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You know when a Fantastic Tavern event has been a success when it’s about 6pm the following day when you’re sober enough to actually start typing... I mused in the spring, ''What would happen if we did 10 Fantastic Taverns in one day?'' Now we know! For one thing, doing an all day event with three tracks of speaker sessions, breakfast, lunch, ...

The Fantastic Tavern's first Lock Inn is a little like a normal TFT but will have some key differences; it's an extended programme, running over the course of the day and we'll spend much of it sober.  Don't get too downhearted, it's still going to be fun packed, interactive (am I the only one struggling with the overuse of that word) and ...

If you follow this link you’ll see how much we talk about Total Experience Design here at EMC Consulting (formerly Conchango) and I recently gave a talk at the Forrester Marketing Forum Europe where we also talked about it as an approach to orchestrating experiences, even marketing ones. However, after finding a few references to Total Experience ...

The Fantastic Tavern returned two weeks ago (sorry for the delay in writing this but an adventure in Japan took presidence), reformatted and in a new location, The Leather Exchange. This time the food was so much better and didn’t run out and there was just enough beer and wine to last the evening. The community is growing – there are over 100 ...

Last week, a creative called Paul Arden lost his battle with a long-term illness. While you might not realise it, you probably know the man’s work even though you may not recognise the name. Remember the hundreds of people walking from the sea to converge as a big smiling face for British Airways? Or the iconic branding device of a slash in ...

Yes, it is pretty. And even now, people are fascinated by it if you have one. But boy, am I glad I didn't buy one. I have been trialling one for the last few days. I have learned to live life near a charger - and I haven't used it to do email and make very few voice calls. The battery life is woeful. And using the web is like it used to be ...

Well, I had a great time at MIX08. The session I thought went really well, and the feedback from people who were there was really good. The session is now up at: http://visitmix.com/blogs/2008Sessions/C03/ and this is also the place to give your feedback. This is always welcome, and in fact, it's pretty much required! We always encourage brands ...

So, blog-writing... dangerous thing. You can reveal things you never thought anyone would read ever... lesson-learned: People read your blogs! Shocking, but apparently true according to Thomas and Mike at The Signal. These guys spend their time reading, chatting, getting shouted at by their boss. Much like my life actually, but I don't have the ...