A series of workshops designed to improve retailers’ skills is going to be piloted online in Orkney, thanks to work Touchwood Project has been doing. The workshops, inspired and approved by outspoken retail guru Mary Portas, star of BBC programmes such as Mary Queen of Shops, originally were only planned to take place in person, [...]
Continue readingMalcolm and I have been busy with a new baby, Gilbert Ēarendel Handoll-DuBois. Yes, it’s a mouthful. Here’s what he looks like: Now that the chaos has slightly calmed, we’re able to focus again on Touchwood Project and getting projects going for the upcoming year. Here’s what we’re doing:
Continue readingLike most people, I hate marketing. I’m not quite sure what it is even, but I know I don’t do it because my businesses and projects never have enough people or make enough income. Of course, it could be that my product is crap, but let’s assume that it’s more a problem of connecting what [...]
Continue readingWelcome to 2011 everyone. It’s been a few months since I last wrote and that’s for one very good reason: Malcolm and I are expecting our first child in May. Pregnancy is one of those things that if you’ve been through it can be a source of endless fascination and discussion but if you haven’t, [...]
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