Bio: Gavin Heaton
Gavin was born on a boat on the Indian Ocean. He was about three months early and nearly did not survive. As a newborn he was so small that his mother wrapped him in face cloths rather than nappies, and dressed him in doll's clothes as nothing else would fit.
OK ... so only some of that is true. But which parts are fiction and which parts fact? What comes first the brand or the story? What is authentic and what is fable? (For the curious only the first sentence is false.)
Gavin has held book editor and publishing roles at Butterworths, tutored and lectured in performance and postmodernism at University of Western Sydney, written technical documentation, marketed technology solutions, established a "knowledge factory" and run innovation teams for IBM, created comprehensive marketing and branding strategies, launched new services and run communications campaigns for Fujistu Consulting and now head up the Interactive division for a global marketing and promotions agency.
In his "spare" time, Gavin writes the Servant of Chaos blog (www.servantofchaos.com) which is his personal rant on the world of branding and storytelling.
Posts by Gavin Heaton:
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The Spectacle Is Everywhere,
21 Jun 2007 in Featured Posts
When we talk or write or read about strategy, you don’t need to look far before you see the word “engagement.” It is everywhere … but is it, like so many other buzz words, becoming tired? Has it reached its use by date? Or does it still have legs?…
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Where Do You Belong?,
07 Mar 2007 in Featured Posts
Tim MasiGuy Jackson is an unusual and charming chap. He is one of a kind. He wears his heart on his sleeve and his favorite brand in his name. And today he celebrates TWO years of blogging (well actually it was sometime over the weekend)… and in…
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The Ears Have It!,
25 Jan 2007 in Featured Posts
We talk about listening to our customers. We talk about listening to our peers, our stakeholders and our teams. But really, when we talk about listening, I wonder whether we are really being attentive — whether we take what we hear and turn it into…
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Wiggling Your Way to the Top,
18 Jan 2007 in Featured Posts
This afternoon on my way home I stumbled upon a great, short lecture by Paul Field, the CEO of The Wiggles. It covers the 15-year career of one of the world’s most popular kids entertainment groups and makes for a fascinating case study of consumer…
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What’s Going on in Your Blogging Brain?,
05 Jan 2007 in Featured Posts
The bloggers I love are those who surprise me. It is the same for my favorite authors, artists, musicians, playwrights … the list goes on. I think this makes me a difficult "audience", a tough crowd — and this may be true — but I still…
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Movember and Me,
06 Dec 2006 in Featured Posts
It is now December and I am becoming used to my unadorned face. I must admit that Movember has been a curious and interesting experiment on a number of fronts. On the one hand it was a great reason to celebrate the much maligned moustache — and be …
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Authenticity — You Be the Judge,
10 Nov 2006 in Featured Posts
Ideas circulate on the blogosphere with a ferocity that can surprise us all. Often our response or reaction can be immediate and visceral — while at other times we need a little longer to reflect on what we read, see or hear….
This week I watche…
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A W3C for Marketing 2.0,
26 Oct 2006 in Featured Posts
We can be a passionate bunch. We can get loud, strident and opinionated. We can argue, discuss and converse. We can talk until the (purple) cows come home. But we also pride ourselves on getting things done….
this dangerous curves sign is danger…
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What Happened to Great Speeches?,
13 Oct 2006 in Featured Posts
When I was at university, I had a great drama lecturer called David Ritchie. Unlike many of my other professors who arrived in the lecture theatre with an armful of books and a clipboard, David would turn up, slightly late and begin his oratory….
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Are You A Weirdo?,
22 Sep 2006 in Blogging& Customer Relationships& Featured Posts
If you are reading this, then I suspect you already know the answer….
I was reading this post over at CK’s blog and was struck by the way communities organize themselves organically.
Of course, the article interested me straight away as it was ab…
