This is a guest blog post by the fabulously named freelance writer Dakota Murphey. So you don’t believe a blog will help your business? When it comes to running a small or medium-sized company – with numerous operations to juggle – a blog might not seem like it’s your priority. But can you really afford to miss out on the benefits a...

In part 1 of my conversation with Amanda Jackson, we talked about tone of voice, what makes good copy and why you should always employ a copywriter. In part 2, we discuss writing for the web, working with designers and how to choose a copywriter. On writing for the web… AJ: We briefly spoke about websites, and I wanted to ask you about website copy...

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Amanda Jackson of Jackdaw Design, a branding, packaging and communications agency in London. In part one of this 'in conversation' we talked about tone of voice, what makes good copy and why you should always employ a copywriter. This interview first appeared on the Jackdaw Design website.  On copy as part of brand identity… Amanda: As...

During our recent hols to Japan, I just about managed to master ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’, ‘thank you very much’ and ‘excuse me’ in Japanese.  But the visit also made me realise how many Japanese loan words we have in the English language. Here are a few. Anime Anime is ‘cartoon’ in Japanese but refers to any kind of Japanese style animation. Comes from...