Blog Entries tagged 'trade show'

Yippee! They've let me off the hook (March 2005)

agkennedy@kennedys.co.uk — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Yippee! They've let me off the hook for my monthly editorial fix! A page that is often totally disconnected from confectionery, but there I go... I knew there was a real reason why I enjoyed it so much!

Generally, I haven't [...]

On his return from Interpack

agkennedy@kennedys.co.uk — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:00:00 +0100

On his return from Interpack, with pockets emptied of Euros, Angus Kennedy gets the feeling that we are all becoming victims of the greed of the service industries.

Here goes. Mars and Mr Buffett purchase Wrigley's. I take an emergency night driv [...]

One of the most satisfying things

agkennedy@kennedys.co.uk — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100

One of the most satisfying things about being immersed in the world of publishing is that you are never far away from a good, meaty story.

I have a theory that some of the best stories are told by editors and journalists who spend most of their time writing about machinery. They are so good at telling stories that are not about machines! I was in the enviable situation of being on the receiving end of one of these glorious stories not so long ago. It was at the end of a busy trad [...]

Sorry, but Angus Kennedy is far too busy to talk to you this month!

agkennedy@kennedys.co.uk — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Are there any days of the year left, I wonder, when we are not so busy preparing for something, that we cannot simply enjoy the present? The switchboard is flashing - an important customer wants to talk - but, OH NO, we are far too busy, preparing to puff ourselves up and make our companies appear bigger than they are, for just a few days in an exhibition hall.

We throw cash at these monster shows like bread to the ducks. Is it me, or are shows becoming increasingly quieter, and more ex [...]