowledge economy in After Image, through to how they have developed and can (and are) being used today in his new book The Brand Innovation Manifesto.
John also talks about his views on some of the more traditional tools and techniques used in marketing (and some of their short-comings), he gives his opinion on onewordequity (no, really, that's one word), and explains his alternative approach.
I've just finished The Brand Innovation Manifesto and would highly recommend it. It offers a great overview of where 'new marketing' came from, what it was a reaction against, what that might mean for anyone involved in branding today, and how one should go about thinking about marketing problems and solutions in the modern world. As ever with John's books, it's stacked full of practical examples, is wonderfully written, eloquently argued, and constantly challenging.
One of the more interesting things for me that came out of talking with John was the theoretical/psychological framework that he uses. This was not a question we had a chance to explore in much detail, but you do get a strong sense of where he's coming from what he says in the interview, and he's promised to do a post about it on his blog soon.
Right click and save as. (And buy the book.)
Cheers John.
I recorded a podcast with Ben Terrett of the Design Conspiracy a few weeks ago (link below).
Ben is a sometimes commentator on this blog, a founder of the Design Conspiracy, and a nice bloke. The usual caveats apply regarding my interview style, of course, plus some new ones;
1. Ben offered to meet me in either; a quiet private members club, or, a cafe for breakfast - obviously I chose the cafe. So there is a lot of noise, especially banging plates for the first minute, but it soon passes.
2. The quality of my questioning is poor due to a rather nice plate of scrambled eggs.
3. I know nothing much about design (though Ben somewhat saves the day by knowing something).
The whole thing is, as ever, far too long and completely unedited. It is though worth listening to the end if only because Ben's final words are describing their offices as "dull".
Thanks Ben.
If you'd like to listen to Russell and I talk about blogging for 20 mins then download the file below.
The usual caveats regarding my (slight) incompetence as an interviewer apply.
Recorded second podcast last week with Russell Davies (the inventor of fire and agriculture).
The whole interview is 1hr 45mins, and I'm crap at editing (which is harder than you think - unless you know how to do it of course). Anyway, I have managed to cut it into chunks. The first part is below, which is mostly about 'branding', though there is also some random nonsense as I try to get the recorder working and find something intelligent to ask.
Couple of other things;
1. Russell has now left Nike, see details here.
2. I'm still talking over people and sounding like I watch too much Friends, sorry about that.
3. Next chunk (this is what I'm calling them) will be up soon, and covers blogging.
Hope you find it interesting, I did.
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