Author Archives: Ross Farquhar

About Ross Farquhar

The guy who gets in early enough to open the office at 101 London, Alumni at The Marketing Academy, and general loser of iPhones. Follow me @rossfarquhar for meaningless banter and the usual X-Factor nonsense.

It’s been a year! I got less funny. From a low base.

Posted on January 21, 2012

Hello, About a year ago, I wrote this post about why you should apply to the Marketing Academy.  Since then my year as a scholar has come to an end, I’ve jumped the fence to join 101 London, I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Life after the Scholarship

Posted on June 12, 2011

Hello, I went for lunch with fellow-Alumni Naomi Dunne the other day.  It was the first time I’d seen her since the closing event of our year, and we were both fairly reflective.  Plus I was starving, so the whole … Continue reading →

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The How-to Guide for a Successful Marketing Academy Year

Posted on May 10, 2011

Hello, The inaugural year of the Marketing Academy is finally at an end.  I can no longer say I’m a ‘Scholar’, and instead am a member of the ‘Alumni’ group.  The Class of 2010 celebrated this fact with quite the … Continue reading →

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The Brand Potential of Andy Murray

Posted on January 30, 2011

Hello, Tomorrow (Sunday) is the day when Andy Murray takes on Novak Djokovic for a place in tennis history books – a Grand Slam is at stake.  I, despite insomnia, will be getting up to watch the match to its … Continue reading →

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28 reasons to apply to The Marketing Academy

Posted on January 27, 2011

Hello, So I’ve noticed the other scholars are taking the “be inspiring” route when it comes to encouraging folk to apply for the 2011/12 Marketing Academy scholarship.  Frankly, I’d hope that would be enough to convince you.  But I worry … Continue reading →

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Ross and the 12 Lessons of the Marketing Academy

Posted on December 27, 2010

Hello, It’s been quite a while since I wrote a blog – partly because everyone else has started posting a lot more so I didn’t feel like I needed to, and partly because I’ve been finishing up my time at … Continue reading →

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Ross and Marketing Week’s “The Annual”

Posted on October 19, 2010

Hello all, I’m slowly catching up with everything.  Today I did a lot of copying into my Marketing Academy moleskine, which is something I’ve been putting off for ages because no matter how inspirational the notes are, writing neatly is … Continue reading →

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Ross, David Wethey and the best Agency/Client relationships

Posted on September 30, 2010

Ross meets David Wethey, Chairman of Agency Assessments International, and finds out how to better his client/agency relationships. Continue reading →

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Ross returns from Boot Camp II

Posted on September 12, 2010

Ross returns from the second Marketing Academy Boot Camp, with a few snippets of inspirations from many of the fantastic speakers. Continue reading →

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Ross and the Cure Parkinson’s Trust

Posted on August 22, 2010

Ross describes his meeting with the Cure Parkinson’s Trust, the charity he’ll be working with as part of the Donate28 initiative of The Marketing Academy. Continue reading →

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