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As a GlobalScot, a big theme for the conference held a month or so ago in Glasgow, and the network in general, is helping Scottish companies think internationally and then helping them (networking, advice etc) to build that business.

Recently I've come across a Scottish company that thinks they are in the business of digital media production and then web hosting....for UK companies.

When I discussed this with them by email and suggested we discuss it via Skype / Citrix (any old way they could… Continue

Great design of any nature tends to inspire me, and, I would guess, many others here.

I tend to use the phrase "there is no such thing as an original idea" a little too much, but my point is typically that what works best is not new ideas, but creative insights applied to collective knowledge of existing ideas, and at the right time.

Having said that.. this one is so "wow, why did nobody think of this before" and so elegantly simple, that this one comes dangerously close to being a truly new (… Continue

(originally posted at mccallumsolutions.com for St. Andrews Day)

I was recently working with a client on a particularly innovative marketing campaign when one or two members of the team expressed some “what if” concerns over what was, in reality, a pretty gutsy stance the campaign was going to be put out there. At this point the leader of the client team, a Southern Gentleman who I have immense respect for, said something along the line… Continue