From Robot Revolutions to Body Computing via Assange
Daniele Fiandaca is head of innovation at Cheil As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee proposing the idea that gave birth to the web, this feels an awesome time to be championing all...
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Jon Buckley is head of social at Cheil As you can see from the size of their cars and food portions, our American friends like to go large – something that’s also true of SXSW. Everything about the...
View ArticleRobots and wristbands take over SXSW
Paul Vallois is managing partner at Partners Andrews Aldridge Before jetting off to Austin I was subjected to an intense interrogation of where and why I was going by an inquisitive daughter. I...
View ArticleTim Berners Lee bested by robots, creativity is a state of mind
Pete Edwards is chief strategy officer at Engine There was plenty to keep me occupied on my final day at SXSW. After a pleasant stroll to the centre in sunshine (yes, Texas comes good after 3 days of...
View ArticleSXSW…it’s more human than drones and wearable tech
Andy Fowler is executive creative director at Brothers and Sisters This is the first time I’ve been to the mythical South by Southwest and what struck me is how profoundly human the main themes were....
View ArticleReflections on SXSW
Gareth Jones is chief brand and content officer at DigitasLBi Agencies aplenty This year, there were seemingly more agency types than ever before at SXSW. We’re pretty easy to spot; rucksack, vague...
View ArticleWhy we set up Millenial Mentoring and what we did at SXSW
Nadya Powell is managing director at MRY A group of Millennials and a hell of a lot of smart people from two different continents pitched live on stage at Hackney House at SXSW last week. The...
View ArticleStay hungry. Stay foolish.
Andy Hinder is chief executive at STEEL London Steve Jobs finished his Stanford speech by famously quoting, “Stay hungry. Stay foolish”. That’s stuck with me ever since I first heard it. A ‘eureka’...
View ArticleThe Agile Consumer: new attitudes
Chris Chalk is global chief strategy officer at Cheil Worldwide One of the most interesting discussions at Adweek Europe last week was around ‘agility’ and what it means for businesses, brands and...
View ArticleHow mobile is driving the native revolution
Piers North is strategy director at Yahoo Native advertising is one of the buzz words of the moment and it generally provokes one of two reactions. Either a sense of confusion, or the feeling that it’s...
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