Comments for Networkd http://networkd.wordpress.com Creating competitive advantage through design. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:47:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Happy New Year by ellispitt http://networkd.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/happy-new-year/#comment-10 ellispitt Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:47:25 +0000 http://networkd.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-10 Is that 'back at the Mac' as in ; (a) back at the tar-mac i.e. returning to mending the roads ? (b) donning your 'rainmac' because the weather is inclement ? (c) back on the bottle of 'mac' whiskey ? (d) returning to your new-fangled gadget, the 'Mac' computer ? (e) 'The Mac' as in the Mid-American Conference football league ? (f) 'The Mac Band' ? (g) The MAC aka. the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham ? (h) Mac the Knife (remember the McDonald's 'Mac Tonight' character ?) (i) A reference to 'Return of the Mac', second album of rapper 'Prodigy' I'll bring a month's supply on Thursday to Donny (is that 'Donny' as in Osmond ?) HNY (the shorthand for 'Happy New Year') Is that ‘back at the Mac’ as in ;

(a) back at the tar-mac i.e. returning to mending the roads ?
(b) donning your ‘rainmac’ because the weather is inclement ?
(c) back on the bottle of ‘mac’ whiskey ?
(d) returning to your new-fangled gadget, the ‘Mac’ computer ?
(e) ‘The Mac’ as in the Mid-American Conference football league ?
(f) ‘The Mac Band’ ?
(g) The MAC aka. the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham ?
(h) Mac the Knife (remember the McDonald’s ‘Mac Tonight’ character ?)
(i) A reference to ‘Return of the Mac’, second album of rapper ‘Prodigy’

I’ll bring a month’s supply on Thursday to Donny (is that ‘Donny’ as in Osmond ?)

HNY (the shorthand for ‘Happy New Year’)

]]> Comment on by Andy Cripps http://networkd.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/49/#comment-9 Andy Cripps Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:58:39 +0000 http://networkd.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/49/#comment-9 Ellis I know it's the first day back after a break etc but I can't make this out at all! Can you clarify please? Ellis
I know it’s the first day back after a break etc but I can’t make this out at all! Can you clarify please?

]]> Comment on Lipstick – the Devil’s Work by david http://networkd.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/lipstick-the-devils-work/#comment-8 david Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:44:03 +0000 http://networkd.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-8 Be interesting to see more of the history of lipstick and its fight for a place in retail - like when was it not a crime ? and when did it become acceptable ? and how - Ellis more research for you mi-lad, could have some practiacl elements ? I am glad that it did make it through its trials and tribulations - and that we can now be subject to being ''incited to lust'' - excellent that it caught on - wichcraft still struggles with its image though - maybe a project there !! Be interesting to see more of the history of lipstick and its fight for a place in retail – like when was it not a crime ? and when did it become acceptable ? and how – Ellis more research for you mi-lad, could have some practiacl elements ? I am glad that it did make it through its trials and tribulations – and that we can now be subject to being ”incited to lust” – excellent that it caught on – wichcraft still struggles with its image though – maybe a project there !!

]]> Comment on shoe shop by david http://networkd.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/shoe-shop/#comment-7 david Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:37:27 +0000 http://networkd.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/shoe-shop/#comment-7 Have you been to the web site ? [actually do you go to web sites, visit them or just view them ?] - anyway - from what I can see it is NOT a shoe shop so a kind of reverse branding ? like ''just like butter'' 'cept it is a cake mix !! Have you been to the web site ? [actually do you go to web sites, visit them or just view them ?] – anyway – from what I can see it is NOT a shoe shop so a kind of reverse branding ? like ”just like butter” ‘cept it is a cake mix !!

]]> Comment on Case Studies by Andy Cripps http://networkd.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/case-studies/#comment-6 Andy Cripps Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:16:16 +0000 http://networkd.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-6 David, Good thought. I think the point of documenting and utilising the process, makes the learning transferable and easily applicable to other scenarios. The beauty of 'stories', in all walks of life, is that they make facts, actions or events interesting and memorable. As such they are invaluable! We can all get 'star struck' by using case studies from big names/corporates and forget that a SME audience can struggle with (a) seeing the overall relevance to them and (b) being able to pick abstract principles and see their potential benefits. It leaves us all open to the dismissive, 'It's easy for them because they've got millions of pounds of budget', comment which undermines any sincere or calculated approach. David, Good thought. I think the point of documenting and utilising the process, makes the learning transferable and easily applicable to other scenarios. The beauty of ’stories’, in all walks of life, is that they make facts, actions or events interesting and memorable. As such they are invaluable!
We can all get ’star struck’ by using case studies from big names/corporates and forget that a SME audience can struggle with (a) seeing the overall relevance to them and (b) being able to pick abstract principles and see their potential benefits. It leaves us all open to the dismissive, ‘It’s easy for them because they’ve got millions of pounds of budget’, comment which undermines any sincere or calculated approach.

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