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Re: Something new, really soon.

whatleydude — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:24:45 -0000

Psst, we're live now ;)

http://thereallymobileproject.com/

Re: Something new, really soon.

geekyouup — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:53:46 -0000

great isn't it how a simple peice of clothing like that can represent a person

Re: Something new, really soon.

willmcinnes — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:48:33 -0000

C'mon - you recognise that tie. It's a perfect piece of personal branding.... This is cool though: nice one guys!

Re: MeasurementCamp thoughts

willmcinnes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:01:43 -0000

I agree Chris that there's noticeable progress. And about time too! What I liked about your workgroup was how, after the necessary discussion and coalescing around the key issues and challenges, the approach (or 'framework'!) that emerged felt solid, professional, thorough and pragmatic. Previously things have had gaps, been sketchy somehow, but I really felt that it was proof of progress.

Brendan! You must've been the one person I didn't say hello to, and I didn't have a clue that you were you.

MeasurementCamp is nothing more and nothing less than the people that come - I hope you both keep coming, because that's what makes the progress.
Thanks for being part of that.

Re: Twitter lays the foundation for it’s revenue model

willmcinnes — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:53:05 -0000

Interesting piece Nic, thanks.

Re: Texperts sold to 118118 owners kgb

SMSblack — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:02 -0000

Any update on that?

Re: Texperts sold to 118118 owners kgb

Mike42 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:54:24 -0000

Nice.

Re: Texperts sold to 118118 owners kgb

willmcinnes — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:29:46 -0000

On the 'no news on valuations as yet though' I just whacked it into their 'try us now' function on their website - 'How much wonga did you sell for?' - so am due the figure via SMS any minute :)

Re: MIR Show - Week 49 - Alfie Dennen on Britglyph

willmcinnes — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:12:03 -0000

wicked project. alfie belongs in front of camera. love the interaction of with the street cleaner.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

MarkW — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:45:01 -0000

Fair enough Will. Continuing the love-in, I can see how I would have annoyed you and no, I'm not with a competitor. I represent one of the UK's top-ten brands - but it's a long way from being a comms biz! I think keeping MIR on a par with the rest of the media is a good move on your part. So let's leave it there.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

willmcinnes — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:36:30 -0000

My comment was truly idiotic, and I agree with you Mark - belatedly I see that you contribute lots to MIR, my first impression was that it was a 'hit and run' jibe of a comment from an anonymous competitor. Should've checked first, for that I'm sorry.
But I feel that your comment is not accurate - I don't feel that we've dropped the ball (until my comment). Since we were given the go-ahead by T-Mobile we've been giving MIR the same access and level of support that has been given to the FT, The Guardian and all the other 'traditional' media during this launch. There are limited resources to go around. I'm going to step out of this conversation now because I'm not really helping things.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

MarkW — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:21:41 -0000

What? If you're the representative of T-Mobile, is that any way to interact with potential customers? Your concern is not me apparently 'hiding and sniping' it's the overall impression you're creating. I don't need to impress you. You, on the other hand are the ambassador for your client.

Very professional. Well done.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

mostlythis — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:04:16 -0000

stepping in to wills defence - i don't know will from adam - but I know how hard it is for agencies to get hold of hardware and sample products - I used to share an office with a pr agency and its was comical the lengths they had to go to, to get samples to send out - and get back again.
including going down the shops and just buying product at times.

which was kind of counter productive.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

willmcinnes — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:52:28 -0000

@MarkW Nothing like hiding and sniping. How very 2007.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

bensmith — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:19:09 -0000

Will kudos for the good-humoured response.

I think the key thing here is always to arrange a loan with an explicit return date stated at the outset. We may not like it, but if we know you only have one device and we're mega privileged to be first we'll plan accordingly.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

Mike42 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:40:03 -0000

bet you expect it back still assembled, unprodded and unexposed by Mr Lane...

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

smstextnews — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:46:05 -0000

It's insufficient support from T-Mobile that I have the issue with, Will -- not your agency.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

willmcinnes — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:37:18 -0000

Yep! To be fair, it was super hard to get any devices before launch, such was the demand across the business and the initial scarcity of devices in the UK before launch. And also, these are baby steps - these are the first tentative steps into engaging online for T-Mobile, and from my perspective one handset is better than none, and we can build from here. We are building relationships with a small number of people (we hope) and I reckon the last few weeks will be really important when we look back in a year or twos time. I am talking 'for' T-Mobile here but it's important to recognise that I am an agency guy, telling it honestly how I see it.

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

kcjh — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:29:02 -0000

I'd maybe suggest having a couple more review handsets to pass around.... ;)

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

edcave — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:49:33 -0000

Am i understanding correctly that you only have ONE G1 handset you are sending out to 'smart mobile-heads'?

Surely you need more than that? By the time it has got round everyone to voice their opinions their will be something new out......

Re: The T-Mobile G1 & James Whatley: What a fooking annoyance

willmcinnes — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:20:55 -0000

Hello. I don't think we were aware that Mr Whatley was going to have a play with it, AFAIK we weren't told that - and in the absence of that info we felt there was an opportunity to share the G1 with other similarly knowledgeable and smart mobile-heads (I think we're hoping to lend our one loan handset to Tom Hume, Future Platforms, next). That's our goal - it may come across as stingyness or boring logistics, but we want to share the experiences around.
I accept that a few days only isn't ideal for you guys though - perhaps you could suggest the ideal timeframe for us to be aware of in future?
And I'll give you a call to work out a plan for the other MIR hombres: we do (genuinely) care, it's just hard to juggle.
It's a brave new dawn. Now that Obama's here, even mobile handset loan programmes will be easy to manage and everyone will be happy.

Re: The MIR Show Preview: T-Mobile UK G1 Android handset

danlane — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:39:51 -0000

Re: 19 Things To Consider When Planning A Blogger Launch Event

danlane — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:37:18 -0000

If after all that you are still confused about how to engage with bloggers and influencers, talk to the two gentlemen above (Patrick Smith and Will Mcinnes). They are both thoroughly nice chaps who will get your product in front of the correct people.

Re: 19 Things To Consider When Planning A Blogger Launch Event

willmcinnes — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:14:38 -0000

Amen.

Re: The MIR Show Preview: T-Mobile UK G1 Android handset

whatleydude — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:28:49 -0000

I just laughed so hard I had a coughing fit...