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Hazelnut is back

At Junctionbox Media we have a thing about coffee. Rather than go for percolated coffee that sits in a jug for hours, or, even more grievously, instant coffee, we have a Philips Senseo. But we don’t go for the usual boring range of coffees. Instead, we prefer flavoured and speciality coffees, because every little thing we can do to make our working life better ultimately helps our customers.

We buy all of our coffee from Cafepods, who are based in Musselburgh. They provide a wide range of coffee and if you order enough, delivery is fast and free.

Our recent delivery sees the arrival of Hazelnut, which was out of stock last time, and the introduction of Costa Rican. We’ve dropped Brazilian because it’s outshone by the gorgeous tasting Utz Kapeh Brazil Cerrado ‘responsible’ coffee. What else do we have? There’s still a lot of Buzz, Dark Roast and Decaf. Other flavoured coffees include Vanilla, Amaretto, Maple Syrup. We have some Irish Cream coffee pods left, but they’re a bit of an acquired taste.

If you want coffee with your website, you know where to come.

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The Knife: In Review

The great thing about Pitchfork is that they write reviews, so I don’t have to:

A dissertation on Silent Shout.

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The Knife: We Share Our Mother’s Health

My first exposure to The Knife is through their latest album, Silent Shout. Currently, they appear to be ‘infuriatingly sensational’, just a hair’s breadth away from being utterly brilliant.

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Caroline: Pink & Black

Some reviewers will have you believe that the opener Bicycle is peachier than this song.

But it’s the bridge to the chorus, then the chorus of this track that lifts me more than any other track on the album. Very fine song-writing.

(And Drove Me to the Wall still stings)

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Caroline: Drove Me to the Wall

Maybe it’s the repeated lyric in the chorus:

You drove me to the wall
I put my car in stall

Or maybe it’s the deftest flickering breakbeats that flutter over it.

For moments when everything is going just a little too fast.

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Caroline: Where’s My Love

Probably the sweetest track on the album. Twinkly bells, reverbed ‘ba ba’ vocals, piano with lashings of effects. Oh, and glitch-house percussion.

Caroline’s MySpace page
Caroline’s website

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Caroline: Everylittlething

Caroline’s first full-length album, Murmurs, was reviewed on Pitchfork last Thursday. But it wasn’t on iTunes. Instead a month-long wait from Amazon. Grrr..

But it is on iTunes today. And thus, on my Mac mini – today.

IDM meets Stina Nordenstam and it’s glorious. Acoustic, electronic and twelve million trillion vocals. 36 minutes of bliss.

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Passionate non-selling

Many people in business sell products. To get people to buy products, those that are selling have to believe in them. The most successful business people are truly passionate about their products. This passion exudes itself in everything, including advertising and promotion.

The same has to be true for consulting. If consultants aren’t passionate about what they do, why should their customers care about them?

But, what if you don’t sell anything? Is that a good reason not to be passionate about what you do? Definitely not. Just because you don’t sell anything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use the techniques and skills of a marketer to get across the right message and to persuade people to your way of thinking, your passions, your opinions and your beliefs.

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