Anil / Christmas / 0 comments
My family takes Christmas very seriously. Possibly too seriously. Years ago, all my mum’s huge extended family would get together and we’d sit 25-30 people for Christmas lunch (with a huge sack of potatoes, another of sprouts, enough stuffing to choke a moose, a turkey big enough to require its own postcode and so on). […]
Sean / Christmas / 0 comments
It sneaks up on you like a bad migraine. At first, you begin to notice it in the TV ads, then on the supermarket shelves and fronts of people’s houses. Something just seems a little strange about everything in the world, like some secret, sinister force is slowly taking over. Before you know it, it’s […]
Jack / Christmas / 0 comments
They say Christmas comes too early each year. But for me and my family, it can’t come soon enough. Because what else do we have to look forward to in November? Rain? Wind? Storms with rubbish names? Christmas is all about being together as a family. And despite being the son of a reverend – […]
admin / Christmas / 0 comments
Christmas has always been a special time for me. One of my earliest memories of Christmas was when Father Christmas bought me a tape player with two microphones on which I recorded myself speaking A LOT! I think that is where I developed a love of the sound of my own voice. One of the […]
admin / Social Media, velvet loves... / 0 comments
We don’t know about you, but we love a bit of Twitter. Allowing you to interact with people instantly across the globe, the social platform has not only become a new tool for keeping with breaking news, but also an enabler for brands to become innovative in a new field. But with over 302,000,000 active […]
Sean / Blog / 0 comments
In the world of product placement and brand sponsorship, James Bond gets away with murder. It’s hard to imagine any film or franchise that could have so many sponsors, yet somehow manages to avoid a backlash from viewers who see it as undermining the integrity of the story. But Bond is different. Unlike most films, […]
Natasha / Christmas / 0 comments
After Guy Fawkes Night, Christmas is the next hotly anticipated seasonal occasion for consumers and retail businesses alike. But when does Christmas officially start? We’re an opinionated bunch at Velvet, so it’s no surprise that we each have differing views on this question. It is after all a very personal thing, and Christmas means something […]
Jo S / High Street, Opinion, rants / 0 comments
Back in summer 2012 I blogged about how Waitrose Chiswick hit new depths when it brought in a thoroughly irresponsible toddler-height confectionery/snack display running the length of the queuing area. The display is still there and it still drives me mad. Morrisons however has finally decided to take the issue seriously. The Grocer reported recently that it […]
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About the author: Isaac has lived in China, written for music blogs, organised crowdfunding events and dabbled in political campaigning. Now safely ensconced in the world of PR at Velvet, he has his fingers on the pulse of the media, social networks and marketing services alike. Weed is everywhere in the media at the moment. In […]
admin / PR / Big data, PR / 0 comments
About the author: Sean just graduated from the University of Sheffield, with a degree in International Relations and Politics. He is interested in communications and technology, and is currently pursuing a career in PR. It might be a little ambitious for me to start by telling you what the meaning of life is. In fact, […]
