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In September 2024, we took Craft+Work on the road to NYC and Toronto. We asked participants, "What is Craft+Work?" Here's what they said.
Marc Thiele and I talk events, community, and what really happens behind the scenes at beyond tellerrand.
A timely example of piggybacking off another brand's headline marketing.
When it comes to marketing, getting started is often the most challenging part of the journey.
If you're fed up of doing everything on your own then perhaps my 1-1 Coaching & Advisory service is just what you need.
A short post in which I question what marketing looks like for a soloist in the age of the LinkedIn algorithm.
How often are we building small, delightful moments into our marketing, onboarding, or products?
A recently published LinkedIn poll caught me eye — Shopify App developers are not happy!
Lately, I've been rethinking how I approach personal development. Here are five things I've been trying.
Sometimes, it takes a frustrating customer experience to realise you might be making the same mistakes in your own business.
The backstory to my relationship with the Shopify ecosystem and it's agency and app development Partners.
Scope creep? Deadlines? Profits? Not his problem. Introducing The Client. Can anyone stop the chaos?
A decade before the Internet, French citizens were interacting via Minitel, a computer network open to anyone with a telephone.
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.
It's been a while since I got behind the mic, and it appears a lot has changed.
A visual look back at the May 2024 London edition of our Shopify Partner event Craft+Work.
Have you ever wondered what a stack of books says about a person?
Let's be honest; the quality of conference and event "merch" is of varying quality and utility.
As Sir John Hegarty says, "Everyone needs a code to live by"
After leaving Shopify, I had the idea of launching a Shopify-specific job board. Here's what happened.
It's an age-old question. Should we publish our prices and rates online?
Next time you feel the urge to 'dive in', consider taking a few seconds to pause and see what happens.
However great a relationship begins, I believe it's fair to say that both sides of the client/agency relationship can occasionally become frustrating.
Can being selfish with our vision produce better work?
It's 2002, and events are slowly returning. As we get back to thinking about attending and sponsoring conferences, here are my top 8 tips for IRL marketing.
A simple and effective approach to showcasing how your product or service can help potential customers
Having a clear pitch is essential yet stupidly hard. Robert Craven, Founder of Grow Your Digital Agency Initiative, has an approach I like a lot
With a little time on my hands I set out to create a simple but easy to implement countdown timer for event organisers.
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