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Post of the Month - December 2019 - The Winner

Well there was a strong showing from Patricia McDonald's excellent piece on why 2020 should be the year of girly swots, and also for Helen Edwards' article on what she hopes for from the coming year in marketing - but in the end it was Tom Critchlow's three part series entitled Yes! And... (how to be effective in the theatre of work, optimism as an operating system, blocking and unblocking clients) that won the vote. So well done to Tom, he enters the hall of fame. My thanks to everyone that took part. 

Post of the Month - December 2019 - The Vote

So nominations are in for the first vote of the new decade. We actually have a nomination for a series of three posts from Tom Critchlow but I'm allowing it as they are all complementary and the shortlist is not too long this month - so our vote is between:

A Better Internet is Waiting For Us by Annalee Newitz

Here's What I Hope Will Change in 2020 by Helen Edwards

The Bland Book by Vikki Ross

Yes! And... (how to be effective in the theatre of work, optimism as an operating system, blocking and unblocking clients) by Tom Critchlow

Here's Hoping This is the Year of Girly Swots by Patricia McDonald

And you can vote below:

Post of the Month - December 2019 - Nominations

It's time for the first Post of the Month of 2020 and for this one we will of-course be focusing on those pieces which have been posted over the past month which means the end of 2019. So if there are good reads which you'd like to put forward please do so by adding the link in the comments below or sending it to me direct. As usual I have short starting list below but please do add to these:

A Better Internet is Waiting For Us by Annalee Newitz

Here's What I Hope Will Change in 2020 by Helen Edwards

The Bland Book by Vikki Ross

Send me your nominations and I'll stick up the shortlist for the vote when I have enough. Thanks.

Post of the Month - November 2019 - The Winner

Thanks to everyone that took part in this month's vote. Happy to say that the winner is Justin Lines with his excellent post Fools Speak Truth to Power, despite a strong showing from those penned by Helen Edwards and Trevor Beattie. Well done Justin - you are entered into the hall of fame. Don't forget to bookmark good reads for next month's vote. 

Post of the Month - November 2019 - The Vote

Thanks for the nominations. So our vote this month is between:

Of Bananas and Butlers by George Tennenbaum

Newish Things that Haven't Made Advertising Better, Part 3: Decks by Ben Kay

Fools Speak Truth to Power by Justin Lines

Even the Simplest Metrics Require Forensic Analysis by Helen Edwards

Paul Silburn. Heaven Couldn't Wait by Trevor Beattie 

The new dot com bubble is here by Jesse Frederik and Maurits Martijn

And you can vote below: