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Nick Parker

Nick Parker

The 5 genius out of office auto-replies that will turbo-charge your personal brand this summer

I’m really sorry about ‘turbo-charge your personal brand’. I just read a thing about headlines that do well on Linkedin

Jul 12, 2019

Jul 12, 2019

Nick Parker

Give me a (bridge) sign

This deceptively simple sign says everything about effective communication. And I’ve finally found the man who shared it with the world…

Jun 19, 2019

Give me a (bridge) sign

Jun 19, 2019

Nick Parker

Playing with Inexpertitude

What I learned by agreeing to play the trumpet badly in front of 100 strangers at a conference where nobody knew what they were doing.

May 17, 2018

Playing with Inexpertitude

May 17, 2018

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The Age of Innocent is Over

Lazy brands have found a new tone of voice to steal

May 5, 2016

The Age of Innocent is Over

May 5, 2016

Nick Parker

All aboard Boaty McBoatface to become a Namey McName-ace…

You hardly need another precis of the whole marvellous saga. So let’s get down to it: No, NERC shouldn’t name their vessel RSS Boaty…

Apr 26, 2016

All aboard Boaty McBoatface to become a Namey McName-ace…

Apr 26, 2016

Nick Parker

No, REALLY listen to your audience…

A few days ago I got stuck in a tunnel clogged with people.

Mar 4, 2016

Mar 4, 2016

Nick Parker

Gotta have a system

What’s in a name? Well, lots. Otherwise we wouldn’t spend ages agonising over what to call our children. Or, indeed, our companies. And it…

Feb 26, 2016

Gotta have a system

Feb 26, 2016

Nick Parker

So long, Stephen Fry, and thanks for all the tweets.

Stephen Fry, (who I don’t follow), has left Twitter because he insulted a lady’s bag at the BAFTAs or something(which I didn’t see)…

Feb 16, 2016

Feb 16, 2016

Nick Parker

In praise of the fortnight

[Trigger alert: Slightly rambling and inconclusive post ahead. I should probably have called this ‘productivity hacking’, or ‘agile…

Feb 5, 2016

In praise of the fortnight

Feb 5, 2016

Nick Parker

These New York Lottery print ads are beautiful and strange and a tiny bit subversive

This much I vaguely know: The New York Lottery has form when it comes to smart, funny ads. (Check out these ‘You’d Make a Way Better Rich…

Feb 4, 2016

These New York Lottery print ads are beautiful and strange and a tiny bit subversive

Feb 4, 2016

Nick Parker

Nick Parker

Writer. Founder of That Explains Things, and creator of Voicebox, the method for nailing your brand’s tone of voice. www.thatexplainsthings.com

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