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Steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative By Austin Kleon
Posted on December 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
This is the best book on creativity I’ve read all year. The end. What you need more convincing? Okay, here’s the book summed up on one quote: Every artist gets asked the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” The honest artist answers, “I steal them.” This is the kind of book that you finish […]
Lipstick on a Pig: Winning In the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game by Torie Clarke
Posted on November 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
Don’t you just love this title? What is it with pigs and marketing/comms? It reminds me of this quote: “Creativity is like washing a pig. It’s messy. It has no rules. No clear beginning, middle or end. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and when you’re done, you’re not sure if the pig […]
Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities into Your Biggest Assets by Judy Smith
Posted on November 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
If you are gloriously obsessed with the TV show Scandal (like myself), then you will know exactly who Olivia Pope is. What you might not know is her kick-arse character (a fixer for politicians) is based on a REAL person: Judy Smith. I do believe I squealed with excitement when I found out Scandal was […]
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding by Al Ries, Laura Ries
Posted on October 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
This book is known as a branding classic (first published in 1993) so I shouldn’t have been surprised to find that much of the advice and lessons are still incredibly relevant. If you’re about to name a product or business then there’s some super useful stuff in this book for you. In particular I found […]
Managing Up: 59 Ways to Build a Career-Advancing Relationship with Your Boss by Michael S. Dobson
Posted on October 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
PAYRISE! PROMOTION! Ah, that got your attention? 🙂 Who doesn’t want at least one of the above at one or many stages in their career? Well this book (and yes I’m a sucker for a career-advicey book) is all about your relationship with your boss, who ultimately represents this (unless you have some weird and […]
Growth Hacker Marketing, by Ryan Holiday
Posted on September 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
I was absolutely dying to read this! Pre-ordered it on Amazon and then sat waiting on launch day checking and re-checking my kindle expectantly. Of course I felt silly when I realised that NZ is a day ahead so launch day was actually… not until tomorrow. Moving on… I thought Ryan’s first book was a […]
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