I think my six year old son is watching too much telly. Getting home last night, I told him that I had to be rescued by The AA from the hard shoulder of the motorway. Explained how good they were – courteous helpful operator, "Don't worry, we'll get someone to you within sixty minutes", text message to confirm, hour and a half wait (natch), very nice man turns up, does the job and I'm on the road again. Six year old Mini-me looks straight at me and says "You should have used Green Flag, Daddy, they come within 30 minutes, AND they fix 84% of all cars". Didn't know that Green Flag advertise during Sponge Bob, or maybe Mini-Me actually does just remember everything. Anyway, I think I'll stick with The AA – who along with death and taxes are something you know you can rely on.
The President-elect's much vaunted acceptance speech is being widely quoted (even by my own vicar…) Whenever I hear someone say "Yes We Can!", it makes me think of Bob the Builder. Can I be the only one?
A phrase that Sky executives are fond of using about their company is "permission to entertain". The slogan says a lot about the way the media giant operates.
First, entertainment underpins Sky's content strategy, which is rooted in satellite but is now going great guns online, especially since Andy Jonesco came on board.
But what's also relevant about the phrase is that Sky is a subscription business. Twelve times a year it faces a moment of truth when customers receive their bill and ask themselves whether Sky gave good value that month.
Have to recommend a new blog worth keeping an eye on. Fivehoursahead.com provides a UK perspective on the US elections. Hopefully, a valuable insight for readers on both sides of the Atlantic.
