Thanks for getting me away from my laptop!

Monday morning thought for #InternationalDayOfHappiness have a good day

Love this story. Bolton bakery run by ex-offenders wins big at pie competition. H.M PASTIES – a great name too> themanc.com/food-and-drink…

When you have little point of difference you have to create one. Differentiation is always possible & always important.

Does anyone else receive random gifts of socks through the post? Lovely, soft ones…

As businesses grapple with the backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, multiple sources now indicate that we are seeing a recovery in marketing effectiveness after a period of decline. marketingweek.com/how-brands-can… #spon Erhan Kantar

Cancer Research UK’s Philip Almond on why it’s ‘very useful’ to have older marketers in the team marketingweek.com/cancer-researc…

The importance of brand fame. “Brands need to set less store by social media algorithms and put more faith in the creative spark that humans can offer, says Hegarty.” bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

I had to go to the BBC to believe this. Sad. Paul O'Grady: TV presenter and comedian dies aged 67 bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

I love a day of working & meetings in Manchester. Not least for a proper coffee. #SimplePleasures #entrepreneurlife

For all the freelancers out there…honesty & vulnerability in marketing yourself could bring in the bacon designweek.co.uk/issues/27-31-m…

Despite worries about the job market, 43.7% of marketers say their businesses are hiring external talent to plug these deficiencies. Meanwhile, more than a third (34.1%) are upskilling their existing staff. marketingweek.com/data-analysis-…

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2023 #PapaJohnsTrophy winners... BOLTON WANDERERS! 🏆😍 #bwfc

If you need further evidence that pricing power comes from investing in your brand – here it is> Les Binet: Long-term brand building plus creative advertising is the key to firmer pricing marketingweek.com/creativity-pay…

A lovely commission for Network Rail – “explore and interrogate how time and the passage of time is best depicted on the UK National railway”. Timepiece design sought for Britain’s railways designweek.co.uk/issues/02-may-…

Very good advice. "Dismiss anywhere that uses comic sans or the like. If they have so little taste in typography, what hope is there when it comes to the food?" >Start with the font: Jay Rayner’s guide to choosing a good restaurant anywhere theguardian.com/food/2023/apr/…

Well, this is exciting Nicky Wake live now on Steph's Packed Lunch. What a superstar entrepreneur you are.

Horrific> School warning as pupil ‘suffers cardiac episode after drinking Prime’ independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

How gorgeous is this> bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

This is very exciting news> UA92 expands with launch of city centre business school ua92.ac.uk/news/ua92-expa…