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the sly cormorant and the fishes

One of the books that I remember from my childhood was a collection of beautifully illustrated poems by Brian Patten called The Sly Cormorant and the Fishes. The poems were re-workings of animal fables, often with very different outcomes from the originals (who won the race of the tortoise and the hare? The hare, ofContinue reading “the sly cormorant and the fishes”

little bits of cardboard

In our richly socially-networked world today, something seems a little incongruous if you observe behaviour at most networking events. The perpetual exchange of little bits of printed cardboard. Why do we still use business cards when we could be sharing Twitter ID or LinkedIn invites over the air? My hunch is that it comes downContinue reading “little bits of cardboard”

Stamp’s founder becomes The Drum’s latest guest columnist

After meeting editor Gordon Young at Silicon Beach last week, Stamp’s founder Matt has become the latest guest columnist recruited to 2013 Magazine of the Year The Drum. Holding the banner of print publishing high, whilst also extremely active online, The Drum covers modern marketing and media for a global audience. You can find Matt’s firstContinue reading “Stamp’s founder becomes The Drum’s latest guest columnist”

silicon beach 2013

In stamp’s first week proper, I was delighted to be able to play a part in the wonderful Silicon Beach event down in sunny (for the most part) Bournemouth. Here are a few reflections on what took place on the South Coast… Thursday kicked off with Jim Knight (Lord Knight of Weymouth if you’re being allContinue reading “silicon beach 2013”

week 1

After a brief pause to take in the delights of August, stamp is now all systems go. The week ahead mostly will be focused on the Silicon Beach event – a sell-out this year, but I’ll be both updating throughout the two days, and also speaking on Friday afternoon (more details on that on http://mmitii.mattballantine.com/ laterContinue reading “week 1”