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The culture must be built. Dispatch 5
A NEWSLETTER FOR OPTIMISTS “Maybe you don’t realize just how much authority the habitat personality has in Tranquillity. It is...
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dcharold
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Do we really need to chase rays?
Apparently, another thing I have opinions about is #GPU. More specifically why #AI is racing ahead when #raytracing dawdled for years....
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dcharold
- Aug 1
- 2 min
How I live now
Twice in quick succession last week, I was asked, “So, how is the new job going?” And I’ve got to say I took a long breath each time...
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dcharold
- Jul 26
- 4 min
The culture must be built. Dispatch 4.
‘“Milgrim looked up. The ceiling here, as white as the walls, was a good ten feet higher than it was in the adjacent space. Against it...
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dcharold
- Jul 20
- 2 min
PR, asymmetrical marketing, and having a good week
I had a good week in the media: last Thursday an announcement I was promoting from RED Semiconductor hit Sky News, one of the UK’s top...
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dcharold
- Jul 18
- 5 min
Some thoughts about selling
My first selling job was shifting roses for a charity ahead of Valentine’s Day. It was 100% cold calling. I knew nothing about the...
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dcharold
- Jul 18
- 3 min
The culture must be built. Dispatch 3.
“Of course,” he says, “we have no idea, now, of who or what the inhabitants of our future might be. In that sense, we have no future. Not...
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David Harold
- Jul 11
- 3 min
The culture must be built. Dispatch 2.
A NEWSLETTER FOR OPTIMISTS “O! what a thing it is, in a time of danger, and in the presence of death, the shining of a face upon a face!...
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dcharold
- Jul 3
- 1 min
The culture must be built.
Today I launched my newsletter on LinkedIn. You can sign up here. It's called 'The culture must be built', a reference to Iain M. Banks....
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dcharold
- May 19
- 5 min
SEO today: what you need to know.
If you don’t focus on search engine optimization (SEO) you aren’t using the most indispensable tool for enhancing your online presence:...
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dcharold
- May 19
- 2 min
Be careful what you pay for
The pitch says: "REDACTED is a content marketing platform that lets brands tell stories and connect with the REDACTED audience on...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 2 min
Hire the best
Hire the best. No. Not just the best. Hire better than you. Hire the skills you don't have. Maybe not better at everything – I’m hoping...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 2 min
This one simple trick will help you create consensus
One of the pleasures of working from home is getting to watch my wife Eileen Inkson work once in a while, making TV shows. (Not, I mean,...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 2 min
Have values, not just value
“There’s no rationalisation for what you do and you are Satan’s little helpers. Okay – kill yourself. Seriously. You are the ruiner of...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 1 min
Be Helpful
I was going to write that the best way to be successful is by helping, and seeking the help of, others. Recently a company I've worked...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 2 min
Go Direct, Part II: simple rules to follow
LISTEN Don’t pretend you’re clairvoyant; your value proposition won’t be hurt just because you admit you don't know everything about your...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 2 min
Integrate! Integrate!
The death of Don Schultz, a man I always want to call Dutch after the legendary gangster who on his death bed revealed he could probably...
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dcharold
- May 18
- 2 min
If you only learn one thing about marketing, this is it
Once upon a time I was responsible for communications for the part of the BT Group business that dealt with their most high value...
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