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The Most Important Lesson of My Life
A long time ago, when I was about 20 years old, I learnt probably the most important lesson of my life. I learnt something so completely unexpected it changed my entire view of the world. Today, I’m going to share it with you. If you like it, please leave Read the Rest…

Work for free

Work for free?
I thought that today would be a good time to talk about the idea of working for free.
In the current economic climate with lots of people losing their jobs, and it being even harder to get into the creative industry, I’d like to share with you the unusual idea that if you really Read the Rest…

How to save £50,000

Today’s tip is short, but fun!
A lot of companies spend thousands, even millions of pounds on branding exercises. But, when you are starting out in a creative company, unless you are very lucky, you just cant afford the cash! Here is a quick way to save you all that money.
Leave your branding to fate! Let Read the Rest…

Know when to take advice.

This may sound really simple, but it is so important to understand how useful outside advice can be.
When you start out in your creative career everybody will be throwing advise at you left-right-and-centre so it will be hard to know who to listen to, and who to take with a pinch of salt.
However, once you Read the Rest…

Doing it for the story

Recently, just before Christmas, I was reminded of a really important decision I made in my life, when I was a teenager. That decision was to Do It For The Story.
Throughout life, you will often find people who will Do It For The Money, as in, people who will base all the decisions they make Read the Rest…

Creativity Spikes

Today I am going to show you a very simple yet brutally effective way of re-positioning your creativity in the minds of your co-workers, customers and pretty much anyone you come into contact with.
The Problem
1) No matter how “Creative” you think you are, your boss, or those around you, just don’t get it.
2) Decision makers Read the Rest…

If you don’t have a method, you will be forced to use someone else’s.

If you don’t have a method, you will be forced to use someone else’s.
Welcome to the first in a collection of posts about The Montandon Method.
The first point that I want to make clear, and its really important to understand, is that if YOU don’t have a way of doing things, you will be forced Read the Rest…

The Montandon Method

As a little treat to all my readers I will be putting together, day by day, week by week, a very exciting series of blog posts where I will be giving away a whole host of awesome tips for creativity in business.
I run one of the most unique and creative companies in Europe, and people Read the Rest…