by musestrategy | May 30, 2014 | Category: Less serious, Category: More serious
Now, I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a big user of LinkedIn. But I do occasionally look at it, and I’ve seen a few articles, most of which seem to be ludicrous pieces written by HR ‘experts’ telling us how to get a job: “Make...
by musestrategy | Apr 5, 2014 | Category: Less serious, Category: More serious
Recently we’ve noticed a growing number of obviously stupid events that are pursued seriously, and so we thought we’d highlight some of them. We can think of no better first example than this. How can anyone possibly believe that a nine month old child...
by musestrategy | Mar 29, 2014 | Category: Less serious
James and Rob at a client’s offices on Friday. They appear to be asleep. That’s good: they can’t say anything silly. (No, Rob’s not a dwarf….although he did spend the night with one recently. We’re not sure if his wife...
by musestrategy | Jan 7, 2014 | Category: Less serious
My Christmas was disappointingly disrupted, but it was improved no end when I got back to work yesterday. James had received this book as a Christmas present from another agency we work with. He says it was because he was asked to contribute to it. We’re not so...
by musestrategy | Dec 15, 2013 | Category: Less serious
We were asked to participate in a brainstorm by an alcoholic drinks company. It was being run by a specialist NPD agency who we like. We said “Yes”. As it was a drinks company the brainstorm was to take place in the private room of a pub, on the Thames...
by musestrategy | May 7, 2013 | Category: Less serious
Why do they think what is a good idea? Interviewing people in private members clubs. We see it happen all the time. We can think of nothing more unnatural than being interviewed for a job in front of a room full of people, many of whom by the nature of the venue are...
