Here’s Why Your Brand Should Be Paying Attention To Bots — Hello fellow ‘treps! It has been a while since I wrote one of my pieces for you, but there is a good reason. Firstly, it’s because I became a father- my daughter’s name is Laila Grace Hudson, and she is now five months old. Being a dad is an amazing…

I’m pretty obsessive about my google calendar, or diary. It pulls in three of my schedules, from three separate emails, all of which serve a different purpose. I schedule everything from time to read the paper, exercise, to work projects to all meetings. When industry experts predict trends for the…

What is it about being live? Live sport, concerts, political debates have captivated audiences for year. Brands sponsorship is a form of marketing that is solely based on live events. Yet when brands themselves do something live, such as a live TV commercial, they often fall flat on their faces. …

… and does a Facebook friend mean anything, anymore? — Almost 10 years ago, a younger, more eager, version of me received (and accepted) a position at her university of choice. The first thing I did? Use my freshly-minted university email to join the mysterious “Facebook” thing, all my older friends were raving about. For your viewing pleasure, I’ve attached…

… & The One Thing That Needs To Happen To Turn Things Around — Twitter’s premature obituary is being spread around press at the moment; wherever you look there is bad news. …

We are now well into 2016 and our road map for the year ahead is firmly locked in. I wanted to look at the events and international trips that the team at Brndstr will be attending this year, who knows — we may even see you there! A quick scan…

A Developer’s Perspective — Imagine a world, where a centralized system processes a (text) input from the user- as a chat message- and acts based on these commands. Retrieving bank balance; recalling flight tickets; filing a complaint against a service; entering them into a draw for a competition etc. The possibilities are literally limitless! …

Personally, I start my year with a list of goals I aim to achieve. Some are cool, some scary, some challenging and I do generally look forward to making them happen. The same applies to my life in business. When we start off the year, it’s always got a positive…

8 Creative Tech Developments to Keep an Eye on in 2016 — One of the most interesting things about working in tech — especially creative tech — is its unpredictability. You never know where innovation is going to come from, and what it’s going to look like! We might not be able to fully foresee what 2016 will bring to the creative-tech…