Oh no! We’re talking about kitchen islands. We’ve already covered the kids’ exam results and university options. We’ve considered Uber and Strava, Nutribullets and Fitbits. We’ve discussed cycling and ski holidays, quinoa and kale.

It’s been about five months since I won my first marketing award. And I’m still quite shocked.   The Marketing Society is a great organisation that is run by the impressive and honest Gemma Greaves.

‘I can remember planning, Building my whole world around you. And I can remember hoping, That you and I could make it through. But something went wrong. We loved each other,

A million things happened to you today. The second bite of your lunch.

In the world of marketing, a campaign is only successful if it appeals to the target audience on a local level.

Algorithms are distorting the news and, maybe, damaging democracy. So says everyone (that’s to say, everyone in my filter bubble).

You may remember the remarkable Panorama story from two years ago, “To Walk Again”, about a paralysed man who was able to take his first steps after a cell transplant.

According to an analysis of exit polls by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement,

Ask yourself this – do you mind being nudged? That is, having your choices and decisions shaped and steered so you make better ones by subtly altering your physical surroundings or the communications directed toward you.

"Sorry" doesn't mean you caused the pain.