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Hijack the Hype

A timely example of piggybacking off another brand's headline marketing.

Marketing
06.08.2025
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9 Questions for…Tu Pham

In this edition of 9 Questions For…, we chat with the co-founder of Shopify app Cleverific, Tu Pham.

Interviews
04.08.2025
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Consistency Beats Complexity

When it comes to marketing, getting started is often the most challenging part of the journey.

Marketing
03.08.2025
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London 2025 Presenters

This year for Craft+Work: London, I've roped in four brilliant people to share honest, personal stories and insights. You're going to love what they have to say.

Craft+work
26.07.2025
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Maybe You Need a Co-Pilot

If you're fed up of doing everything on your own then perhaps my 1-1 Coaching & Advisory service is just what you need.

Work
24.07.2025
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9 Questions for...Ashley Baxter

In this edition of 9 Questions For…, we chat with the founder of With Jack, Ashley Baxter.

Interviews
17.07.2025
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Why I Started Craft+Work

I didn't start Craft+Work just to be different. I started Craft+Work to create a different experience.

Craft+work
14.07.2025
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Marketing as a Soloist

A short post in which I question what marketing looks like for a soloist in the age of the LinkedIn algorithm.

Marketing
02.07.2025
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Craft+Work 2025

Craft+Work returns in 2025 with two thoughtfully curated full-day events for soloists, founders, and leaders in the Shopify Partner ecosystem.

Craft+work
16.06.2025
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Hidden Delighters

How often are we building small, delightful moments into our marketing, onboarding, or products?

Inspiration
22.05.2025
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9 Questions For...Optizio

In this edition of 9 Questions For…, we hear from co-founders of Shopify App company Optizio Dave Spanton & Sammy Isseyegh.

Interviews
09.04.2025
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Unhappy Developers

A recently published LinkedIn poll caught me eye — Shopigy App developers are not happy!

Shopify
04.04.2025
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Investing in Yourself

Lately, I've been rethinking how I approach personal development. Here are five things I've been trying.

Work
13.03.2025
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The Power of a Thoughtful Reply

Sometimes, it takes a frustrating customer experience to realise you might be making the same mistakes in your own business.

Work
25.02.2025
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Why I Work With Shopify Partners

The backstory to my relationship with the Shopify ecosystem and it's agency and app development Partners.

Shopify
28.01.2025
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One Month App … And then what?

A really nice approach to the "what happens after we've finished the project" client conversation.

Marketing
23.10.2024
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The Client

Scope creep? Deadlines? Profits? Not his problem. Introducing The Client. Can anyone stop the chaos?

Marketing
22.10.2024
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Minitel

A decade before the Internet, French citizens were interacting via Minitel, a computer network open to anyone with a telephone.

Tech
21.10.2024
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Mastering Live Events

Thinking about hosting a live event, but not sure how to make it well-attended, profitable and worth your time?

Events
21.10.2024
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History of the Apple Lisa

Sabotage, hired goons, and a landfill in Utah: this is a story about the life, death, and afterlife of Apple’s most pioneering flop, the Lisa computer.

Tech
21.10.2024
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Craft+Work On The Road

Ten days, two events, two countries, a 13-hour train ride, and an OG Shopify reunion — it was quite a ride!

Craft+work
12.10.2024
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Tidio's Olek Potrykus

In this edition of Patrons Perspectives, we hear from Tidio's Head of Customer Experience, Olek Potrykus

Craft+work
11.10.2024
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What's Your Podcast Setup?

It's been a while since I got behind the mic, and it appears a lot has changed.

Tech
10.10.2024
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9 Questions For...Nick Disabato

In this edition of 9 Questions For… we hear from Nick Disabato of Draft.

Interviews
08.10.2024
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