After seeing the Champions League final, I wonder if we are all doomed never to be satisfied. This article is not just about football but about expectations, the ego and old-fashioned values.
The score is 1:1 between Liverpool and Real Madrid and the sides are pretty even when Gareth Bale is put on as a substitute for Real Madrid in the 61st minute.
A few minutes later, he is … Read the rest
Easter has become the time for a large influx of visitors to Österlen in southeast Sweden. Many are day-trippers from nearby in Sweden but some come to stay for the Easter period and some tourists come from abroad.
Sleepy towns and villages in Österlen wake up from their winter hibernation with local cafés, restaurants and hotels doing a roaring trade. Artists’ studios and galleries dust off their shelves and prepare … Read the rest
This November, I went back to where I started: Ogilvy & Mather in London. I went to have lunch with an old copywriter friend who is working there. We sat overlooking the Thames in the new Sea Containers building that houses about 1,200 people working in the Ogilvy Group. This group is one of the top ten agency networks and Ogilvy & Mather has about 200 offices worldwide.
I had … Read the rest
