Brand Electioneering http://www.brandelectioneering.com/rss BrandElectioneeringhttp://feedburner.google.com Anyone fancy a free pint? http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/anyone-fancy-a-pint/ iPint

]]> http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/anyone-fancy-a-pint/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:02:01 +0100 List categories What’s your pleasure centre? http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/whats-your-pleasure-centre/ Well, the second piece of content has gone live on the main site, and once again it's a work in progress. This time we're celebrating the fact that there's no such thing as a bad idea, just an idea that's not found its rightful place yet.

]]> http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/whats-your-pleasure-centre/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:02:00 +0100 List categories The new criticism? http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/the-new-criticism/ There was an interesting article in the Observer today asking whether blogging is killing the critic's 'art'.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about it was that the writer chose to focus on individual examples rather than the wider issue of print versus digital media - of which blogging is only a part, of course. This would have been fine if the argument had broadened out...

]]> http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/the-new-criticism/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:22:00 +0100 List categories The courage to fail http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/the-courage-to-fail/ Bjork, it seems to me, is a great example of an artist who has the 'courage to fail'. Always experimenting, always trying to figure out what can be done differently, even when she gets it fantastically wrong she never fails to command attention. When she gets it right, well, the results can be spectacular, as the millions of people who bought Debut or Volta might agree.

Volta album cover

]]> http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/the-courage-to-fail/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:32:00 +0100 List categories Is marketing democratic? http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/is-marketing-democratic/ If you've not yet read the content on the main site, you can do so by clicking here.

Now it's time for a chat. Is marketing democratic? Was the Yes or No answer correct? Did we miss the point altogether? Is it an important question?

]]> http://www.brandelectioneering.com/blog/is-marketing-democratic/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:22:00 +0100 List categories