TINY GIANT JAMS

Tiny Giant Jams spend a delightful 30 minutes or so in the company of Simon Barbato: the CEO of Bristol agency Mr B & Friends. We talk of agency life, work culture, ambition, where the marketing industry is heading, chap hop, Ronaldo and a whole lot more. Plus he served up a lovely cuppa while we conversed. Possibly the most civilised TGJ to date. Enjoy. 

The second in our Creative Bravery series sees Norts chewing the fat with the fabulous Patrick Collister: man of many creative talents. They talk about the state of modern advertising, what it takes to stand out, some of Patrick's former roles, the Cannes festival and where Patrick sees the industry heading.  Big thanks to Foot Anstey for lending us a room to record in. 

Some handy links apropos this Podcast:

Creative Matters: https://creative-matters.com/

Directory: https://www.directnewideas.com/

Caples Awards: https://caples.org/

Cannes Lions: https://www.canneslions.com/

Swindon Tourism: https://www.visitswindon.org.uk/

Gestalt! There, we said it. As used by our guest on Episode 30 of TGJ, Dave Pinnington. As founder of Markify.io Dave is on a mission to fix the broken world of marketing by helping businesses and brands understand what of their content works. You'd be surprised to know how few know anything about anything. We touch on behavioural economics, the art of benchmarking and a whole lot more. Feel free to get stuck in and finish up hugely contented.

It's the first in an occasional series within the Tiny Giant Jams podcast family where we discuss what Being Brave actually means. In this lively opener we meet up  with Paul Mellor and Cookie Tabinor of London agency Mellor&Smith to discuss their unique approach to creativity. Make no mistake, it's a high-octane listen. (For those of a sensitive disposition, be warned: there is the occasional swear word.) More bravery podcasts very soon. 

Say hello to our latest TGJ podcast guest, the awesome Kerry Sheehan of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. She's on a mission to spread the word across the PR landscape, inspiring PR types to understand the rapid advance of machine technology and its consequences. Not only as means to offer better solutions to clients, but also as valuable tools to use within the industry. 

We love her. Her enthusiasm is infectious. And she has so many wise things to say. If you're in the biz, you'd better get your scribble pad out. 

Want to get in touch? You can find Kerry on Twitter right here. You can also follow the conversation by typing the hashtag #AIinPR. 

One last thing: Kerry will be speaking at our monthly event I'll Be Back South West in Bristol on Tuesday 15 October. Grab yourself a ticket if you're in town. It's gonna be a beautiful night.

Yes, you're cool. Inestimably cool. But that still only makes you 1% of 1% as cool as our guest on this episode of Tiny Giant Jams: Ricky Bacon. 

Ricky is Group Technology Director for Critical Mass in NYC. He works with some of the world’s largest brands to create engaging digital experiences in an increasingly technically inter-twined world. 

We get to talk AI, AR, VR, big brands and much more. We also touch on Ricky's passion for experimental side projects. They are OUT THERE and immensely fascinating. 

Guess what? You can find out more about one of them right here.  

Thanks for coming on the show, Ricky. 

It's an honour, pleasure and privilege to welcome Sandeep Roy of SMEinnovation onto The Jams. He helps businesses take advantage of disruptive innovation. Safe to say, we had a fascinating conversation that could have rattled on for hours, but we kept to a pragmatic 30 minutes or so. There is much to be gained from Sandeep's wise words. 

Artist and philosopher Steve Chapman was recently in Bristol to give a talk at a Bristol Media event. We - in the form of the mighty Kerry Harrison - caught up with him and enjoyed a lively, inspiring conversation about creativity, the human condition and a myriad of other fascinating subjects. It's time to unlock your beautiful wonkiness. 

Here is Steve awesome website: https://canscorpionssmoke.com - do dive in.

Finally! Finally! Yes, we've managed to persuade Derek Ahmedzai, the Tiny Giant Technical Director, and Co-Founder of Bristol-based crowdfunding platform Fundsurfer to give us some quality podcast time. 

Besides being the nicest guy in the world, Derek is a dab hand at using his time supremely well to play and prosper in a myriad of experimental digital ways. There is NO-ONE in the world who knows more about Twitter Bots. Plus he's also a full-stack web developer and much, much more. Head to Sharpshooter Digital for the full story.

How does he do all this? Perhaps he's built a time machine on the QT. We should ask. Enjoy!

In this  episode of Tiny Giant Jams,  Norts sits down to chew the fat with the super-welcoming Guy Parker, Chief Executive of the Advertising Standards Authority. We tackle many fascinating matters including the ASA's avatar monitoring initiative and what might happen to advertising in the age of deep fakes. Dive on in - you'll be rewarded! 

Here's a link to the ICO report about ad tech mentioned in the conversation. Do take a read.

Discover more about the ASA's avatar monitoring here.