storytelling

• Meeting the King of the Netherlands – a modern monarch with plenty to say, but don’t quote him on that

  A meeting with the King of the Netherlands, really? How do you prepare for a meeting with the King the Netherlands? *(see end) Dutch King Willem-Alexander stands well over 6ft tall, and heartily deploys a strong, firm handshake, to the UK journalists into the Pozzi Room at the Noordeinde Palace in the Hague. Here is a king who doesn’t appear to stand on ceremony. Sit down he says, please help

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• How our hurricane honeymoon inspired our new tech start-up Vrume.co

  After escaping the devastation of Hurricane Irma, Lutz and Madison Lai headed to Europe to rethink their lives and create their tech start-up Vrume.co. If Lutz and Madison Lai succeed in their venture Vrume.co then the destructive power of hurricane Irma will have played a part. And  a UK stop off in Norwich, UK, will also be a footnote in their story. The couple, both in their 20s, met while

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• Why my focus is on business journalism, content marketing, and training

  I’m Shaun Lowthorpe founder of Content Connective and I want to explain why I’m focusing on case studies, content marketing and strategy, business journalism and training.  Why did I start Content Connective? I was working for a large media publisher and had been overseeing a project supporting fast-growing business owners called Future50. During that project, I met and interviewed a number of company founders and was inspired by their business

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• Darkest Hour is a triumph of filmmaking, acting and great storytelling (just don’t tell Boris)

  Gary Oldman’s Oscar-winning performance as Sir Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour is cinematic storytelling at its best and an absolute Tour de Force. Given the scenes in the UK House of Commons today, I wonder if we’ll be seeing a similar movie portrayal when the story of Boris Johnson’s tenure as prime minister comes to be told? The film is both intense and claustrophobic in the way it evokes the

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• Writing your business award entry at the last minute? Check out this deadline day offer

  Writing your business award entry need not be difficult. But if you’ve left it right until the last minute there is no time to lose  – skip the rest of this blog and go straight to this offer:  £90+VAT I will look at your entry and tell you any changes you need to make. £300+VAT I’ll write it for you from scratch (I’ll need at least 48 hours before the

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• How Mad Men inspired our business

  In September 2015 I finally got around to watching the iconic US drama Mad Men. I’d read the five-star reviews and listened to friends rave about it, so my wife Emily and I sat down and binge watched all seven series. For those who haven’t seen it, Mad Men tells the tale of a 1960s advertising agency based on Maddison Avenue – hence the Mad. There’s a lot to like

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