2010 and the effects of the global economy on Ethnic Supplies
A week in June at the BBC Gardener’s World exhibition served to reinforce what Ida is aware has been happening so much already this year at events, exhibitions, school fairs and from enquiries to the Ethnic Supplies website: (The mainly ladies of) ‘middle England’ types want the quality of goods and workmanship Ida’s ladies provide; [...]
Who is Emily?
Anybody who has ever worked with advertising and direct marketing agencies will instantly recognise that Emily Hewett is not your run of the mill designer and art director; she is a ‘Creative’ with a difference. This is a bit of an over simplification but it’ll suffice: Traditionally the ‘Suits’ are the face and the money [...]
What’s Nanny McPhee got to do with it?
I saw a short interview with Emma Thompson recently. She was talking about Nanny McPhee and the fact that the idea for the character came from watching old western films with her Dad as a kid, especially the ones where the stranger from out of town rides in, sorts things out using unusual methods then [...]
What is an Art Director?
There are lots of names and titles that are banded around in various industries, but who are they and what do they do? An Art Director in an advertising agency typically works closely with a Copywriter. You work as a creative team to arrive at an overall concept, the ‘big idea’ for a campaign, advert, [...]
Gifts for an African child- some tough choices
Something happened here on International Women’s Day(IWD). After reading my blog DO THEY KNOW IT IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, the Birds on the Blog were so touched by the plight of girls in the developing world that they decided to sponsor a girl in Ruhanga a remote village in SW Uganda And by the end [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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