The Durex Baby App

Although a mock-up still inspired, not that I'm thinking about my 17yr old or anything...

Durex Baby from Peter Ammentorp on Vimeo.

Part of a lost generation?

This video is doing the rounds, clever and moving.

Scottish Top Track Private Companies

The Sunday Times list came out today for the UK; I always make a point of checking out the Scottish contingent - so here goes:

Arnold Clark, Glasgow, £2,139,000 - Automobiles (went from 12th place to 15th)

KCA Deutag Group, Aberdeen, £1,016,000 - Drilling Contractor (went from 54th place to 44th)
Kwik-Fit, Edinburgh, £968,000 - Car Repair Centre (went from 48th place to 47th)
Miller Group, Edinburgh, £783,000 - Housebuilding (went from 38th place to 61st)
PSN, Aberdeen, £716,000 - Oil Services Provider (went from 76th place to 68th)
William Grant and Sons, Banffshire, £598,000 - Distiller (went from unlisted place to 96th)

Last year there were 10 Scottish listed companies in the top 100, 6 this year and one of which was unlisted last year.

Make of it what you will, if I were a teacher... "Scotland, could do better."

As someone that stays in touch with entrepreneurial start-ups and investment partnerships there are some exciting businesses emerging, however our strength, financial markets have taken quite a beating...

Have you any opinions on the state our country's business?

As prepared by Digital Face using Fast Track in association with The Sunday Times

Social Media Monitoring - Future?

Is this the future for businesses that want to monitor their own brand?

St Margaret's School, Edinburgh in Liquidation!

St Margaret's School for girls in Edinburgh has been put into provisional liquidation by the RBS appointed KPMG - a sad day indeed. 

My association with it is limited, my sister went there, some previous girl friends (ahem) and so I have some fond memories (some very fond...) but it occurred to me they were missing a trick in generating some positive PR or generating a higher intake of pupils. Over the years they've done all sorts of things, joined up with other schools, created some PR and marketing exercises but nothing that has really made them stand out.

I didn't go to Edinburgh Academy but my brother did and say what you like about them, they've produced some great rugby players, some great academics but they're latest export is this guy Alex Gardner - I've only heard of him because he knows my daughter.  But I'm guessing there is a trick to be made by abusing the talent that lives in private schools to generate interest (and pupil numbers) by not the explotation but along those lines.  Abuse people's fixation with Celebrity - approaching a well known local celebrity and offer them rates to send their offspring to the same school for example... Now tell me you wouldn't want to know more about the school if you knew Madonna's kids were going to it?