Donate Your Words with Dairy Milk (and the power of brand recognition)
How many brands do you know who could remove the words from their packaging and still be instantly recognisable? You might have seen recently the initiative…
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How to create a tranquil workspace with Dulux colour of the year
Dulux has announced its colour of the year for 2020. Drum roll, please… The new colour to inspire us all in the next year is Tranquil…
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One Simple Phrase To Help You Switch Off When Working From Home
How easy do you find switching off when your ‘work’ is just a few steps away from the sofa? The temptation to send a few extra…
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Why you need to celebrate every small success
Let’s talk celebration. But before that, let’s just take a moment to talk golf. Trust me, this is not a subject you’ll hear me talk about…
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The mental load and doing it all: A reflection of work-from-home motherhood
So the work-from-home revolution has backfired. At least, it has according to a new German study, which the Times reported, found that the cultural shift to…
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Why Gratitude Is Part Of Our Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is particularly poignant in our family, especially so for my husband. This year marking the hundredth year since the end of the…
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Protecting your mental health when working from home
I don’t think I’ve yet met or interviewed one person who works from home who hasn’t experienced feelings of loneliness. /ˈləʊnlɪnɪs/ : Sadness because one has…
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How to strike a work-life balance when you work at home
Work-life balance. That elusive ideal we’re all chasing and striving for. In my experience, it’s never going to happen. I’m not saying you won’t come to…
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Is There A Marketing Lesson From Nike’s Kaepernick Campaign?
You must have seen it by now. The Nike advert. The one starring former NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, and the one causing a huge amount of…
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What We Can Learn From England’s World Cup And The Thai Cave Rescue
I’m a journalist. I’ve worked around news for many years. Whether I’ve been on the front-line: interviewing, out and about reporting or presenting it; or in…
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