Lush - you are off the list

If you've had a look around this website you might have had a read of the 'Who we are' section.  In there you'll find a list of brands that appeal to me.  Its designed to give you a feel for the sort of brands and products I gravitate towards.

When I wrote that list I never really thought there would be a situation where I would bother to remove a brand.

Lush is now very much off that list.

Mark Ritson sums up my thoughts perfectly so I'll let him explain;

https://www.marketingweek.com/2018/06/05/mark-ritson-lush-spycops/

Lush - you make great products.  Talk about them - thats what you're about.

One day.....

Stop shrinking and pinking

Right - I don't get fashion shows at trade events ...

I know clothes look better on bodies than hanging on rails.  That's especially so with tight fitting performance wear.  I just don't get how we've got to the point of these ridiculous "shows" at trade events.

Don't get me wrong they are well choreographed and the models are professional - its just they're a completely wrong fit for in this case a cycle show.

How shall we represent the performance benefits of this brand?  I know let's use a circus act and some break dancing.  And let's set it all to a Euro non-copyright remix of a classic Beastie Boys tune.  That will be awesome.

Could it get any worse?

Hang on - yes.  This next brands gone with a murdered version of "Give it Away Now' by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

If you've not considered staying at a YHA you should

I’ve always begrudged having to pay upwards of £65 a night to stay in a prefabricated box on the side of a duel carriage.  Not once in over 15 years of being on the road did I ever find a room at the advertised from price of £29.99.

The reality of UK retail at the moment is big distances between retailers which means the occasional overnight stay is the only effective way to manage a territory.  Suddenly the cost of a hotel is the difference between earning and not.  So that’s when I took a look at the Youth Hostel Association.

With hundreds of interesting locations across the country I can stay in a clean bed, with a good shower for an average £13 a night.  Yes – it’s a dormitory, but there’s free parking and wifi and at the moment that’s all I need.

I’ve not met any freaks as yet – which is actually quiet disappointing.  Hang on what's that saying?  “If you’re in a group and can’t work out who the weird one is – it's probably you.”

You get to stay at places like this - without a Brewster the Bear in sight.