It's Thursday Morning.
Garry and Robert sit in the Electric on the Portobello reading Campaign. The Electric is our unofficial office. We think Nick Jones should give us shares.
It's two weeks since Campaign fired the starting gun. We are very much still in Beta. What have we achieved so far?
Lots that we can't talk about . And a little that we can.
We've done the 'legals' and the 'financials.' We're delighted to say that Lewis Silkin will be our laywers and Kingston Smith or Accountants. This might sound dull to some, but it isn't. These two companies have nurtured many of the great start ups. They know how to do it.
We've looked at a few buildings. Rents are fantasticaly low at the moment. We love recessions! But we're not sure. We've had several offers of 'camping' at friends companies and this is what we'll probably do for a month or two.
We're genuinely humbled at the industry response to Campbell Lace (Beta)
Most people seem to be pleased to see us back, and there's a genuine interest to see how (Beta) tackle the issues that currently face the industry.
We've been overwhelmed with offers of help from individuals and companies. Which is brilliant, because we're hoping to take up on most of them. One of our core principles is putting collaboration, not competition at the heart of our organisation.
We believe collaboration is the way to solve most of this industry's ills.
Perhaps this is the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius for Adland.
We've begun the process of finding our partners. We will have news on this front soon.
We're establishing the network of companies we're going to collaborate with. It's not complete yet. But these companies cross all media and all disciplines, in the UK and across the world.
And we've started talking to clients.
Have we got a client yet? No. But there are definitely some clients circling. And they are of the innovative and courageous variety. What more could you want from a client?
Both of us feel it is really good to be back. We're loving it.
We leave the Electric to discover Garry's been clamped.
He refuses to have his picture taken standing next to the offending object.
Age of Aquarius? Will someone please tell the traffic wardens.
Talent, collaborators, and frustrated traffic wardens, e mail hello@campbelllacebeta.com
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